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Upcoming API Changes: Live Events Content-Type and User-Agent Requirement Expansion
To improve consistency, observability, and security across Instructure developer platforms, we are announcing two upcoming API changes. Per the Instructure API policy, both changes will take effect 90 days after this announcement, at 2026-07-13. These updates affect: Canvas Live Events Data Access Platform (DAP) Query API…
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Updates to the DAP Query API / CD2 Schema: Enhanced Data Integrity and New Columns
We’re excited to announce a series of important updates to the DAP Query API / CD2 schema. These changes are designed to resolve data integrity issues, improve data types, and introduce highly requested columns to give you deeper insights and better control over your data pipelines. The changes will go live on April 27,…
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Simplify Course Management With New Section-Based Listings in Canvas Catalog
We’re excited to announce that Section-Based Listings are now live in Canvas Catalog, giving administrators greater flexibility to control how listings map to Canvas sections based on their enrollment needs. This opt-in capability makes it easier to manage courses across multiple terms, audiences, or schedules while…
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Key Takeaways from Our Springfield, Missouri K-12 Customer Discovery Session
Recently, our team traveled to Springfield, Missouri, to host a Customer Discovery Session with fully online K-12 administrators, educators, and students. The event brought together Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) leaders from across the country, along with teachers and students, for three concurrent, full-day…
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Improving Your Experience: Introducing Our New UX Bug Reporting Process
At the heart of our mission is a commitment to creating tools that are not only powerful but also intuitive and easy to use. We know that sometimes, even when a feature works perfectly from a technical standpoint, the design or flow can still cause frustration. To better address these challenges, we are excited to announce…
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The Strategic Move to New Quizzes: What We Covered in Session 1
We recently kicked off the first session in our four-part webinar series focused on the transition to New Quizzes. It was energizing to see so many Canvas administrators, instructional designers, and edtech leaders join us to talk about the future of assessment. During the session, we explored where New Quizzes stands…
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IgniteAI Agent now available for EMEA and ANZ customers
Following the rollout in the U.S. and Latin America, we’re continuing our global rollout, bringing IgniteAI Agent directly into the Canvas workflows of educators in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. With IgniteAI Agent, instructors and admins can: Update course content and settings with simple…
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Pinboards Provide More Flexible Access, Reuse and Customization
Pinboards have quickly become one of the most popular ways teams share and consume insights in Intelligent Insights’ Ask Your Data. They allow institutions to curate key analytics, highlight important metrics, and make insights accessible across teams. Based on your feedback, we’re introducing several enhancements that…
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What’s New in New Quizzes: The Updates You’ve Been Asking For
What’s New in New Quizzes: The Updates You’ve Been Asking ForAt Canvas, our roadmap is shaped by the voices of our educators and administrators. Over the past two years, we’ve been listening closely to your feedback, and we know that achieving full functional parity between Classic and New Quizzes has been a top request.…
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New Quizzes Native Integration in Canvas | Q1 2026
Feature Update Release Timing: Generally Available March 26, 2026 as a Feature Option. This feature will be enabled by default for all users July 1, 2026. Regional Availability: All regions Customer Type: All customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: The New Quizzes Native Integration moves the New Quizzes experience…
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Unified Cart Experience in Canvas Catalog: Last Call for Beta Feedback
Managing enrollments at scale should feel as intuitive as modern e-commerce. With this update, Canvas Catalog introduces the Unified Cart Experience, replacing the legacy bulk purchase workflow with a more flexible and streamlined purchasing model. The Unified Cart Experience has been available in the Beta environment…
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Exciting News! Introducing the New Quizzes Data Namespace in CD2/DAP Query API
We are thrilled to announce a major expansion of the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) / DAP Query API datasets: the dedicated availability of data for New Quizzes (NQ)! This release is a direct result of our ongoing commitment to enhance data extensibility and transparency for our community. The new new_quizzes namespace is officially…
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Introducing Instructure Collaborative Roadmaps and the new Product Connection page
Over the years, one message has come through clearly: as Instructure has grown, you want better visibility into where our products are going, earlier opportunities to shape what we build, and a simpler way to share your ideas and understand how it translates to what we’re building. After partnering and iterating with users…
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Platform Roadmap Recap: March 2026
We’re excited to share our latest Platform roadmap, which highlights our team’s priorities for strengthening the foundation that supports teaching, learning, and institutional operations across the Instructure ecosystem. From Intelligent Insights and Impact to LearnPlatform, IgniteAI Agent, and Elevate Standards Alignment,…
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Parchment Roadmap Recap: March 2026
Over the past quarter, we’ve partnered closely with educators, administrators, and system leaders through interviews, product councils, customer discovery sessions, and more to better align and understand where we can make the biggest difference in your everyday tasks and workflows on all things Parchment. We’re excited to…