How do I manage app availability and exceptions in Canvas Apps?

Canvas Apps is the central hub to discover, manage, and monitor integrated apps. This feature aims to extend and enhance digital teaching and learning experience with powerful apps that provide and/or enrich  content, assessment, multimedia, collaboration, analytics, accessibility, and more.

As a root account admin, you can manage LTI 1.3 tool availability and exceptions for a course or sub-account in Canvas Apps.

Open Account

Open Account

In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1] and then click the name of the account [2].

Open Apps

Open Apps

In Account Navigation, click the Apps link.

View Manage Tab

View Manage Tab

Click the Manage tab [1]. A list of all LTI 1.3 configurations set up in your environment display.

To manage an existing app, click the app name [2].

To add a new app manually or by using Dynamic Registration, JSON, or JSON URL, click the Install a New App button [3].

Deploy App

Deploy App

If the app has not been deployed to any sub-accounts or courses, click the Create Deployment button.

Manage App

Manage App

You can copy the client ID [1] or delete the app (if applicable) [2].

To set the app availability, click the Edit icon [3].

To add an exception, click the Add Exception button [4].

Set App Availability

Set App Availability

Click the Availability drop-down menu [1] and select Available or Not Available [2]. To apply the changes, click the Save button [3].

Add Setting Exceptions

Add Setting Exceptions

In the Add Availability and Exception modal, add a subaccount or course using the Search field [1] or the subaccounts and courses list [2]. Then select availability [3] and click the Save button [4].

Edit Availability and Exception Settings

Edit Availability and Exception Settings

View the app availability for a course or sub-account [1]. To make changes, click the Edit icon [1]. To remove the exception, click the Delete icon [2].

View and Edit Configuration

View Configuration

To view the configuration settings, click the Configuration tab [1]. To edit the configuration, click the Edit button [2]. To restore the default configuration, click the Restore Default button [3].

View History

View History

Click the History tab [1]. You can view when an update occurred [2], who updated it [3], and which fields were affected [4]. To view more details about the change, click the Affected Fields link [5].