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Canvas Grade Change Log API

The Grade Change Log API from Canvas — 5 operation(s) for grade change log.

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Operations 5

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/audit/grade_change/assignments/{assignment_id} List grade changes on an assignment · Query by assignment #
Ask an LLM
“Who changed grades on this assignment, and when?”
“Can I audit grade changes for one assignment over a date range?”
Tell an agent
List grade change events for assignment {assignment_id}.
Show grade changes on assignment {assignment_id} between {start_time} and {end_time}.
GET /v1/audit/grade_change/courses/{course_id} List grade changes in a course · Query by course #
Ask an LLM
“What grade changes were made across my whole course?”
“Can I see the course grade audit log for last week only?”
Tell an agent
List grade change events for course {course_id}.
Show grade changes in course {course_id} since {start_time}.
GET /v1/audit/grade_change/students/{student_id} List grade changes for a student · Query by student #
Ask an LLM
“Have any of this student's grades been changed?”
“Can I see a student's grade change history across courses?”
Tell an agent
List grade change events for student {student_id}.
Show grade changes for student {student_id} up to {end_time}.
GET /v1/audit/grade_change/graders/{grader_id} List grade changes made by a grader · Query by grader #
Ask an LLM
“Which grades has a particular teacher or TA changed?”
“Can I audit everything one grader modified this term?”
Tell an agent
List grade change events made by grader {grader_id}.
Show grades changed by grader {grader_id} from {start_time} to {end_time}.
GET /v1/audit/grade_change Search grade changes by combined filters · Advanced query #
Ask an LLM
“Can I find grade changes one grader made for one student in a specific course?”
“Why does a grade change search without a course or assignment need admin rights?”
Tell an agent
Find grade changes in course {course_id} for student {student_id} by grader {grader_id}.
Search grade changes on assignment {assignment_id} for student {student_id}.

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/openapi/canvas-grade-change-log-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-grade-change-log-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Grade Change Log 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: Grade Change Log
  x-resource: grade_change_log
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
paths:
  /v1/audit/grade_change/assignments/{assignment_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grade Change Log
      operationId: query_by_assignment
      summary: Query by assignment
      description: List grade change events for a given assignment.
      parameters:
      - name: assignment_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The beginning of the time range from which you want events.
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The end of the time range from which you want events.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradeChangeEvent'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
  /v1/audit/grade_change/courses/{course_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grade Change Log
      operationId: query_by_course_grade_change_log
      summary: Query by course
      description: List grade change events for a given course.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The beginning of the time range from which you want events.
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The end of the time range from which you want events.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradeChangeEvent'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
  /v1/audit/grade_change/students/{student_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grade Change Log
      operationId: query_by_student
      summary: Query by student
      description: List grade change events for a given student.
      parameters:
      - name: student_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The beginning of the time range from which you want events.
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The end of the time range from which you want events.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradeChangeEvent'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
  /v1/audit/grade_change/graders/{grader_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grade Change Log
      operationId: query_by_grader
      summary: Query by grader
      description: List grade change events for a given grader.
      parameters:
      - name: grader_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The beginning of the time range from which you want events.
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The end of the time range from which you want events.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradeChangeEvent'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
  /v1/audit/grade_change:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grade Change Log
      operationId: advanced_query
      summary: Advanced query
      description: 'List grade change events satisfying all given parameters. Teachers may query for events in courses they teach.

        Queries without +course_id+ or +assignment_id+ require account administrator rights.


        At least one of +course_id+, +assignment_id+, +student_id+, or +grader_id+ must be specified.'
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        required: false
        description: Restrict query to events in the specified course.
      - name: assignment_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        required: false
        description: Restrict query to the given assignment. If "override" is given, query the course final grade override instead.
      - name: student_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        required: false
        description: User id of a student to search grading events for.
      - name: grader_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        required: false
        description: User id of a grader to search grading events for.
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The beginning of the time range from which you want events.
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        required: false
        description: The end of the time range from which you want events.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradeChangeEvent'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grade_change_log.html
components:
  schemas:
    GradeChangeEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: e2b76430-27a5-0131-3ca1-48e0eb13f29b
          description: ID of the event.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2012-07-19T15:00:00-06:00'
          description: timestamp of the event
        event_type:
          type: string
          example: grade_change
          description: GradeChange event type
        excused_after:
          type: boolean
          example: true
          description: Boolean indicating whether the submission was excused after the change.
        excused_before:
          type: boolean
          example: false
          description: Boolean indicating whether the submission was excused before the change.
        grade_after:
          type: string
          example: '8'
          description: The grade after the change.
        grade_before:
          type: string
          example: '8'
          description: The grade before the change.
        graded_anonymously:
          type: boolean
          example: true
          description: Boolean indicating whether the student name was visible when the grade was given. Could be null if the grade change record was created before this feature existed.
        version_number:
          type: string
          example: '1'
          description: Version Number of the grade change submission.
        request_id:
          type: string
          example: e2b76430-27a5-0131-3ca1-48e0eb13f29b
          description: The unique request id of the request during the grade change.
        links:
          type: string
  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