Canvas integration
Business connector, available on Zeplik
Canvas is available as an integration on Zeplik, the AI assistant that works across every model in one chat. Connect Canvas and Zeplik can act on your business operations for you: Canvas is a learning management system supporting online courses, assignments, grading, and collaboration, widely used by schools and universities. You stay in the conversation while the assistant does the work in Canvas directly.
Zeplik exposes 48 read actions and 39 write actions for Canvas. Read actions run automatically; write actions stay off until you enable write access in Settings, so nothing is changed in Canvas without your consent.
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What Zeplik can do with Canvas
Read from Canvas (48)
Runs automatically in any conversation.
Fetch data
Fetches a specific category of canvas data (e.g., accounts, courses, users) by setting exactly one `get *` boolean flag to true and providing any associated ids. supports pagination with per page (default 100, max 100) and page (default 1) parameters to fetch large datasets.
Get accounts
Retrieves all canvas accounts accessible to the authenticated user.
Get all assignments
Retrieves assignments for a specified canvas course.
Get all users
Retrieves 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 assignment
Retrieves detailed information for a specific assignment within a given course in canvas.
Get assignment rubric
Fetches the detailed rubric for a specified assignment within a canvas course; fails if the assignment has no associated rubric.
Get course level participation data
Retrieves daily activity analytics, such as page views and participation events, for a specified canvas course.
Get current user
Retrieves detailed information about the currently authenticated user from the canvas lms.
Get department level completed statistics
Retrieves numeric statistics for all completed courses for a specified canvas account id; the account must exist.
Get department level current statistics
Fetches a snapshot of current numerical statistics for a canvas account, requiring its valid id.
Get department level grade data completed grades
Retrieves 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 statistics
Retrieves department-level academic term statistics (e.g., enrollment, activity, grades) for a specified account and term in canvas, provided analytics data is available.
and 36 more.
Act in Canvas (39)
Runs only after you enable write access.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Create assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Create assignment override
Creates 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 event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversation
Use 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 course
Creates a new course in canvas within a specified account, with comprehensive configuration options.
Create discussion entry
Tool to create a new entry in a canvas discussion topic. use when posting a message with optional attachments to a discussion topic.
Create discussion topic
Creates a new discussion topic in a specified canvas course, allowing comprehensive configuration of its content, type, publication settings, engagement features, and associations.
Create enrollment
Enrolls a user in a canvas course with a specified role and status; `associated user id` is required if `enrollment type` is 'observerenrollment'.
and 27 more.
How to connect Canvas
Sign in to Zeplik
Create a free Zeplik account or sign in. New accounts start with free credits, so you can try Canvas immediately.
Connect Canvas
Open Settings and go to Connectors, then press Connect on Canvas. You can also connect from the Canvas page in the app.
Add your Canvas API key
Paste your Canvas API key when prompted. Zeplik stores it securely on the server and starts working with Canvas right away.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use Canvas with Zeplik?
- Yes. Canvas is available as an integration on Zeplik. Connect it once and the AI assistant can work with your Canvas account inside any conversation.
- What can Zeplik do with Canvas?
- Once connected, Zeplik has 48 read and 39 write actions for Canvas. Canvas is a learning management system supporting online courses, assignments, grading, and collaboration, widely used by schools and universities.
- How do I connect Canvas to Zeplik?
- You connect Canvas by pasting your own Canvas API key in Settings under Connectors. There is no separate app to install.
- Does Zeplik change things in Canvas without asking?
- No. Zeplik reads from Canvas by default. Any action that changes data in Canvas requires write access, which stays off until you enable it in Settings under Connectors.
- How much does connecting Canvas cost?
- Connecting Canvas is free. You only spend Zeplik credits when the assistant runs, and new accounts start with free credits.
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