canvas files upload
canvas files upload¶
Upload a file
Synopsis¶
Upload a file to a course, folder, or user's files.
You must specify one of --course-id, --folder-id, or --user-id.
Examples:
canvas files upload document.pdf --course-id 123
canvas files upload image.png --folder-id 456
canvas files upload data.csv --user-id 789
canvas files upload file.pdf --course-id 123 --on-duplicate overwrite
Options¶
--course-id int Course ID
--folder-id int Folder ID
-h, --help help for upload
--hidden Hide from students
--locked Lock the file
--on-duplicate string How to handle duplicates (overwrite, rename) (default "rename")
--parent-folder int Parent folder ID
--user-id int User ID
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 files - Manage Canvas files