Generated by API Evangelist
Written by API Evangelist tooling for Canvas's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Canvas publishes.
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canvas LMS REST Progress API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canvas-progress-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/v1/progress/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check a background job's progress
effect: read
questions:
- How do I check whether an asynchronous Canvas job has finished?
- What completion percentage and status does a progress object report?
instructions:
- text: Check progress {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Tell me how far along background job {id} is.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/v1/progress/{id}/cancel'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Cancel a background job
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I cancel a long-running asynchronous job?
- Can I attach a message explaining why a job was cancelled?
instructions:
- text: Cancel background job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Stop the asynchronous job tracked by progress {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/lti/courses/{course_id}/progress/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check an LTI job's progress in a course
effect: read
questions:
- How does an LTI tool check the progress of a job it started in a course?
- Where do LTI tools poll for asynchronous job status?
instructions:
- text: Check LTI progress {id} in course {course_id}.
slots:
id: path.id
course_id: path.course_id
- text: Get the status of the LTI job {id} running in course {course_id}.
slots:
id: path.id
course_id: path.course_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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.