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canvas polls

canvas polls

Manage Canvas polls

Synopsis

Manage Canvas polls, poll choices, poll sessions, and poll submissions.

Polls allow instructors to gather feedback and assess understanding through interactive question-and-answer activities.

Examples:

canvas polls list
canvas polls get 1023
canvas polls create --question "What is your favourite language?"
canvas polls choices list --poll-id 1023
canvas polls sessions list --poll-id 1023
canvas polls sessions open --poll-id 1023 --session-id 55

Options

  -h, --help   help for polls

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

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