canvas discussions create
canvas discussions create¶
Create a new discussion topic
Synopsis¶
Create a new discussion topic in a course.
Examples:
canvas discussions create --course-id 123 --title "Week 1 Discussion"
canvas discussions create --course-id 123 --title "Q&A" --message "<p>Ask questions here</p>" --type threaded
canvas discussions create --course-id 123 --title "Pinned" --pinned --published
Options¶
--allow-rating Allow rating of entries
--course-id int Course ID (required)
--delayed-post-at string Delay posting until (ISO 8601)
-h, --help help for create
--lock-at string Lock at date (ISO 8601)
--message string Discussion message (HTML)
--pinned Pin the discussion
--published Publish the discussion
--require-initial-post Require initial post before viewing
--title string Discussion title (required)
--type string Discussion type: side_comment, threaded, not_threaded
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
SEE ALSO¶
- canvas discussions - Manage Canvas discussion topics