Canvas Studio Guide

What user roles and permissions are available for a Canvas Studio account?

In Canvas Studio, there are four user roles: Studio Admin, Studio Admin in Sub-Account, Teacher, and Student. All roles in Studio are inherited from the institution's Canvas account by default.

Note: You can be a Studio Admin even if you are not a Canvas Admin. As a Studio Admin, you can manage user permissions in Studio. However, you may not be able to manage permissions for users in Canvas.

Admin Roles

Studio Admin: Has root-level permissions for the entire account. Studio Admins can create and manage other user's accounts, and they can view and manage the Studio media library for the account. Users with the LMS Admin role in Canvas inherit the Studio Admin role by default.
Studio Admin in Sub-Account: Users in this role have root-level access to view and manage media in sub-accounts where they are an LMS Admin in Canvas. Sub-Account Admins in Canvas have limited access to the Admin Media Management interface and can not create or manage other user's accounts.

Note: Studio Admins can enable elevated Sub-Account Admin status for inherited Sub-Account Admin accounts. Sub-Account Admins with elevated access can view more data and perform additional actions in the Media Management interface including viewing and managing other user's accounts.

Course-Level User Roles

Canvas Studio has two default course-level user roles known as the Teacher and Student roles. Users in your account who are not designated as Studio Admins are course-level users. For these users, their Canvas Studio user role is determined by their Canvas course user role.

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