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How to Enable Canvas LMS Integration

Your organization must have an active Canvas LMS account to use the Canvas LMS integration. Note that Canvas LMS integration is per branch and not shared across branches in a multi-Branch system.

Follow these steps in Canvas to start the Canvas LMS integration process.

  • Log into your Canvas LMS account.
  • Add an [Admin User] to the account. This user will be the account that connects to the Canvas API.
  • Logout of Canvas.
  • Log into Canvas with this new Account.
  • Click on Account >> Settings.
  • In the [Approved Integrations] area, click the [New Access Token] button.
  • Enter a purpose, “XenDirect Connection” for example, and leave the Expires field blank.
  • Click the [Generate Token] button.
  • You will see a long string of characters. This is the [Canvas Token] you will use later. Copy and save that string somewhere locally.
  • Logout of Canvas.

Choose your Canvas Vendor.
You can only Add one Canvas Vendor type per Branch.
Caution: Adding 2 Canvas records will cause problems. Most likely only the "Canvas" record will be used.

  • Vendor = Canvas - XenDirect Client Email is used as the Canvas Unique ID.
    • When a Client updates their Email from the WebReg MyAccount area, an additional login associated with the User is created in Canvas.
  • Vendor = Canvas-B - XenDirect Client UserName is used as the Canvas Unique ID.
    • When a Client updates their Profile in WebReg MyAccount thier UserName and Password are Updated in the User Login in Canvas.

Follow these steps in XenDirect to enable Canvas LMS integration.

  • Go to view mode of Admin Menu »» Settings »» Branch Profile.
  • Click on the Vendor Logins tab.
  • Click on [New] Vendor Login.
  • Vendor: Select [Canvas] as the Vendor.
  • Account Name: Enter the [Canvas Token] from the prior Canvas login.
  • URL/Extension: Enter the Canvas API URL. The URL should look something like this:
  • Vendor Email: If you prefer that a Canvas User Login is created without a password, ask Xenegrade to place "NoPassword" in the vendor email field.
  • User Name: Optional prefix for the SIS ID field in a Course and Section. Will have the following formats:
    • Course: -XenDirectCourseID
    • Section: -XenDirectCourseID-XenDirectSectionID
  • Password: Only used if you prefer that a Client is created as a Canvas User in the base Canvas Account and not just in the Account associated with the PIN value below.
    • No Password will ever be sent to Canvas
  • PIN: The Canvas Account or Sub-Account ID that is used by your XenDirect Branch. If you are using a Sub-Account for your Organization or Branch be sure to get the correct Account ID. This will be a number.
  • From Email: Enter the email address of the organization that will be the FROM and REPLY email address in the emails being sent to the client.
  • Other fields in the form can be left blank as they are not used for this feature.
  • Click OK to save and close.
  • Canvas LMS integration is now enabled.
  • The next step is to add/edit Canvas courses and sections.

Related Topics

Canvas LMS Overview

How To Enable Canvas LMS Integration

How to Tag a XenDirect Course/Section as Canvas LMS

Register a Client Into a Canvas LMS Offering

Create a WebReg Direct URL for Canvas LMS Courses





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  1. Rick Stern

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