Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes.
Canvas Catalog is an all-in-one learning solution that integrates with the Canvas LMS as a course registration system, payment gateway, and learning platform. Learn more about Canvas Catalog.
Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Beta environment on 2026-05-26 and the Production environment on 2026-06-01.
New Features
API Enhancements: Read-only API Keys and Expanded API Key Details
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected Areas | API Key Management |
Summary
Improves API key management to provide greater control over API access and clearer visibility into key ownership.
- Catalog admins select read-only access or full-access when creating API keys.
- The API Keys table includes an additional Created By column.
- The table displays the API key description, access type, creator, creation date, and last used information.
Change Benefit
- Enhance System Security: Restricts write permissions to support reporting and analytics use cases.
- Strengthen Governance Control: Applies least-privilege access principles for integrations.
- Simplify Troubleshooting Workflows: Streamlines audits through increased visibility.
Feature Workflow
In Catalog settings, admins can navigate to the API Keys page [1]. To create a new API key, click the New API Key button [2].
Enter the API Key Description [1]. If admins click the Read-only access checkbox [2], they can choose between Full access or Read-only access permissions. Click the Submit button [3].
View the expanded API Keys table to view details for each key, including Description [1], Access type [2], Created By [3], Created at [4], and Last Used information [5].
