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Canvas Sis Imports API

The Sis Imports API from Canvas — 6 operation(s) for sis imports.

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

Tagged areas include Sis Imports. 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 7 operations across 6 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.

7 operations 6 paths 1 schemas 3 GET1 POST3 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
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Canvas Sis Imports 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 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 3 GET, 1 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Sis Imports 7
GET
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports
Get SIS import list
get_sis_import_list 4 params → 200
POST
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports
Import SIS data
import_sis_data 1 param body → 200
GET
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports/importing
Get the current importing SIS import
get_current_importing_sis_import 1 param → 200
GET
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports/{id}
Get SIS import status
get_sis_import_status 2 params → 200
PUT
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports/{id}/restore_states
Restore workflowstates of SIS imported items
restore_workflow_states_of_sis_imported_items 2 params body → 200
PUT
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports/{id}/abort
Abort SIS import
abort_sis_import 2 params → 200
PUT
/v1/accounts/{account_id}/sis_imports/abort_all_pending
Abort all pending SIS imports
abort_all_pending_sis_imports 1 param → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is SisImport (24 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SisImport
object
24 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canvas-sis-imports-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Canvas Account Notifications API
Canvas Account Reports API
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