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Canvas Grading Periods API

The Grading Periods API from Canvas — 6 operation(s) for grading periods.

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Operations 8

GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_periods List grading periods #
GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods List grading periods #
GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/{id} Get a single grading period #
PUT /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/{id} Update a single grading period #
DELETE /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/{id} Delete a grading period #
DELETE /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_periods/{id} Delete a grading period #
PATCH /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/batch_update Batch update grading periods #
PATCH /v1/grading_period_sets/{set_id}/grading_periods/batch_update Batch update grading periods #

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-grading-periods-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Grading Periods 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: Grading Periods
  x-resource: grading_periods
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
paths:
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_periods:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: list_grading_periods_accounts
      summary: List grading periods
      description: Returns the paginated list of grading periods for the current course.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: list_grading_periods_courses
      summary: List grading periods
      description: Returns the paginated list of grading periods for the current course.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: get_single_grading_period
      summary: Get a single grading period
      description: Returns the grading period 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, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: update_single_grading_period
      summary: Update a single grading period
      description: Update an existing grading period.
      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:
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: The date the grading period starts.
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: no description
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: The date the grading period starts.
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: no description
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
    delete:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: delete_grading_period_courses
      summary: Delete a grading period
      description: '204 No Content response code is returned if the deletion was

        successful.'
      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, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_periods/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: delete_grading_period_accounts
      summary: Delete a grading period
      description: '204 No Content response code is returned if the deletion was

        successful.'
      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, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_periods/batch_update:
    patch:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: batch_update_grading_periods_courses
      summary: Batch update grading periods
      description: Update multiple grading periods
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                set_id:
                  type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period set.
                grading_periods[id]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period. If the id parameter does not exist, a new grading period will be created.
                grading_periods[title]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The title of the grading period.

                    The title is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period starts.

                    The start_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period ends.

                    The end_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[close_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date after which grades can no longer be changed for a grading period.

                    The close_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - set_id
              - grading_periods[title]
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
              - grading_periods[close_date]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                set_id:
                  type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period set.
                grading_periods[id]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period. If the id parameter does not exist, a new grading period will be created.
                grading_periods[title]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The title of the grading period.

                    The title is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period starts.

                    The start_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period ends.

                    The end_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[close_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date after which grades can no longer be changed for a grading period.

                    The close_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - set_id
              - grading_periods[title]
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
              - grading_periods[close_date]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
  /v1/grading_period_sets/{set_id}/grading_periods/batch_update:
    patch:
      tags:
      - Grading Periods
      operationId: batch_update_grading_periods_grading_period_sets
      summary: Batch update grading periods
      description: Update multiple grading periods
      parameters:
      - name: set_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: The id of the grading period set.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                grading_periods[id]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period. If the id parameter does not exist, a new grading period will be created.
                grading_periods[title]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The title of the grading period.

                    The title is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period starts.

                    The start_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period ends.

                    The end_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[close_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date after which grades can no longer be changed for a grading period.

                    The close_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - grading_periods[title]
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
              - grading_periods[close_date]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                grading_periods[id]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The id of the grading period. If the id parameter does not exist, a new grading period will be created.
                grading_periods[title]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The title of the grading period.

                    The title is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[start_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period starts.

                    The start_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[end_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date the grading period ends.

                    The end_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[close_date]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: date
                  description: 'The date after which grades can no longer be changed for a grading period.

                    The close_date is required for creating a new grading period, but not for updating an existing grading period.'
                grading_periods[weight]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                  description: A weight value that contributes to the overall weight of a grading period set which is used to calculate how much assignments in this period contribute to the total grade
              required:
              - grading_periods[title]
              - grading_periods[start_date]
              - grading_periods[end_date]
              - grading_periods[close_date]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_periods.html
components:
  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