Canvas

Canvas New Quizzes API

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

GitHub OpenAPI

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 /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes/{assignment_id} Get a New Quiz · Get a new quiz #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get the settings of a single New Quiz?”
“Can I read a New Quizzes assessment by its assignment id?”
Tell an agent
Show New Quiz {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
Get the details of quiz {assignment_id} from course {course_id} in New Quizzes.
PATCH /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes/{assignment_id} Update a New Quiz · Update a single quiz #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change a New Quiz's due date or time limit?”
“How do I allow multiple attempts or shuffle answers on an existing New Quiz?”
Tell an agent
Change New Quiz {assignment_id} in course {course_id} to be due {due_at}.
Set a {session_time_limit_in_seconds} second time limit on New Quiz {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
DELETE /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes/{assignment_id} Delete a New Quiz · Delete a new quiz #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a quiz built in New Quizzes?”
“Can I remove one New Quiz from a course?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete New Quiz {assignment_id} from course {course_id}.
Remove the New Quizzes assessment {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
GET /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes List a course's New Quizzes · List new quizzes #
Ask an LLM
“Which New Quizzes exist in a course?”
“Can I list all the New Quizzes assessments in one course?”
Tell an agent
List New Quizzes in course {course_id}.
Show every New Quiz for course {course_id}.
POST /quiz/v1/courses/{course_id}/quizzes Create a New Quiz · Create a new quiz #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a quiz in New Quizzes for a course?”
“Can I require a student access code when creating a New Quiz?”
Tell an agent
Create a New Quiz titled {title} in course {course_id}.
Add New Quiz {title} worth {points_possible} points to course {course_id}.

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
📖
Authentication
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
📖
APIReference
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
📖
RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/rate-limits/canvas-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

⚙
OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/openapi/canvas-new-quizzes-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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

Other Resources

🔗
Pagination
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.pagination.html
🔗
Swagger
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
🔗
OAuthScopes
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/scopes/canvas-scopes.yml
🔗
ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/errors/canvas-problem-types.yml
🔗
DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/data-model/canvas-data-model.yml

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/canvas:canvas-new-quizzes-api"
All apis 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Calls without X-API-Key need no key. Calls with it need a paid plan — get a key.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

canvas-new-quizzes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST New Quizzes 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:


# --- truncated at 32 KB (46 KB total) ---
# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/canvas/openapi/canvas-new-quizzes-api-openapi.yml