canvas groups create
canvas groups create¶
Create a new group
Synopsis¶
Create a new group in a group category.
Examples:
canvas groups create --category-id 123 --name "Study Group"
canvas groups create --category-id 123 --name "Project Team" --description "Our project team"
Options¶
--category-id int Group category ID (required)
--description string Group description
-h, --help help for create
--join-level string Join level (parent_context_auto_join, parent_context_request, invitation_only)
--name string Group name (required)
--public Whether the group is public
--sis-group-id string SIS group ID
--storage-quota-mb int Storage quota in MB
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 groups - Manage Canvas groups