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Canvas Grading Standards API

The Grading Standards API from Canvas — 4 operation(s) for grading standards.

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Operations 10

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POST /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards Create an account-wide grading standard · Create a new grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“How do I create a letter-grade scheme every course in an account can use?”

“Can an account grading standard be points-based instead of percentage-based?”

Tell an agent

Create account grading standard {title} in account {account_id} with grades {name} at values {value}.

Add a points-based scheme {title} to account {account_id} scaled by {scaling_factor}, grades {name} at {value}.

GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards List an account's grading standards · List the grading standards available in a context #

Ask an LLM

“Which grading schemes are available across an account?”

“Can admins see every grading standard defined at the account level?”

Tell an agent

List grading standards in account {account_id}.

Show the account-level grading schemes for account {account_id}.

POST /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards Create a course grading standard · Create a new grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“How do I make a custom grading scheme just for my course?”

“What do I need to supply to define grade cutoffs in a course?”

Tell an agent

Create course grading standard {title} in course {course_id} with grades {name} at values {value}.

Add scheme {title} to course {course_id} with points based {points_based}, grades {name} at {value}.

GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards List a course's grading standards · List the grading standards available in a context #

Ask an LLM

“What grading schemes can I pick from in my course?”

“Does my course see grading standards inherited from its account?”

Tell an agent

List grading standards available in course {course_id}.

Show the grading schemes I can use in course {course_id}.

GET /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Get a grading standard in a course · Get a single grading standard in a context #

Ask an LLM

“What are the grade cutoffs in one of my course's grading schemes?”

“Can I view a single course grading standard by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Get grading standard {grading_standard_id} in course {course_id}.

Show the cutoffs of course {course_id}'s scheme {grading_standard_id}.

PUT /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Update a course grading standard · Update a grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“Can I change the cutoffs of a course grading scheme after it's been used?”

“Why can I only edit the title of a course scheme that's already graded work?”

Tell an agent

Rename course {course_id}'s grading standard {grading_standard_id} to {title}.

Set the grade values of scheme {grading_standard_id} in course {course_id} to {value}.

DELETE /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Delete a course grading standard · Delete a grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“How do I remove a grading scheme I created in my course?”

“Can a course-level grading standard be deleted?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete grading standard {grading_standard_id} from course {course_id}.

Remove course {course_id}'s grading scheme {grading_standard_id}.

GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Get a grading standard in an account · Get a single grading standard in a context #

Ask an LLM

“What does an account-level grading scheme look like?”

“Can I fetch one account grading standard by ID?”

Tell an agent

Get grading standard {grading_standard_id} in account {account_id}.

Show the cutoffs of account {account_id}'s scheme {grading_standard_id}.

PUT /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Update an account grading standard · Update a grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“Can an admin edit an account-wide grading scheme?”

“Which fields of an account grading standard lock once it's been used for grading?”

Tell an agent

Rename account {account_id}'s grading standard {grading_standard_id} to {title}.

Set the grade values of account scheme {grading_standard_id} in account {account_id} to {value}.

DELETE /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id} Delete an account grading standard · Delete a grading standard #

Ask an LLM

“How do I retire an account-level grading scheme?”

“Can an admin delete a grading standard from the account?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete grading standard {grading_standard_id} from account {account_id}.

Remove account {account_id}'s grading scheme {grading_standard_id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Grading Standards 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 Standards
  x-resource: grading_standards
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
paths:
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards:
    post:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: create_new_grading_standard_accounts
      summary: Create a new grading standard
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard.
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - title
              - grading_scheme_entry[name]
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard.
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - title
              - grading_scheme_entry[name]
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: list_grading_standards_available_in_context_accounts
      summary: List the grading standards available in a context
      description: Returns the paginated list of grading standards for the given context that are visible to the user.
      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/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards:
    post:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: create_new_grading_standard_courses
      summary: Create a new grading standard
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard.
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - title
              - grading_scheme_entry[name]
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard.
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - title
              - grading_scheme_entry[name]
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: list_grading_standards_available_in_context_courses
      summary: List the grading standards available in a context
      description: Returns the paginated list of grading standards for the given context that are visible to the user.
      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/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
  /v1/courses/{course_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: get_single_grading_standard_in_context_courses
      summary: Get a single grading standard in a context
      description: Returns a grading standard for the given context that is visible to the user.
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: update_grading_standard_courses
      summary: Update a grading standard
      description: 'Updates the grading standard with the given id


        If the grading standard has been used for grading, only the title can be updated.

        The data, points_based, and scaling_factor cannot be modified once the grading

        standard has been used to grade assignments.'
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    delete:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: delete_grading_standard_courses
      summary: Delete a grading standard
      description: Deletes the grading standard with the given id
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/grading_standards/{grading_standard_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: get_single_grading_standard_in_context_accounts
      summary: Get a single grading standard in a context
      description: Returns a grading standard for the given context that is visible to the user.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: update_grading_standard_accounts
      summary: Update a grading standard
      description: 'Updates the grading standard with the given id


        If the grading standard has been used for grading, only the title can be updated.

        The data, points_based, and scaling_factor cannot be modified once the grading

        standard has been used to grade assignments.'
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: The title for the Grading Standard
                points_based:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Whether or not a grading scheme is points based.

                    Defaults to false.'
                scaling_factor:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'The factor by which to scale a percentage into a points based scheme grade.

                    This is the maximum number of points possible in the grading scheme.

                    Defaults to 1. Not required for percentage based grading schemes.'
                grading_scheme_entry[name]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: 'The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value

                    e.g. A-'
                grading_scheme_entry[value]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: 'The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard.

                    The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry.

                    This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard,

                    or 100 if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.

                    e.g. 93'
              required:
              - grading_scheme_entry[value]
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
    delete:
      tags:
      - Grading Standards
      operationId: delete_grading_standard_accounts
      summary: Delete a grading standard
      description: Deletes the grading standard with the given id
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: grading_standard_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingStandard'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/grading_standards.html
components:
  schemas:
    GradingStandard:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Account Standard
          description: the title of the grading standard
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the id of the grading standard
        context_type:
          type: string
          example: Account
          description: the context this standard is associated with, either 'Account' or 'Course'
        context_id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the id for the context either the Account or Course id
        points_based:
          type: boolean
          example: false
          description: whether this is a points-based standard
        scaling_factor:
          type: number
          example: 1.0
          description: the factor by which to scale a score. 1 for percentage based schemss and the max value of points for points based schemes. This number cannot be changed for percentage based schemes.
        grading_scheme:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradingSchemeEntry'
          example:
          - name: A
            value: 0.9
          - name: B
            value: 0.8
          - name: C
            value: 0.7
          - name: D
            value: 0.6
          description: A list of GradingSchemeEntry that make up the Grading Standard as an array of values with the scheme name and value
    GradingSchemeEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: A
          description: The name for an entry value within a GradingStandard that describes the range of the value
        value:
          type: integer
          example: 0.9
          description: The value for the name of the entry within a GradingStandard. The entry represents the lower bound of the range for the entry. This range includes the value up to the next entry in the GradingStandard, or the maximum value for the scheme if there is no upper bound. The lowest value will have a lower bound range of 0.
        calculated_value:
          type: integer
          example: 90
          description: The value that will be used to compare against a grade. For percentage based grading schemes, this is a number from 0 - 100 representing a percent. For point based grading schemes, this is the lower bound of points to achieve the grade.
  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
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          scopes: {}
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