# Canvas External Tools API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-external-tools-api/  
**Provider:** Canvas — https://apis.io/providers/canvas/  
**Base URL:** https://canvas.instructure.com/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/

Canvas External Tools API is one of 145 APIs that [Canvas](https://apis.io/providers/canvas/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include External Tools. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a GitHub repository, an API reference, and rate-limit docs.

The External Tools API from Canvas — 11 operation(s) for external tools.

## Operations (19)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools` | List external tools |
| POST | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools` | Create an external tool |
| GET | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools` | List external tools |
| POST | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools` | Create an external tool |
| GET | `/v1/groups/{group_id}/external_tools` | List external tools |
| GET | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools/sessionless_launch` | Get a sessionless launch url for an external tool |
| GET | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/sessionless_launch` | Get a sessionless launch url for an external tool |
| GET | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Get a single external tool |
| PUT | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Edit an external tool |
| DELETE | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Delete an external tool |
| GET | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Get a single external tool |
| PUT | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Edit an external tool |
| DELETE | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/{external_tool_id}` | Delete an external tool |
| POST | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/rce_favorites/{id}` | Mark tool as RCE Favorite |
| DELETE | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/rce_favorites/{id}` | Unmark tool as RCE Favorite |
| POST | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/top_nav_favorites/{id}` | Add tool to Top Navigation Favorites |
| DELETE | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/external_tools/top_nav_favorites/{id}` | Remove tool from Top Navigation Favorites |
| GET | `/v1/external_tools/visible_course_nav_tools` | Get visible course navigation tools |
| GET | `/v1/courses/{course_id}/external_tools/visible_course_nav_tools` | Get visible course navigation tools for a single course |

## Machine-readable artifacts (11)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/openapi/canvas-external-tools-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
- **Authentication** — https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
- **Pagination** — https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.pagination.html
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms
- **APIReference** — https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
- **Swagger** — https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/canvas-rate-limits.yml
- **OAuthScopes** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/scopes/canvas-scopes.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/errors/canvas-problem-types.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/data-model/canvas-data-model.yml

## Other Canvas APIs (12)

- [Canvas LMS GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-lms-graphql-api/)
- [Canvas LTI Integrations](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-lti-integrations/)
- [Canvas Courses API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-courses-api/)
- [Canvas Access Tokens API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-access-tokens-api/)
- [Canvas Accessibility Course Scans API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-accessibility-course-scans-api/)
- [Canvas Accessibility Course Statistics API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-accessibility-course-statistics-api/)
- [Canvas Account Calendars API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-account-calendars-api/)
- [Canvas Account Domain Lookups API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-account-domain-lookups-api/)
- [Canvas Account Notifications API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-account-notifications-api/)
- [Canvas Account Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-account-reports-api/)
- [Canvas Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-accounts-api/)
- [Canvas Accounts (Lti) API](https://apis.io/apis/canvas/canvas-accounts-lti-api/)

## Tags

External Tools

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