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Permissions

This document lists permissions that can be granted to account- and course-level roles in Canvas.

For Account-level roles only

Key	Permission
`become_user`	Users - act as
`import_sis`	SIS Data - import
`manage_account_memberships`	Admins - add / remove
`manage_account_settings`	Account-level settings - manage
`manage_alerts`	Global Announcements - add / edit / delete
`manage_catalog`	Catalog - manage
`manage_data_services`	Data Services - manage
`manage_developer_keys`	Developer Keys - manage
`manage_dsr_requests`	Users - create DSR export
`manage_feature_flags`	Feature Options - enable / disable
`manage_frozen_assignments`	Manage (edit / delete) frozen assignments
`manage_impact`	Impact - Manage
`manage_lti_registrations`	LTI Registrations - Manage
`manage_master_courses`	Blueprint Courses - add / edit / associate / delete
`manage_role_overrides`	Permissions - manage
`manage_sis`	SIS Data - manage
`manage_storage_quotas`	Storage Quotas - manage
`manage_user_logins`	Users - manage login details
`manage_user_observers`	Users - manage observers
`manage_users_in_bulk`	Bulk actions - people page
`moderate_user_content`	Users - moderate content
`new_quizzes_view_ip_address`	New Quizzes - view IP address
`read_course_content`	Course Content - view
`read_course_list`	Courses - view list
`reset_any_mfa`	Reset Multi-Factor Authentication
`undelete_courses`	Courses - undelete
`view_admin_analytics`	Admin Analytics - view and export data
`view_analytics_hub`	Analytics Hub
`view_course_changes`	Courses - view change logs
`view_feature_flags`	Feature Options - view
`view_grade_changes`	Grades - view change logs
`view_notifications`	Notifications - view
`view_quiz_answer_audits`	Quizzes - view submission log
`view_statistics`	Statistics - view

Intelligent Insights

Key	Permission
`view_ask_questions_analytics`	Ask Your Data
`view_course_readiness`	Course Readiness
`view_students_in_need`	Students in Need of Attention
`view_title_iv_financial_aid_report`	Financial Aid Compliance

Manage Account Calendars

Key	Permission
`manage_account_calendar_events`	Account Calendars - add / edit / delete events
`manage_account_calendar_visibility`	Account Calendars - change visibility

Manage Course Templates

Key	Permission
`add_course_template`	Course Templates - create
`delete_course_template`	Course Templates - delete
`edit_course_template`	Course Templates - edit

Manage Courses

Key	Permission
`manage_courses_add`	Courses - add
`manage_courses_admin`	Courses - manage / update

Users - Manage Access Tokens

Key	Permission
`create_access_tokens`	Access Tokens - create / update
`delete_access_tokens`	Access Tokens - delete
`view_user_generated_access_tokens`	Manually Generated Access Tokens - view

Users - Temporary Enrollments

Key	Permission
`temporary_enrollments_add`	Temporary Enrollments - add
`temporary_enrollments_delete`	Temporary Enrollments - delete
`temporary_enrollments_edit`	Temporary Enrollments - edit

For both Account-level and Course-level roles

Note: Applicable enrollment types for course-level roles are given in brackets: S = student, T = teacher (instructor), A = TA, D = designer, O = observer. Lower-case letters indicate permissions that are off by default. A missing letter indicates the permission cannot be enabled for the role or any derived custom roles.

