Use Canvas from Claude
Add the Canvas connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorCanvas
Canvas integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Canvas once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryEducation
Use Canvas from Codex
Add the Canvas connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
Use Canvas from Sidekick
Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while type.com provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.
Education
What the Canvas connector can do
Canvas is a learning management system where instructors run courses, assignments, grading, and discussions. With a Canvas connection in type.com, an education Space can ask Claude to send a conversation message, record attendance, or cancel a quiz report that's no longer needed, keeping a record in the thread.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Canvas once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Canvas in type.com
Send a follow-up to a student
Ask the agent to add a message to an existing conversation thread so a reply reaches the right recipients without opening Canvas.
Reply to the conversation with the three students who missed last week's quiz and share the makeup date.
Record attendance for a course
Update the last attended date for a student enrollment so attendance tracking stays current without manual entry in Canvas.
Update the last attended date for this student in our World History course to yesterday.
Clean up an abandoned quiz report
Cancel a quiz report that's no longer needed instead of letting it keep generating in the background.
Abort the quiz report generation for last semester's midterm since we no longer need it.
Representative actions
- Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels a quiz report that's generating or removes one already generated, useful for cleanup.
- Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing Canvas conversation thread with specified recipients.
- Add course to favorites
Marks a course as a favorite for the authenticated user.
- Add group to favorites
Marks a group as a favorite for the authenticated user.
- Add last attended date
Records or updates the last date a student attended a course, useful for attendance tracking.
Representative triggers
- Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
- New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
- New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Connection
API and auth details
Canvas LMS exposes a domain-specific REST API under /api/v1 and supports OAuth2 or bearer access tokens for courses, users, assignments, enrollments, files, and grading workflows.
- Source
- Official docs verified 2026-06-03
- Auth schemes
- OAuth, Bearer token
- Base URL
- https://{canvas-domain}/api/v1
- Official site
- https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
- Connection test
- /users/self
Official endpoint references
Source links
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Canvas
Can Claude manage Canvas courses from type.com?
Yes. Once Canvas is connected and shared with a Space, Claude can send messages, track attendance, and manage favorites and quiz reports from a thread.
How do I authenticate Canvas in type.com?
Canvas supports OAuth sign-in or a bearer access token. An admin sets up the connection once and picks which Spaces can use it.
Can Canvas tasks run on a schedule?
Yes. Turn a recurring task, like checking attendance each week, into a type.com automation that reports to a channel.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Canvas?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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