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You can fetch Canvas courses and assignments by configuring your CANVAS_API_TOKEN and CANVAS_BASE_URL environment variables. The tool uses these credentials to execute REST API calls, handling pagination automatically to return formatted JSON output of your active courses and upcoming assignments.

Yes, retrieving Canvas LMS data read-only is the primary function, ensuring your courses and assignments are never modified. It provides read-only access to list active courses and retrieve assignments with due dates, making it safe for populating dashboards and running audits.

You need to set up two environment variables, CANVAS_API_TOKEN and CANVAS_BASE_URL, before querying Canvas API courses and assignments. You must generate a valid API token from your Canvas LMS account to authenticate the REST API requests successfully.

Yes, Canvas API pagination is handled automatically when listing assignments and courses. The script manages pagination logic internally during the REST API calls, ensuring all relevant assignment data across multiple pages is retrieved and consolidated into a single JSON output.

The best way to integrate active Canvas courses into a dashboard is using a script that executes REST API calls with your Canvas API token. It retrieves essential course metadata like id, course_code, and dates, outputting formatted JSON ready for dashboard integration.