Canvas

Canvas E Pub Exports API

The E Pub Exports API from Canvas — 3 operation(s) for e pub exports.

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Operations 3

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v1/epub_exports List my courses with their latest ePub export · List courses with their latest ePub export #
Ask an LLM
“Which of my courses already have an ePub export?”
“Can I see the most recent ePub export for each course I'm in?”
Tell an agent
List my courses with their latest ePub export.
Show the newest ePub export for each of my active courses.
POST /v1/courses/{course_id}/epub_exports Export a course as an ePub · Create ePub Export #
Ask an LLM
“How do I turn a course into an ePub book for offline reading?”
“Can I track the progress of an ePub export after I start it?”
Tell an agent
Start an ePub export of course {course_id}.
Export course {course_id} to ePub.
GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/epub_exports/{id} Get an ePub export · Show ePub export #
Ask an LLM
“Is my course's ePub export finished and ready to download?”
“How do I check one ePub export's status?”
Tell an agent
Show ePub export {id} for course {course_id}.
Check the status of ePub export {id} in course {course_id}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
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Authentication
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
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APIReference
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/rate-limits/canvas-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/openapi/canvas-e-pub-exports-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms

Other Resources

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Pagination
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.pagination.html
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Swagger
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
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OAuthScopes
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/scopes/canvas-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/errors/canvas-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/data-model/canvas-data-model.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-e-pub-exports-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST E Pub Exports 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: E Pub Exports
  x-resource: e_pub_exports
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/e_pub_exports.html
paths:
  /v1/epub_exports:
    get:
      tags:
      - E Pub Exports
      operationId: list_courses_with_their_latest_epub_export
      summary: List courses with their latest ePub export
      description: 'A paginated list of all courses a user is actively participating in, and

        the latest ePub export associated with the user & course.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CourseEpubExport'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/e_pub_exports.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/epub_exports:
    post:
      tags:
      - E Pub Exports
      operationId: create_epub_export
      summary: Create ePub Export
      description: 'Begin an ePub export for a course.


        You can use the {api:ProgressController#show Progress API} to track the

        progress of the export. The export''s progress is linked to with the

        _progress_url_ value.


        When the export completes, use the {api:EpubExportsController#show Show content export} endpoint

        to retrieve a download URL for the exported content.'
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpubExport'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/e_pub_exports.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/epub_exports/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - E Pub Exports
      operationId: show_epub_export
      summary: Show ePub export
      description: Get information about a single ePub export.
      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/EpubExport'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/e_pub_exports.html
components:
  schemas:
    EpubExport:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 101
          description: the unique identifier for the export
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2014-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          description: the date and time this export was requested
        attachment:
          type: string
          example:
            url: https://example.com/api/v1/attachments/789?download_frd=1
          description: attachment api object for the export ePub (not present until the export completes)
        progress_url:
          type: string
          example: https://example.com/api/v1/progress/4
          description: The api endpoint for polling the current progress
        user_id:
          type: integer
          example: 4
          description: The ID of the user who started the export
        workflow_state:
          type: string
          example: exported
          description: 'Current state of the ePub export: created exporting exported generating generated failed'
    CourseEpubExport:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 101
          description: the unique identifier for the course
        name:
          type: string
          example: Maths 101
          description: the name for the course
        epub_export:
          type: string
          description: ePub export API object
      description: Combination of a Course & EpubExport.
  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