canvas external-tools launch
canvas external-tools launch¶
Get sessionless launch URL
Synopsis¶
Get a sessionless launch URL for an external tool.
Launch Types: - course_navigation: Launch from course navigation - account_navigation: Launch from account navigation - assessment: Launch for an assessment (requires --assignment-id) - module_item: Launch for a module item (requires --module-item-id)
Examples:
canvas external-tools launch 456 --course-id 123
canvas external-tools launch 456 --course-id 123 --launch-type assessment --assignment-id 789
Options¶
--assignment-id int Assignment ID (for assessment launch)
--course-id int Course ID (required)
-h, --help help for launch
--launch-type string Launch type: course_navigation, account_navigation, assessment, module_item
--module-item-id int Module item ID (for module_item launch)
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 external-tools - Manage external tools (LTI)