Canvas Integration for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Canvas MCP or direct API to manage assignments, post announcements, grade submissions, and fetch course details through natural language.
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Supported Tools and Triggers

Tools
Triggers
Create account notificationCreates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Create appointment groupCreates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Create an assignmentCreates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Create assignment overrideCreates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Create Calendar EventCreates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Create communication channelCreates a new communication channel (e.
Create content shareShares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversationUse to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Create a courseCreates a new course in canvas within a specified account, with comprehensive configuration options.
Create discussion entryTool to create a new entry in a canvas discussion topic.
Create discussion topicCreates a new discussion topic in a specified canvas course, allowing comprehensive configuration of its content, type, publication settings, engagement features, and associations.
Create enrollmentEnrolls a user in a canvas course with a specified role and status; `associated user id` is required if `enrollment type` is 'observerenrollment'.
Create FolderCreates a new folder in canvas within a specified context (e.
Create ModuleCreates a new organizational module within a specified canvas lms course, with options for availability, sequencing, and prerequisites.
Create a page for a courseCreates a new wiki page in a specified canvas course, with options for title, html body, editing permissions, publication, and designation as front page (which also requires publication).
Create QuizCreates a new quiz with various settings in a specified existing canvas course; `assignment group id` applies only to graded quiz types.
Create a quiz questionCreates a new question for an existing quiz within a course; if `answers` are provided, their structure must align with `question type`, and any `quiz group id` must be valid for an existing group in the quiz.
Delete appointment groupPermanently deletes an existing appointment group by its id; associated appointments may also be canceled or affected.
Delete an assignmentSoft-deletes a specific assignment within a course, returning the assignment object with its `workflow state` updated to 'deleted'.
Delete a folderPermanently deletes an existing folder specified by its unique id.
Delete quizPermanently deletes the quiz identified by `quiz id` from the course identified by `course id`; this action cannot be undone.
Get current gradesFetches current, aggregated grade data from canvas analytics for a specified account id.
Get term grade dataRetrieves department-level aggregated grade data for a specific academic term within a canvas account.
Edit assignmentUpdates an existing assignment in a canvas course (identified by `course id` and `assignment id`); only attributes explicitly provided in the request are modified.
Edit a quizModifies an existing canvas quiz; only attributes with provided values in the request are updated.
Export contentUse to initiate an asynchronous export of content (e.
Fetch DataFetches a specific category of canvas data (e.
Get Canvas accountsRetrieves all canvas accounts accessible to the authenticated user.
Get all assignmentsRetrieves assignments for a specified canvas course.
Get all usersRetrieves a list of users for a specified canvas `account id` (use 'self' for the current user's root account), supporting filtering, sorting, and pagination.
Get assignmentRetrieves detailed information for a specific assignment within a given course in canvas.
Get Assignment RubricFetches the detailed rubric for a specified assignment within a canvas course; fails if the assignment has no associated rubric.
Get Course ActivityRetrieves daily activity analytics, such as page views and participation events, for a specified canvas course.
Get Current UserRetrieves detailed information about the currently authenticated user from the canvas lms.
Get department-level completed statisticsRetrieves numeric statistics for all completed courses for a specified canvas account id; the account must exist.
Get department level current statisticsFetches a snapshot of current numerical statistics for a canvas account, requiring its valid id.
Get department level completed gradesRetrieves the distribution of final grades (0-100, binned to whole numbers) for all completed courses in a canvas account, where each data point represents one student's final grade in one course.
Get department level term statisticsRetrieves department-level academic term statistics (e.
Get enrollment by IDRetrieves a specific enrollment by its id within a given account.
Get gradebook history daysRetrieves a chronological list of dates with grading activity and the active graders for a specified course.
Get Page for a CourseRetrieves a specific content page (wiki or content page) by its url or numeric id from a specified canvas course.
Get quiz submissionsRetrieves all submissions for a specific quiz within a course; ensure `course id` and `quiz id` are valid and the quiz belongs to the course.
Get report statusRetrieves the status of a previously initiated report in a canvas account, specified by its type and id.
Get a single courseRetrieves detailed information for a specific canvas course using its `course id`, which must be valid, and allows for including additional data fields in the response via the `include` parameter.
Get single submissionRetrieves a specific submission for an assignment made by a particular user within a designated course.
Get submission filesRetrieves files from a student's canvas assignment submission, processing text, binary, and zip files, and providing s3 download urls if s3 integration is active and uploads are successful.
Get user assignment analyticsFetches detailed assignment-level analytics for a specific student in a designated course, including submission details and class performance statistics.
Get user course progressRetrieves the academic progress of a specific user within a given course.
Get user participation analyticsRetrieves page view activity and participation details for a specific student enrolled in a designated course.
Get User ProfileRetrieves profile information for an existing canvas user.
Grade or comment on a submissionUpdates a student's assignment submission with a grade, comment, sticker, or status change; requires `course id`, `assignment id`, `user id`, and at least one update field.
List Accounts for Course AdminsRetrieves canvas accounts visible to the current user due to their course-level administrative roles; no request parameters are needed.
