Update Assignment

PATCH https://ed.link/api/v2/graph/classes/:class_id/assignments/:assignment_id

Update an existing Assignment.

Request Parameters

Request Body

The request body should contain a partial Assignment object.

The following fields are allowed: title, description, description_plaintext, state, due_date, display_date, start_date, end_date, assignee_mode, assignee_ids, points_possible, grading_type, submission_types, max_attempts, session_id, category_id.

{
    "$request": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "$data": {
        "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        "category_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        "assignee_mode": "all",
        "grading_type": "points",
        "max_attempts": 1,
        "title": "Week 12 Homework",
        "submission_types": ["link"],
        "state": "open",
        "due_date": "2022-01-28T18:00:24.573Z"
    }
}

Sample Request

axios.patch('https://ed.link/api/v2/graph/classes/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/assignments/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000', {
    headers: {
        authorization: `Bearer ${integration_access_token}`
    },
    data: {
        category_id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
        assignee_mode: 'all',
        grading_type: 'points',
        max_attempts: 1,
        title: 'Week 12 Homework',
        submission_types: ['link'],
        state: 'open',
        due_date: '2022-01-28T18:00:24.573Z'
    }
});

Sample Response

The response contains the updated Assignment object.

{
    "$data": {
        "attachments": [],
        "assignee_mode": "all",
        "grading_type": "points",
        "max_attempts": 1,
        "title": "Week 12 Homework",
        "submission_types": ["link"],
        "state": "open",
        "points_possible": 10,
        "created_date": "2021-12-23T22:24:39.934Z",
        "updated_date": "2022-01-03T20:49:09.233Z",
        "due_date": "2022-01-28T18:00:24.573Z",
        "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        "category_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
    },
    "$request": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}

Additional Notes

Canvas requires you to "publish" the Assignment before you can modify student submissions (i.e. submit or grade them). Do that by calling this endpoint with the state property set to open.