How do I view course activity for an account?

As an admin, you can generate a course activity log for a course in your account. This log includes a time-stamped overview of all activity for a course, including user name, activity type, source, and a link to view the activity details.

Notes:

Course activity in Admin Tools cannot be viewed by sub-account admins.
Course activity stores course data for up to one year.

00:07: How do I view course activity for an account?

00:10: In Global Navigation, click the Admin link, then click the name of the account.

00:15: In Account Navigation, click the Admin Tools link.

00:19: Click the Logging tab.

00:21: From the log type drop-down menu, select the Course Activity option.

00:26: Search by Course ID. You can locate your course ID number at the end of your course URL.

00:33: Once you start to type the course information, Canvas will generate a drop-down list of matching Canvas courses. Results are based on valid field entries, so if no results appear (especially if searching by name), confirm the information and try again.

00:48: You can also enter a date range in the date fields. Dates are not required, but adding dates will narrow your results.

00:56: Click the Find button.

00:58: Canvas will display any applicable results for the field you selected

01:03: The Date of the activity.

01:06: The Time of the activity.

01:08: The User who performed the activity.

01:11: The Type of activity (such as concluded, unconcluded, published, deleted, restored, updated, created, copied to, copied from, reset to, and reset from).

01:17: The Source of the activity (such as manual or via API).

01:22: To view the Event Details of the activity type,click the View Details link.

01:27: The guide covered how to view grade change activity for an account.

Open Account

In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].

Open Admin Tools

In Account Navigation, click the Admin Tools link.

Open Logging

Click the Logging tab.

Select Log Type

From the log type drop-down menu, select the Course Activity option.

Search by Course Name or Course ID

Search by Course ID [1]. You can locate your course ID number at the end of your course URL (i.e. canvas.instructure.com/courses/XXXXXX).

Once you start to type the course information, Canvas will generate a drop-down list of matching Canvas courses. Results are based on valid field entries, so if no results appear (especially if searching by name), confirm the information and try again.

You can also enter a date range in the date fields [2]. Dates are not required, but adding dates will narrow your results.

Find Course Activity

Click the Find button.

View Course Activity

Canvas will display any applicable results for the field(s) you selected:

The Date of the activity
The Time of the activity
The User who performed the activity
The Type of activity (concluded, unconcluded, published, deleted, restored, updated, created, copied to, copied from, reset to, and reset from)
The Source of the activity (manual or via API)
The Event Details of the activity type (click View Details link)

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