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  • List available tabs for a course or group
  • Update a tab for a course

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A Tab object looks like:

{
  "html_url": "/courses/1/external_tools/4",
  "id": "context_external_tool_4",
  "label": "WordPress",
  "type": "external",
  // only included if true
  "hidden": true,
  // possible values are: public, members, admins, and none
  "visibility": "public",
  // 1 based
  "position": 2
}

GET /api/v1/accounts/:account_id/tabs

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/tabs

GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/tabs

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/tabs

GET /api/v1/groups/:group_id/tabs

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/groups/:group_id/tabs

GET /api/v1/users/:user_id/tabs

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/users/:user_id/tabs

Returns a paginated list of navigation tabs available in the current context.

Request Parameters:

Parameter
Type
Description

include[]

string

  • “course_subject_tabs”: Optional flag to return the tabs associated with a canvas_for_elementary subject course’s home page instead of the typical sidebar navigation. Only takes effect if this request is for a course context in a canvas_for_elementary-enabled account or sub-account.

Allowed values: course_subject_tabs

Example Request:

curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
     https://<canvas>/api/v1/groups/<group_id>/tabs"

Example Response:

[
  {
    "html_url": "/courses/1",
    "id": "home",
    "label": "Home",
    "position": 1,
    "visibility": "public",
    "type": "internal"
  },
  {
    "html_url": "/courses/1/external_tools/4",
    "id": "context_external_tool_4",
    "label": "WordPress",
    "hidden": true,
    "visibility": "public",
    "position": 2,
    "type": "external"
  },
  {
    "html_url": "/courses/1/grades",
    "id": "grades",
    "label": "Grades",
    "position": 3,
    "hidden": true
    "visibility": "admins"
    "type": "internal"
  }
]

PUT /api/v1/courses/:course_id/tabs/:tab_id

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/tabs/:tab_id

Home and Settings tabs are not manageable, and can’t be hidden or moved

Returns a tab object

Request Parameters:

Parameter
Type
Description

position

integer

The new position of the tab, 1-based

hidden

boolean

no description

Example Request:

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/courses/<course_id>/tabs/tab_id \
  -X PUT \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  -d 'hidden=true' \
  -d 'position=2' // 1 based

Returns a object.

This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available .

TabsController#update
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