How do I use the Canvas Data 2 Command Line Interface (CLI) Tool?

A small Command Line Interface (CLI) tool is available for syncing data from the Canvas Data API.

You can use the CLI through your terminal (OSX/Linux), command prompt (Windows), or through the Bash terminal in the Windows Linux Sub system.

For complete details on using the CLI, refer to the Data Access Platform Client Library documentation.

Download the Canvas Data 2 Command Line Interface (CLI) Tool

You can download the Python package from Python Package Manager. For installation, you may also need to specify extra features. For details, refer to the Installation section of the Data Access Platform Client Library documentation.

In addition to the Data Access Platform Client Library documentation, you can view the following videos:

How do I set up Canvas Data 2 with an API client (Postman)?

Canvas Data 2 Frequently Asked Questions

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