Canvas LMS

Manage courses, students, and assignments in the Canvas learning management system.

Detail	Value
Category	Education
Base URL	https://canvas.instructure.com/api/v1
Authentication	Bearer Token
Endpoints	3
Connector key	canvas-lms

Using Canvas LMS in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Canvas LMS from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown. The full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /courses	List courses
GET /courses/{id}/students	List students in a course
POST /courses/{id}/assignments	Create an assignment

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /courses

List courses

Detail	Value
Operation ID	education.listCourses
Method	GET
Path	/courses

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
per_page	query	integer	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Canvas LMS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select education.listCourses.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Canvas LMS API reference.

GET /courses/{id}/students

List students in a course

Detail	Value
Operation ID	education.listStudents
Method	GET
Path	/courses/{id}/students

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
id	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Canvas LMS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select education.listStudents.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked: fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Canvas LMS API reference.

POST /courses/{id}/assignments

Create an assignment

Detail	Value
Operation ID	education.createAssignment
Method	POST
Path	/courses/{id}/assignments

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
id	path	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
assignment	object

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Canvas LMS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select education.createAssignment.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked: fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Canvas LMS API reference.