canvas

To retrieve Canvas LMS courses and assignments, you need to set your CANVAS_API_TOKEN and CANVAS_BASE_URL environment variables. The CLI uses these credentials to authenticate and fetch paginated course and assignment data in JSON format.

Yes, you can filter Canvas course assignments by due dates and enrollment state. The tool supports optional filters during the paginated listing of assignments for a specific course, allowing you to narrow down the returned JSON results.

The best way to generate a report of upcoming Canvas assignment due dates is to use this tool to fetch assignments for a cohort of courses. It retrieves the assignment data with optional due date filters and outputs structured JSON for easy integration into your reports.

Yes, you need a Canvas API token configured in the CANVAS_API_TOKEN environment variable to access Canvas LMS data. The tool provides read-only access to courses and assignments, ensuring secure data retrieval without manual exports.

The Canvas API CLI returns structured JSON for your courses to enable easy integration with other applications and scripts. This format allows teams to programmatically surface Canvas LMS data without needing to parse manual exports.

A limitation of accessing all courses from a Canvas instance is that the tool operates in a read-only capacity via the API. You can only retrieve data permitted by your API token's scope, and pagination is required to handle large lists of courses or assignments.