Canvas File Downloader

Simple file downloader for Canvas of Instructure.

Features:

• Downloads all courses or only the ones marked as favorites
• Download from Modules, Files or both
• If a file already exists, it's omitted
• If a Google Drive file is linked, it will be downloaded

Usage:

First, download the requirements with:

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

then, run the module with:

python canvas.py YOUR-TOKEN CANVAS-DOMAIN

Where:

• YOUR-TOKEN is the token access of Canvas, generated here.
• CANVAS-DOMAIN the Canvas domain where files will be downloaded.

Optional parameters:

• -f FROM: where to download the files, can be modules, folders or both (default: both).
• -o DIR: name of the output directory (default: CanvasFiles).
• --all: include all courses instead of only favorites.

Related projects:

• CanvasSync
• CanvasAPI
• Canvas LMS