Dev Environment for Canvas

[waaaseee]

I'm new to Canvas, and I'm really excited about developing a plugin for it. I'm happy that LTI and the REST API are fairly well documented (unlike Blackboard ugh). However, I don't know if my 'trial' account is valid for it or not (I signed up as a teacher)? Do I have to license Canvas first in order to develop for it? Is the trial account sufficient for testing purposes?

[pklove · Accepted solution]

If you mean at https://canvas.instructure.com , then, yes, you can create a course, add your own LTI to it, generate an API token and make REST API calls.

However, you will be limited to what you can do according to your teacher account permissions.

[waaaseee]

Thank you for the info Peter. I've also found out about the test environment, so I guess I have all the tools I need to start delving into the dev side side of things. However, my concern about using the trial account is that it mentioned on the website that the trial was for 14 days, so what happens after that? Also, can you guide me a little on how to check my account permissions (I tried googling it a lot but couldn't find it)? 

[Renee_Carney]

waaaseee 

Your "free for teacher" account should give you the access you are looking for, and it should persist beyond 14 days.

[Renee_Carney]

Also, I see you have Slate  in your profile.  If you want to find out more about partnerships with Instructure, you can visit

Instructure Partner Portfolio 

[waaaseee]

Will do