canvas folders create
canvas folders create¶
Create a folder
Synopsis¶
Create a new folder in a course, group, user context, or inside a parent folder.
Specify a context (--course-id, --group-id, --user-id) or --parent-folder-id.
Examples:
canvas folders create --course-id 123 --name "Lectures"
canvas folders create --group-id 456 --name "Resources"
canvas folders create --parent-folder-id 101 --name "Week 1"
canvas folders create --course-id 123 --name "Archive" --hidden
Options¶
--course-id int Course ID
--group-id int Group ID
-h, --help help for create
--hidden Hide the folder from students
--lock-at string Lock date (ISO 8601)
--locked Lock the folder
--name string Folder name (required)
--parent-folder-id int Parent folder ID
--position int Sort position
--unlock-at string Unlock date (ISO 8601)
--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")
--quiet Suppress informational messages, only output data and errors
--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 folders - Manage Canvas file folders