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We’re keeping Beta on its current schedule This week, we shared that the Canvas Beta environment would move from a weekly to a three-week refresh cycle beginning May 2, 2026. The response from the Community was immediate, thoughtful, and clear. Based on that feedback, we’re reversing the decision. The Canvas Beta…
Hi everyone, I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to create custom groups of students that aren’t tied to a specific course section or class period for the purpose of due date differentiation. Right now, the only options I see for the “Assign to…” feature are entire class periods or individual students. What I’d…
We’re excited to share the launch of our new Canvas Dashboard, now rolling out April 18th as a feature option to all users after a successful Early Adopter Program. For years, we’ve heard consistently from institutions and students: how can we make it easier for students to see what’s important and find their course work?…
The feature request area has changed, apparently. How do I submit a feature request or idea?
I have a student who will be getting planned elective surgery and has asked me to open the remaining 3 modules and the final early so they can take them before the surgery. I am unsure how to open these things without messing up the grading for my other students. Can someone tell me how to open these modules and final for…
Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. [info callout] Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Production environment…
I've not been able to copy a course without getting a "failure" notice and told to reach out to support. I submitted a ticket, but have not heard back from anyone to assist. This is a critical issue with our business. It looks like I"m not the only one encountering this problem - so hopefully someone from Canvas can…
Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Visit the Canvas Collaborative Roadmap to explore upcoming work and share feedback. Your input helps guide…
Dear Canvas Team, It's been three days since I've been unable to import an existing course content (e.g., module) from one course to another. It started ok but stopped halfway with a "failed" notification that says "There was an unexpected error, please contact support." I've reported this to you twice, and there has been…
I wanted to get a sense of how others are feeling about the change to the Beta refresh schedule moving from weekly to every 21 days. I’ll be honest, this feels like a pretty short-sighted shift. The weekly refresh is what makes Beta useful for us. It gives us a recent snapshot of production data that we can rely on for…
To improve consistency, observability, and security across Instructure developer platforms, we are announcing two upcoming API changes. Per the Instructure API policy, both changes will take effect 90 days after this announcement, at 2026-07-13. These updates affect: Canvas Live Events Data Access Platform (DAP) Query API…
What’s Changing? As part of our commitment to implementing the latest LTI 1.3 standards from 1EdTech, we are introducing the new Document Processor for 3rd party integrations powered by the LTI 1.3 Asset Processor specification. This feature allows third-party tools to asynchronously process documents submitted through…
We are currently using the user in a course level participation data report we created with our data warehouse to highlight students who haven't participated in a certain amount of time. The Registrar then checks each of those marked students to check if they at least viewed a course page or assignment more recently, since…
Release Timing: Generally Available end of April as a Feature Option Regional Availability: NORAM/LATAM/EMEA/APAC/Global Customer Type: Higher Education, K12, Partner/Business & Government Available with: Parchment Digital Badges Key Takeaway: Until now, many organizations could issue digital badges but had limited insight…
I saw a post that this was in development (from back in 2021), but when I clicked on the link to subscribe to this update, it was missing. Does anyone know if this is still in development? It would be so nice to be able to set partial points for matching questions. For example, if they incorrectly match 1 - 3 items, they…
I looked through the LTI Variable Substitutions documentation and while there are variable substitutions available for Canvas.term.name and Canvas.term.id (which is the Canvas incremented ID like "104"), I was surprised to see there was no option for Canvas.term.sisSourceId I tried testing other possible variants that may…
We are experiencing an issue in New Quizzes where the “Previous” and “Next” navigation buttons appear far down the page, below the visible view point of the screen. This happens after the student has submitted the quiz and clicks Return. The navigation buttons should appear immediately after quiz content, but now the…
I have a quiz set for 2 hours and its availability window set for 2.5 hours. During the exam I receive the warning message as follows: Please note that the adjusted time limit you've set extends beyond the "Until Time" of [Apr 16, 2026, 11:30 AM] for this quiz. The quiz will automatically submit at the "Until Time" you've…
We are using the Learning Mastery Gradebook with an rubric on account-level. When we enter the gradebook, the sorting does not make any sense. How can we make the sorting so it makes sense to us. It feels like a randam sorting.
Hi, we have noticed some changes in the way Canva docs or files are able to be embedded live. Canva is integrated via LTI 1.3 in our Canvas Has Canvas recently changed how it handles unauthenticated external iframe embeds, specifically for tools like Canva? Are public Canva embed iframes (canva.com/design/.../view?embed)…
Rendering bug here: Canvas - Instructure Community Seems to only appear in Edge; fine in Chrome and Firefox https://us.v-cdn.net/6038536/uploads/W3BKB9LY5FCV/recording-2026-04-08-144351.mp4
On the new_quizzes.quizzes table, all of my institution's records have either "unpublished" or "uninitialized" values in the workflow_state column. The documentation for this type lists "published" as a possible value. It seems like all of my institution's published New Quizzes have the "uninitialized" value. What does…
Summary:The Learning Mastery Gradebook allows drag-and-drop reordering of outcome columns, and this triggers a call to /api/v1/courses/:course_id/assign_outcome_order. The API returns 204 No Content (success), but the column order does not persist after page refresh. Steps to Reproduce: Open Learning Mastery Gradebook for…
I have a developer key in our Test instance: How would I use this in a local program to make a REST API call? Looking at https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/oauth2/file.developer_keys: Developer keys are OAuth2 client ID and secret pairs stored in Canvas that allow third-party applications to request…
The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
In this session, we’ll provide updates on how AI features, as well as advanced analytics, interactive video, and engagement tools, are mapped across a simplified, tiered Canvas structure. We’ll also preview the shift to more modern, connected workflows within the Canvas experience itself, and share exciting advancements in…
Accessibility and preparing for upcoming deadlines is generating a LOT of conversation on campuses and districts across the nation. Join us for this special session of Canvas Klatch where the discussion will revolve around accessibility. Come with your questions, share your successes, or just share your curiosity. As a K12…
Sustainable innovation, regulatory expectations, and the learner experience Higher education providers are facing two major challenges. The first is sustainable innovation. In a more financially volatile, resource-constrained environment, institutions are under growing pressure to continue innovating with this…
Live Webinar Beyond Detection: Cultivating Academic Integrity in the GenAI Era Date: April 22, 2026 Time: 9 AM MT / 11 AM ET How does your institution handle the ethics of assessment in 2026? Join Dr. David Rettinger and Justin Depuydt for a webinar on building a "Tech Stack of Excellence." We’ll explore how to leverage…
Join us for a live look at how charter and independent schools are modernizing diploma management with Parchment. We will explore digital and print diploma workflows, including direct-to-student shipping for virtual and distributed schools, and include a live product demo. Graduation is a milestone moment. Delivering…