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canvas discussions list

canvas discussions list

List discussion topics in a course

Synopsis

List all discussion topics in a Canvas course.

Examples:

canvas discussions list --course-id 123
canvas discussions list --course-id 123 --order-by recent_activity
canvas discussions list --course-id 123 --scope pinned
canvas discussions list --course-id 123 --filter unread
canvas discussions list [flags]

Options

      --announcements     Only show announcements
      --course-id int     Course ID (required)
      --filter string     Filter by: all, unread
  -h, --help              help for list
      --include strings   Include: all_dates, sections, sections_user_count, overrides
      --order-by string   Order by: position, recent_activity, title
      --scope string      Scope: locked, unlocked, pinned, unpinned
      --search string     Search term

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
      --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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