Update Assignment

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

Update an existing Assignment. This is often useful for changing an Assignment's state from 'draft' to 'open'.

If you are trying to submit grades or student work, see Submissions.

Request Parameters

Request Body

The request body should contain a partial Assignment object.

{
    "category_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "assignee_mode": "all",
    "grading_type": "points",
    "max_attempts": 1,
    "state": "open"
}

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,
        state: 'open'
    }
});

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'.