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canvas content-migrations create

canvas content-migrations create

Create a content migration

Synopsis

Create a new content migration.

Migration types: - course_copy_importer: Copy content from another course - common_cartridge_importer: Import Common Cartridge file - zip_file_importer: Import ZIP file - canvas_cartridge_importer: Import Canvas export file - qti_importer: Import QTI quiz file

Examples:

canvas content-migrations create --course-id 1 --type course_copy_importer --source-course-id 100
canvas content-migrations create --course-id 1 --type common_cartridge_importer --file export.imscc
canvas content-migrations create [flags]

Options

      --copy-options string    JSON with copy options
      --course-id int          Course ID (required)
      --date-shift string      JSON with date shift options
      --file string            Export file to import
      --file-url string        URL to export file
      --folder-id int          Target folder ID
  -h, --help                   help for create
      --selective              Enable selective import
      --source-course-id int   Source course ID (for course_copy_importer)
      --type string            Migration type (required)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

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