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Canvas New Quizzes Accommodations API

The New Quizzes Accommodations API from Canvas — 2 operation(s) for new quizzes accommodations.

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Operations 2

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

POST /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes/{assignment_id}/accommodations Give a student accommodations on one quiz · Set Quiz-Level Accommodations #
Ask an LLM
“How do I give a student extra time on just one New Quiz?”
“Can I grant extra attempts or reduced answer choices for a single quiz?”
Tell an agent
Give student {user_id} {extra_time} extra minutes on quiz {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
Grant student {user_id} {extra_attempts} extra attempts on quiz {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
POST /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/accommodations Give a student accommodations across a course · Set Course-Level Accommodations #
Ask an LLM
“How do I give a student extra time on every quiz in a course?”
“Can course-wide accommodations apply to quiz sessions already in progress?”
Tell an agent
Give student {user_id} {extra_time} extra minutes on all quizzes in course {course_id}.
Turn on reduced answer choices for student {user_id} across 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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/canvas-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/openapi/canvas-new-quizzes-accommodations-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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/scopes/canvas-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/errors/canvas-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/data-model/canvas-data-model.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-new-quizzes-accommodations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST New Quizzes Accommodations 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: New Quizzes Accommodations
  x-resource: new_quizzes_accommodations
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/new_quizzes_accommodations.html
paths:
  /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes/{assignment_id}/accommodations:
    post:
      tags:
      - New Quizzes Accommodations
      operationId: set_quiz_level_accommodations
      summary: Set Quiz-Level Accommodations
      description: 'Apply accommodations at the quiz level for students in a specific assignment.


        Request Body Format:

        [{

        "user_id": 3,

        "extra_time": 60,

        "extra_attempts": 1,

        "reduce_choices_enabled": true

        }]


        Responses


        * 200 OK: Accommodations were processed with some successes and failures

        * 401 Unauthorized: User does not have permission to update accommodations

        * 404 Not Found: The course or assignment was not found

        * 400 Bad Request: Validation error (e.g., invalid JSON, missing user IDs)'
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: The ID of the course where the quiz is located.
      - name: assignment_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        required: true
        description: The ID of the assignment/quiz that needs accommodations.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: The Canvas user ID of the student receiving accommodations.
                extra_time:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'Amount of extra time in <b>minutes</b> granted for quiz submission.

                    Allowed range: 0 to 10080 minutes (168 hours).'
                extra_attempts:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: Number of times the student is allowed to re-take the quiz over the multiple-attempt limit.
                reduce_choices_enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', removes <b>one incorrect answer</b> from multiple-choice questions with <b>4 or more options</b>.
              required:
              - user_id
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: The Canvas user ID of the student receiving accommodations.
                extra_time:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'Amount of extra time in <b>minutes</b> granted for quiz submission.

                    Allowed range: 0 to 10080 minutes (168 hours).'
                extra_attempts:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: Number of times the student is allowed to re-take the quiz over the multiple-attempt limit.
                reduce_choices_enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', removes <b>one incorrect answer</b> from multiple-choice questions with <b>4 or more options</b>.
              required:
              - user_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccommodationResponse'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/new_quizzes_accommodations.html
  /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/accommodations:
    post:
      tags:
      - New Quizzes Accommodations
      operationId: set_course_level_accommodations
      summary: Set Course-Level Accommodations
      description: 'Apply accommodations at the course level for students enrolled in a given course.


        Request Body Format:

        [{

        "user_id": 3,

        "extra_time": 60,

        "apply_to_in_progress_quiz_sessions": true,

        "reduce_choices_enabled": true

        }]


        Responses


        * 200 OK: Accommodations were processed with some successes and failures

        * 401 Unauthorized: User does not have permission to update accommodations

        * 404 Not Found: The course was not found

        * 400 Bad Request: Validation error (e.g., invalid JSON, missing user IDs)'
      parameters:
      - name: course_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: The ID of the course where accommodations should be applied.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: The Canvas user ID of the student receiving accommodations.
                extra_time:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'Amount of extra time in <b>minutes</b> granted for quiz submission.

                    Allowed range: 0 to 10080 minutes (168 hours).'
                apply_to_in_progress_quiz_sessions:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', applies the accommodation to currently <b>in-progress</b> quiz sessions.
                reduce_choices_enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', removes <b>one incorrect answer</b> from multiple-choice questions with <b>4 or more options</b>.
              required:
              - user_id
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: The Canvas user ID of the student receiving accommodations.
                extra_time:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: 'Amount of extra time in <b>minutes</b> granted for quiz submission.

                    Allowed range: 0 to 10080 minutes (168 hours).'
                apply_to_in_progress_quiz_sessions:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', applies the accommodation to currently <b>in-progress</b> quiz sessions.
                reduce_choices_enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If 'true', removes <b>one incorrect answer</b> from multiple-choice questions with <b>4 or more options</b>.
              required:
              - user_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccommodationResponse'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/new_quizzes_accommodations.html
components:
  schemas:
    AccommodationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Accommodations processed
          description: Processing result message
        successful:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
          example:
          - user_id: 5
          description: List of successfully processed accommodations
        failed:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
          example:
          - user_id: 6
            error: User is not in any in-progress quiz sessions for course 3
          description: List of accommodations that failed to process
      description: Response structure for processing accommodations
  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