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Canvas Blackout Dates API

The Blackout Dates API from Canvas — 6 operation(s) for blackout dates.

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Operations 13

GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates List blackout dates #
POST /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates Create Blackout Date #
PUT /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates Update a list of Blackout Dates #
GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates List blackout dates #
POST /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates Create Blackout Date #
GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Get a single blackout date #
PUT /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Update Blackout Date #
DELETE /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Delete Blackout Date #
GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Get a single blackout date #
PUT /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Update Blackout Date #
DELETE /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/{id} Delete Blackout Date #
GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/new New Blackout Date #
GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/new New Blackout Date #

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Specifications

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SDKs

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-blackout-dates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Blackout Dates API
  version: v1
  summary: The complete Canvas LMS REST API, converted from the Swagger 1.2 documents Instructure publishes under https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/.
  description: The Canvas LMS REST API covers courses, assignments, quizzes, grades, users, enrollments, accounts, files, modules, rubrics, submissions, SIS imports, LTI, analytics and account administration.
  contact:
    name: Instructure Canvas
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://canvas.instructure.com/api
  description: Instructure-hosted Canvas (canvas.instructure.com)
- url: https://{canvas_host}/api
  description: Any Canvas instance; Canvas is multi-tenant and self-hostable, so the host is the institution's Canvas domain.
  variables:
    canvas_host:
      default: canvas.instructure.com
      description: Your institution's Canvas hostname, e.g. school.instructure.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Blackout Dates
  x-resource: blackout_dates
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
paths:
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: list_blackout_dates_courses
      summary: List blackout dates
      description: Returns the list of blackout dates for the current context.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    post:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: create_blackout_date_courses
      summary: Create Blackout Date
      description: Create a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: update_list_of_blackout_dates
      summary: Update a list of Blackout Dates
      description: Create, update, and delete blackout dates to sync the db with the incoming data.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                'blackout_dates:':
                  type: string
                  description: '[blackout_date, ...]

                    An object containing the array of BlackoutDates we want to exist after this operation.

                    For array entries, if it has an id it will be updated, if not created, and if

                    an existing BlackoutDate id is missing from the array, it will be deleted.'
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                'blackout_dates:':
                  type: string
                  description: '[blackout_date, ...]

                    An object containing the array of BlackoutDates we want to exist after this operation.

                    For array entries, if it has an id it will be updated, if not created, and if

                    an existing BlackoutDate id is missing from the array, it will be deleted.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                  x-canvas-declared-type: BlackoutDate The result (which should match the input with maybe some different IDs).
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: list_blackout_dates_accounts
      summary: List blackout dates
      description: Returns the list of blackout dates for the current context.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    post:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: create_blackout_date_accounts
      summary: Create Blackout Date
      description: Create a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: get_single_blackout_date_courses
      summary: Get a single blackout date
      description: Returns the blackout date with the given id.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: update_blackout_date_courses
      summary: Update Blackout Date
      description: Update a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    delete:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: delete_blackout_date_courses
      summary: Delete Blackout Date
      description: Delete a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: get_single_blackout_date_accounts
      summary: Get a single blackout date
      description: Returns the blackout date with the given id.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: update_blackout_date_accounts
      summary: Update Blackout Date
      description: Update a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                start_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The start date of the blackout date.
                end_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The end date of the blackout date.
                event_title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title of the blackout date.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
    delete:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: delete_blackout_date_accounts
      summary: Delete Blackout Date
      description: Delete a blackout date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/blackout_dates/new:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: new_blackout_date_courses
      summary: New Blackout Date
      description: Initialize an unsaved Blackout Date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/blackout_dates/new:
    get:
      tags:
      - Blackout Dates
      operationId: new_blackout_date_accounts
      summary: New Blackout Date
      description: Initialize an unsaved Blackout Date for the given context.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlackoutDate'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/blackout_dates.html
components:
  schemas:
    BlackoutDate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the ID of the blackout date
        context_id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the context owning the blackout date
        context_type:
          type: string
          example: Course
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-01-01'
          description: the start date of the blackout date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-01-02'
          description: the end date of the blackout date
        event_title:
          type: string
          example: some title
          description: title of the blackout date
      description: Blackout dates are used to prevent scheduling assignments on a given date in course pacing.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Canvas OAuth2 access token sent as "Authorization: Bearer <token>". See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html'
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Canvas OAuth2. See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html and https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth_endpoints.html
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/token
          refreshUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Canvas LMS REST API Documentation
  url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
x-generated-from: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
x-provenance:
  method: derived
  derived_by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline (Swagger 1.2 -> OpenAPI 3.1 conversion)
  source: openapi/_original/swagger-1.2/*.json (144 verbatim first-party Swagger 1.2 documents)
  source_url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
  fetched: '2026-09-05'
  http_status: 200