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canvas modules items

canvas modules items

Manage module items

Synopsis

Manage items within a module.

Module items can be of various types: File, Page, Discussion, Assignment, Quiz, SubHeader, ExternalUrl, or ExternalTool.

Examples:

canvas modules items list --course-id 123 --module-id 456
canvas modules items get --course-id 123 --module-id 456 789
canvas modules items create --course-id 123 --module-id 456 --type Assignment --content-id 999

Options

  -h, --help   help for items

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

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