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canvas submissions list

canvas submissions list

List submissions for an assignment

Synopsis

List all submissions for a Canvas assignment.

You can filter submissions by workflow state and graded since date.

Workflow States: - submitted: Submissions that have been submitted - unsubmitted: Submissions that have not been submitted - graded: Submissions that have been graded - pending_review: Submissions pending review

Examples:

canvas submissions list --course-id 123 --assignment-id 456
canvas submissions list --course-id 123 --assignment-id 456 --workflow-state graded
canvas submissions list --course-id 123 --assignment-id 456 --include user,submission_comments
canvas submissions list --course-id 123 --assignment-id 456 --graded-since 2024-01-01
canvas submissions list [flags]

Options

      --assignment-id int       Assignment ID (required)
      --course-id int           Course ID (required)
      --graded-since string     Filter by graded since date (ISO8601 format)
  -h, --help                    help for list
      --include strings         Additional data to include (comma-separated)
      --workflow-state string   Filter by workflow state (submitted, unsubmitted, graded, pending_review)

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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