List all foldersRetrieves the first page of folders for a specified canvas course id; this action is scoped to courses only.
List appointment groupsRetrieves a list of canvas appointment groups based on specified filters; any provided `context codes` must be valid and accessible by the user.
List assignment submissionsRetrieves submissions for a specific assignment within a course, optionally including related resources or grouping by student group for group assignments.
List Available ReportsLists available reports (including those that can be or have been generated) for a valid canvas account id.
List calendar events for a userRetrieves calendar events and assignments for a specific user from canvas lms, supporting extensive filtering options detailed in the request schema.
List communication messagesRetrieves communication messages from canvas.
List communication channelsRetrieves a list of communication channels associated with a specific user in canvas.
List content exportsRetrieves a paginated list of content exports from canvas for a specified, existing course.
List coursesRetrieves a list of the current user's courses from canvas, optionally filtered by enrollment type and state.
List Courses for a UserRetrieves a list of courses in canvas for a specified `user id`, requiring observer or admin permissions to view courses for others.
List Course UsersRetrieves a paginated list of users for a given canvas `course id` (which must be an existing course), supporting various filtering, sorting, and data inclusion options.
List Discussion EntriesTool to retrieve paginated discussion entries for a specific discussion topic in a course.
List Discussion TopicsRetrieves a paginated list of discussion topics or announcements for a specified course.
List FilesFetches metadata (id, name, size, type, urls) for all files within a specified canvas course.
List foldersRetrieves a list of immediate sub-folders within the specified `folder id`.
List pages for a courseRetrieves a list of wiki pages associated with a specific, existing course in canvas.
List Quizzes in CourseRetrieves a paginated list of quizzes for a specified, valid canvas course, optionally filtering by a search term in the quiz title.
List sent content sharesRetrieves content shares sent by the specified user to other users or courses within canvas.
List submissionsFetches gradebook history submissions for a specific course, assignment, grader, and date from canvas.
List submissions for multiple assignmentsRetrieves submissions from a canvas course for specified assignments and/or students; the course must be accessible.
List uncollated submission versionsRetrieves a feed of uncollated submission versions from the gradebook history for a course; any provided `assignment id` must be valid for the course, and any `user id` must be for a user enrolled in the course.
List users in accountUse this action to retrieve all users associated with a specific, existing canvas account id.
Reply to discussion entryTool to reply to a discussion entry.
Retrieve enrollment termRetrieves detailed information for a specific enrollment term within a given root account in canvas.
Start a ReportInitiates an asynchronous report generation for a canvas account, using a valid report type for the account; the response confirms initiation and may include progress tracking details.
Translate File ReferenceResolves a file's migration id to its current representation within a specific canvas course.
Update Appointment GroupUpdates an existing canvas appointment group by its id; only provided fields are modified, but `publish` defaults to `false` if omitted.
Update courseUpdates an existing course, specified by its id, with new attributes or triggers a lifecycle event like 'conclude' or 'delete'.
Update course settingsUpdates various settings for an existing course in canvas, identified by `course id`.
Update fileModifies an existing file's name or relocates it to a new parent folder; the target folder, if specified, must be valid and in the file's original context.
Update page for a courseUpdates an existing wiki page in a canvas course; if setting as front page, it must also be or be made published.
Update quiz submission scoresUpdates scores, comments for questions, and/or applies fudge points to a specific quiz submission attempt; the attempt must be completed and referenced by valid, existing course, quiz, and submission ids.
Update User SettingsUpdates a canvas user's preferences for various interface elements and content interaction behaviors.
Upload a course fileUploads a file to an accessible canvas course, optionally to a specific folder (created if a non-existent `parent folder path` is provided) and with defined behavior for duplicate filenames.
Upload submission fileUploads a submission file for an assignment in a canvas course for a specified `user id`; this user must be enrolled, the assignment open for them, and 'masquerade' permissions may be needed if `user id` isn't 'self'.

Connect Canvas MCP Tool with your Agent

Python
TypeScript

Install Composio

python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK

Create Tool Router Session

python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session

Connect to AI Agent

python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Canvas tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Create a new assignment in my Math 101 course due next Friday')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
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Connect Canvas API Tool with your Agent

Python
TypeScript

Install Composio

python
pip install composio_openai
Install the Composio SDK

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session

Execute Canvas Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Create a new assignment in my biology course due next Friday'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Canvas actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Canvas Integration

  • Supports both Canvas MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Canvas data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Canvas access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Canvas
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Canvas resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

Use Canvas with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a Framework you want to connect Canvas with

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need my own developer credentials to use Canvas with Composio?

Yes, Canvas requires you to configure your own OAuth credentials. Once set up, Composio handles token storage, refresh, and lifecycle management for you.

Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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ASU
Letta
glean
HubSpot
Agent.ai
Altera
DataStax
Entelligence
Rolai
Context
ASU
Letta
glean
HubSpot
Agent.ai
Altera
DataStax
Entelligence
Rolai

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