Grade assignment with rubric via Canvas API

Question

Dear community,

I am looking for a way for instructors to grade an assignment that normally uses a rubric/Speedgrader setup, via the Canvas API. Ideally, this would be able to select appropriate rubric levels for each criterium and leave criterium-specific comments for an assignment that is graded on 6 rubric criteria.

e_j_m_vanwinger · Answer

Hi Chris, that looks like it should work. Will give it a try, thanks!

Chris · Answer

Hi @e_j_m_vanwinger,

I believe the API endpoint you're looking for is the "Grade or comment on a submission" part of Submissions - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation.  That endpoint should allow a user with appropriate permissions to score and comment on a submission using the attached rubric.  With that being said, the API doesn't really let users "select" from a list, you'd need to know all of the possible values for the rubric ahead of time (perhaps using another API call to retrieve those).  If you'd like additional assistance from some of the developers here, it might help to provide a little more info on what you're trying to do, but if you just needed to locate the right API call I hope this short post helps!

-Chris