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Catalog data is coming to the upgraded DAP Query API / CD2 API
Last November we announced a backend upgrade to the DAP Query API / CD2 API that brought higher data fidelity and a more reliable replication pipeline. Catalog data is the last namespace still served from the previous infrastructure. We're now moving it onto the same upgraded backend that every other namespace already runs…
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Clearer Insights, Actionable Progress: Learning Mastery Gradebook Enhancements
For educators, tracking student progress isn't just about final grades—it's about understanding exactly which skills and standards a student has mastered. That is where the Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMGB) comes in, offering a dedicated view to monitor outcome-based learning. Today, we are excited to announce the general…
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IgniteAI Ask Your Data now reads LTI launches and mobile logs
Admins that wanted to understand tool adoption and mobile usage questions used to need to run separate exports and develop separate analyses. They don't anymore. IgniteAI Ask Your Data now reads both LTI launch data and mobile log data, so the same conversational interface can answer questions about LTI launches and mobile…
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Help us shape the future of Canvas Beta and Test!
We want to make our non-production environments more secure, sustainable, and better aligned with how your institution actually operates. Earlier this year, this community pushed back when we changed the Beta refresh cadence. That feedback changed our decision. This is your chance to directly influence our design and…
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New & Next: April 2026 Product Updates
At our recent New & Next Showcase, members of our leadership team dug into the future of Canvas and unveiled new Canvas tiers, details on IgniteAI feature availability, plans to evolve the user experience, updates to our Impact product, and more. As promised, below is a quick look at additional product updates we didn’t…
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What We Shared at the Q2 2026 New & Next Showcase
By Shiren Vijiasingam & Rachel Orston We just wrapped our second New & Next Showcase. We want to take a moment to share what we covered for those who couldn’t join live, and add some context around it for those who did. A rebroadcast is available on the Instructure events page. IgniteAI: From preview to practice Let’s…
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Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader will be the default experience starting July 18, 2026
Since January 2026, institutions have had the opportunity to enable the Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader feature option and experience a faster, more responsive grading workflow. As previously announced, this feature will become the default SpeedGrader experience on July 18, 2026. Action required for…
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Enhanced Learning Mastery Gradebook for Canvas | Q3 2026 | Feature Overview
Release Timing: Generally Available and enforced beginning July 18, 2026 Regional Availability: Global Customer Type: Higher Education and K12 Available with: Canvas Core (all Canvas users) Key Takeaway: The enhanced Learning Mastery Gradebook gives instructors clearer, more actionable insight into learner outcome…
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Mandatory MFA for admins coming to all Instructure products
What we're doing and why. In response to the security incident that affected Canvas in May 2026, Instructure has launched a comprehensive hardening program. The goal is to build a platform engineered for greater resilience against compromise and accelerated detection of anomalous activity. One of the first changes you will…
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Query across your full consortium with IgniteAI Ask Your Data
Consortium admins have always had to bounce between member instances to piece together a system-wide view. We streamlined that. IgniteAI Ask Your Data now answers questions across every Canvas instance in a consortium from a single query, with the right access controls already in place. What's new Root-account admins on…
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IgniteAI Features Coming to Canada
We’re excited to share that some of our most popular IgniteAI features are coming soon for Canvas customers in Canada, giving institutions more ways to bring secure, in-context AI into everyday teaching and learning workflows. Beginning in June, Canadian customers will be able to access two premium IgniteAI features in…
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Email verification for Data Access Platform API keys
We rolled out a security improvement to the API key creation flow for Data Access Platform. Every new API key generated through Identity Services at identity.instructure.com now requires an email verification step before it can be used. Important scope note: This change applies only to API keys created through Identity…
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Don't lose momentum: Free access to premium IgniteAI features ends soon in the U.S.
Since the launch of IgniteAI, we've been inspired by how institutions are moving from AI curiosity to everyday AI practice. Educators are already using these tools to reclaim one of their most valuable resources: time. From reorganizing entire course modules in seconds with IgniteAI Agent to drafting meaningful feedback in…
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Coming Soon: Cookie Consent (managed by OneTrust) for Non-essential Product Usage Tracking
Update, June 15: We’re postponing the cookie consent release. We’ve decided to postpone the release of the cookie consent banner, which was planned for June 17 to give customers more time to plan. We expect this will be delayed by about 30 days We’ll update this post with the new release date as soon as it’s confirmed. A…
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Key Themes from the Final Session of the New Quizzes Webinar Series
Institutions across our final New Quizzes webinar session shared a consistent message: successful adoption depends less on the technical rollout itself and more on how institutions support people through change. Our panelists discussed practical strategies for communication, training, migration planning, and faculty…