Instructure

aid: instructure
name: Instructure
description: >-
  Instructure is an EdTech company best known for Canvas LMS, a widely adopted
  learning management system used by thousands of educational institutions and
  organizations worldwide. The platform provides a comprehensive REST API and
  GraphQL API enabling developers to programmatically access and manage courses,
  enrollments, assignments, grades, discussions, and institutional data.
  Instructure also offers the Data Access Platform (DAP) for bulk data queries,
  New Quizzes API, Canvas Studio API, and support for LTI 1.3 integrations.
  Authentication is handled via OAuth2 with per-token dynamic rate limiting,
  and all API responses are returned in JSON over HTTPS.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instructure/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - EdTech
  - Education
  - LMS
  - Canvas
  - Courses
  - Enrollments
  - Assignments
  - Grades
  - Discussions
  - GraphQL
  - LTI
  - Learning Management
apis:
  - aid: instructure:canvas-lms-rest-api
    name: Canvas LMS REST API
    description: >-
      The Canvas LMS REST API provides programmatic access to all core LMS
      functionality including courses, enrollments, assignments, grades,
      discussions, users, groups, modules, and institutional management.
      All requests are made over HTTPS against the institution's Canvas domain
      and responses are returned in JSON format with 64-bit integer IDs.
    humanURL: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas
    baseURL: https://{canvas_domain}/api/v1
    tags:
      - Courses
      - Enrollments
      - Assignments
      - Grades
      - Users
      - Groups
      - Modules
      - Discussions
      - Sections
      - Tabs
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/public/doc/openapi/canvas.openapi.yaml
    contact:
      - FN: Instructure Support
        email: [email protected]
  - aid: instructure:canvas-graphql-api
    name: Canvas GraphQL API
    description: >-
      The Canvas GraphQL API provides a flexible query interface for Canvas LMS
      data, allowing developers to request exactly the fields they need and
      reduce over-fetching. It follows the Relay Object Identification spec
      and includes an interactive GraphiQL browser accessible by appending
      /graphiql to the Canvas production URL.
    humanURL: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/basics/file.graphql
    baseURL: https://{canvas_domain}/api/graphql
    tags:
      - GraphQL
      - Courses
      - Users
      - Assignments
      - Grades
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/basics/file.graphql
  - aid: instructure:data-access-platform-api
    name: Data Access Platform (DAP) API
    description: >-
      The Instructure Data Access Platform API provides bulk data query
      capabilities for Canvas data, enabling institutions and developers to
      access large datasets for analytics, reporting, and data warehousing.
      It includes table listing, schema inspection, and data query endpoints
      with distinct rate limits per operation type.
    humanURL: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/dap
    baseURL: https://api-gateway.instructure.com/dap
    tags:
      - Data
      - Analytics
      - Bulk Data
      - Reporting
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/dap
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/dap/limits-policies
    contact:
      - FN: DAP Support
        email: [email protected]
  - aid: instructure:canvas-lti-api
    name: Canvas LTI 1.3 API
    description: >-
      Canvas supports Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 integrations,
      enabling third-party tools to embed securely within the Canvas LMS.
      The LTI implementation covers deep linking, Names and Roles Provisioning
      Service, and Assignment and Grades services following 1EdTech
      specifications.
    humanURL: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/
    baseURL: https://{canvas_domain}
    tags:
      - LTI
      - Integrations
      - Deep Linking
      - Grades
      - Names and Roles
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/instructure-canvas-lti-openapi.yml
  - aid: instructure:canvas-studio-api
    name: Canvas Studio API
    description: >-
      The Canvas Studio API provides programmatic access to Canvas Studio,
      Instructure's video and media platform, enabling account administrators
      and developers to manage media assets, captions, analytics, and
      user data within the Studio product.
    humanURL: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-studio-api-examples
    baseURL: https://{studio_domain}/api
    tags:
      - Studio
      - Video
      - Media
      - Education
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-studio-api-examples
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.instructure.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/instructure
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instructure
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.instructure.com/resources/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.instructure.com/canvas/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.instructure.com/
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/instructure
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/instructure-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/instructure-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/instructure-finops.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/instructure-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/instructure-context.jsonld
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]