Canvas LMS GraphQL API
Canvas exposes a GraphQL endpoint at `/api/graphql` that provides access to the Canvas object graph. The API supports queries and mutations for courses, users, enrollments, assignments, submissions, modules, discussion topics, outcomes, account hierarchies, and more. Permissions mirror the Canvas REST API.
Overview
Canvas LMS GraphQL API is a GraphQL API specification published by Canvas LMS on the APIs.io network.
Canvas exposes a GraphQL endpoint at /api/graphql that provides access to the Canvas object graph. The API supports queries and mutations for courses, users, enrollments, assignments, submissions, modules, discussion topics, outcomes, account hierarchies, and more. Permissions mirror the Canvas REST API.
The GraphQL endpoint is available at https://<canvas-install-url>/api/graphql. documentation is published at https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.graphql.html.
The specification includes 2 reference links.
Tagged areas include Learning Management, Education, EdTech, LMS, and LTI.
Endpoint
References
- GraphQL documentation https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.graphql.html
- OAuth2 authentication https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
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