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Canvas Enrollments API

The Enrollments API from Canvas — 12 operation(s) for enrollments.

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Canvas Enrollments API is one of 145 APIs that Canvas publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Enrollment. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a GitHub repository, an API reference, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 14 operations across 12 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://canvas.instructure.com/api, https://{canvas_host}/api.

14 operations 12 paths 1 schemas 1 DELETE6 GET5 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://canvas.instructure.com/api/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Contact
Instructure Canvas
License
AGPL-3.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Canvas Enrollments API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Canvas OAuth2 access token sent as "Authorization: Bearer ". See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
  • oauth2 — Canvas OAuth2. See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html and https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauthendpoints.html

Paths & Operations 14

Across 12 paths, the API surfaces 14 operations — 1 DELETE, 6 GET, 5 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Enrollments 14
GET
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments
List enrollments
list_enrollments_courses 13 params → 200
POST
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments
Enroll a user
enroll_user_courses 1 param body → 200
GET
/v1/sections/{section_id}/enrollments
List enrollments
list_enrollments_sections 13 params → 200
POST
/v1/sections/{section_id}/enrollments
Enroll a user
enroll_user_sections 1 param body → 200
GET
/v1/users/{user_id}/enrollments
List enrollments
list_enrollments_users 12 params → 200
GET
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/enrollments/{id}
Enrollment by ID
enrollment_by_id 2 params → 200
POST
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/bulk_enrollment
Enroll multiple users to one or more courses
enroll_multiple_users_to_one_or_more_courses 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments/{id}
Conclude, deactivate, or delete an enrollment
conclude_deactivate_or_delete_enrollment 3 params → 200
POST
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments/{id}/accept
Accept Course Invitation
accept_course_invitation 2 params → 200
POST
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments/{id}/reject
Reject Course Invitation
reject_course_invitation 2 params → 200
PUT
/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments/{id}/reactivate
Re-activate an enrollment
re_activate_enrollment 2 params → 200
PUT
/v1/courses/{course_id}/users/{user_id}/last_attended
Add last attended date
add_last_attended_date 2 params body → 200
GET
/v1/users/{user_id}/temporary_enrollment_status
Show Temporary Enrollment recipient and provider status
show_temporary_enrollment_recipient_and_provider_status 2 params → 200
GET
/v1/temporary_enrollment_status
Bulk Temporary Enrollment Status
bulk_temporary_enrollment_status 3 params → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Enrollment (44 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Enrollment
object
44 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canvas-enrollments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Canvas Access Tokens API
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Canvas Accessibility Course Scans API
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Canvas Account Calendars API
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Canvas Account Notifications API
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Canvas Account Reports API
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Canvas Accounts API
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Canvas Accounts (Lti) API
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API Details
ID
canvas:canvas-enrollments-api
Base URL
https://canvas.instructure.com/api/v1
Docs
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
Provider
Canvas
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