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Hello Canvas Community, I am experiencing a persistent issue with New Analytics on my self-hosted Canvas LMS instance, and I'm hoping to get some insight. Problem: I have enabled the "New Analytics" feature option at the account level. However, it does not appear in the course navigation menu, nor is it available in the…
Hi Support Team, I'm currently running a self-hosted instance of Canvas LMS on a DigitalOcean droplet with the following specs: 16 GB Memory 8 AMD vCPUs 320 GB Disk Region: NYC3 OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS) x64 I've noticed that the Canvas application generates a large number of background processes during normal use, which…
Hello, does anyone have any new updates on hiding the Navigation Tab from Instructors, using the Java Script? With updates that Canvas has done I noticed Instructors can see the tab again. And to no-avail I cannot seem to hide it again using what was put out there back in 2022.
Hi!,. I am having errors during my SIS Import with: * enrollments.csv - User not found for enrollment (User ID: xxxxxs, Course ID: xx, Section ID: 30226_2025FATRAD) I am wondering if something in my API call might be wrong and is where I need your help. My API call is: $url =…
Nevermind. I don't think I can.
I have an LTI developer key which was configured using a dynamic registration URL. I cannot find a way of updating this configuration via the UI, and the documentation for the API states that "updating the base tool configuration of a registration that is associated with a Dynamic Registration will return a 422". So my…
I'm a student working on a web app that creates "chat groups" based on the courses a student has enrolled in. I know I have to use "get" and make an api call on my website to the Canvas API to get this information. the question is, can I do this without a developer key? (hard to get approved by institution). note: i only…
HAs anyone using the open source version of Canvas been able to connect to Pearson MyLabs or McGraw Hill Connects? Thanks!
I'm using the open source version of Canvas and need to playback video embedded in a course. Is the Canvas Studio Media Player available in the open source? If so how do I configure it to use?
We use BigBlueButton for live conferences, and all instructors are asked to manually click the "sync attendees" button twice per week for each and every session. It goes without saying this is a terrible use of human time, and an incredible irritant in the year 2025 to require repetitive manual click-and-grunt effort. Are…
Good morning, we have a student who claims to have submitted a video in the Discussion Board (Not as uploaded media but as embedded media). We have found evidence that the student visited the assignment, and embedded a video. Here is a "sanitized" version of what we saw in the URL history:…
We're a really big institution. We have 20+ campuses, each with their locations, all operating as a single institution. A need was identified to be able to record a student's home campus and provide it to LTIs/display it to support staff within Canvas, etc. I couldn't find an existing solution within Canvas so I did a mix…
Does Canvas support standard OIDC front- and/or backchannel logout options? or another facility to allow an LTI 1.3 tool to be made aware of and respond to Canvas user session termination? I've found https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Developers-Group/Recieving-Canvas-logout-events-to-LTI/td-p/133903 but am not sure…
Hello! We are looking to hire an experienced Canvas developer for assistance with finalizing a Wordpress plugin that allows for course sync from Canvas. Please contact me at jonas@eyethstudios.com with your experience and hourly rate. Thank you!
I'm currently developing an LTI 2.0 Tool Provider that integrates with Canvas, with support for the Plagiarism Detection Platform (PDP) — including originality reports and submission events. The tool is intended to be offered as a public SaaS solution to institutions using Canvas Cloud (canvas.instructure.com) and self…