Tutorials

Step-by-step guides for common Canvas CLI workflows.

Available Tutorials

• Bulk Grading

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  Grade multiple submissions efficiently using CSV files

  Bulk Grading

• Course Sync

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  Synchronize courses between Canvas instances

  Course Sync

• Scripting & Automation

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  Automate tasks with shell scripts and pipelines

  Scripting

• Webhooks

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  Receive real-time Canvas events and build integrations

  Webhooks

Quick Tips

Use JSON Output for Scripts

When writing scripts, always use -o json for reliable parsing:

canvas courses list -o json | jq '.[].id'

Batch Operations

Canvas CLI supports concurrent batch operations for better performance:

canvas submissions bulk-grade --csv grades.csv --course-id 123

Caching

Enable caching for repeated queries to reduce API calls:

canvas courses list  # Cached for subsequent calls
canvas courses list --no-cache  # Force fresh data