Key	Available To	Permission
`allow_course_admin_actions`	`Tad`	Users - allow administrative actions in courses
`block_editor_global_template_editor`	`t d`	Block Editor Global Templates - edit
`block_editor_template_editor`	`t d`	Block Editor Templates - edit
`create_collaborations`	`STADo`	Student Collaborations - create
`create_conferences`	`STADo`	Web Conferences - create
`create_forum`	`STADo`	Discussions - create
`generate_observer_pairing_code`	`tado`	Users - generate observer pairing codes for students
`import_outcomes`	`TaDo`	Learning Outcomes - import
`manage_account_banks`	`t d`	Item Banks - manage account
`manage_calendar`	`sTADo`	Course Calendar - add / edit / delete
`manage_course_visibility`	`TAD`	Courses - change visibility
`manage_grades`	`TA`	Grades - edit
`manage_interaction_alerts`	`Ta`	Alerts - add / edit / delete
`manage_outcomes`	`sTaDo`	Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete
`manage_proficiency_calculations`	`t d`	Outcome Proficiency Calculations - add / edit
`manage_proficiency_scales`	`t d`	Outcome Mastery Scales - add / edit
`manage_rubrics`	`TAD`	Rubrics - add / edit / delete
`manage_students`	`TAD`	Users - manage students in courses
`moderate_forum`	`sTADo`	Discussions - moderate
`new_quizzes_multiple_session_detection`	`t`	New Quizzes - view multi session information
`post_to_forum`	`STADo`	Discussions - post
`proxy_assignment_submission`	`ta`	Submission - Submit on behalf of student
`read_announcements`	`STADO`	Announcements - view
`read_email_addresses`	`sTAdo`	Users - view primary email address
`read_forum`	`STADO`	Discussions - view
`read_question_banks`	`TADo`	Question banks - view and link
`read_reports`	`TAD`	Reports - manage
`read_roster`	`STADo`	Users - view list
`read_sis`	`sTa`	SIS Data - read
`select_final_grade`	`TA`	Grades - select final grade for moderation
`send_messages`	`STADo`	Conversations - send messages to individual course members
`send_messages_all`	`sTADo`	Conversations - send messages to entire class
`share_banks_with_subaccounts`	`tad`	Item Banks - share with subaccounts
`view_all_grades`	`TAd`	Grades - view all grades
`view_audit_trail`	`t`	Grades - view audit trail
`view_group_pages`	`sTADo`	Groups - view all student groups
`view_students_in_need_in_course`	`Ta`	Intelligent Insights - Students in Need of Attention - Course Level
`view_user_logins`	`TA`	Users - view login IDs

Manage Assignments and Quizzes

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_assignments_add`	`TADo`	Assignments and Quizzes - add
`manage_assignments_delete`	`TADo`	Assignments and Quizzes - delete
`manage_assignments_edit`	`TADo`	Assignments and Quizzes - edit

Manage Course Content

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_course_content_add`	`TADo`	Course Content - add
`manage_course_content_delete`	`TADo`	Course Content - delete
`manage_course_content_edit`	`TADo`	Course Content - edit

Manage Course Files

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_files_add`	`TADo`	Course Files - add
`manage_files_delete`	`TADo`	Course Files - delete
`manage_files_edit`	`TADo`	Course Files - edit

Manage Course Sections

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_sections_add`	`TaD`	Course Sections - add
`manage_sections_delete`	`TaD`	Course Sections - delete
`manage_sections_edit`	`TaD`	Course Sections - edit

Manage Courses

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_courses_conclude`	`TaD`	Courses - conclude
`manage_courses_delete`	`t d`	Courses - delete
`manage_courses_publish`	`TaD`	Courses - publish
`manage_courses_reset`	`t d`	Courses - reset
`view_archived_courses`	`t d`	Courses - view archived

Manage Differentiation Tags

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_tags_add`	`Tad`	Differentiation Tags - add
`manage_tags_delete`	`Tad`	Differentiation Tags - delete
`manage_tags_manage`	`Tad`	Differentiation Tags - manage

Manage Groups

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_groups_add`	`TAD`	Groups - add
`manage_groups_delete`	`TAD`	Groups - delete
`manage_groups_manage`	`TAD`	Groups - manage

Manage LTI

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_lti_add`	`TAD`	LTI - add
`manage_lti_delete`	`TAD`	LTI - delete
`manage_lti_edit`	`TAD`	LTI - edit

Manage Pages

Key	Available To	Permission
`manage_wiki_create`	`TADo`	Pages - create
`manage_wiki_delete`	`TADo`	Pages - delete
`manage_wiki_update`	`TADo`	Pages - update

Users - Designers

Key	Available To	Permission
`add_designer_to_course`	`Tad`	Designers - add
`remove_designer_from_course`	`Tad`	Designers - remove

Users - Observers

Key	Available To	Permission
`add_observer_to_course`	`TAD`	Observers - add
`remove_observer_from_course`	`TAD`	Observers - remove

Users - Students

Key	Available To	Permission
`add_student_to_course`	`TAD`	Students - add
`remove_student_from_course`	`TAD`	Students - remove

Users - TAs

Key	Available To	Permission
`add_ta_to_course`	`Tad`	TAs - add
`remove_ta_from_course`	`Tad`	TAs - remove

Users - Teachers

Key	Available To	Permission
`add_teacher_to_course`	`Tad`	Teachers - add
`remove_teacher_from_course`	`Tad`	Teachers - remove