Download Assignment Data from Canvas

Download Assignment Data from Canvas

As a student, you can download all your assignment submissions in Canvas. Submissions are for both current and concluded courses and only includes any files that were submitted to fulfill an assignment; they do not include any submissions modified by instructors, such as annotated submissions.

The download also includes submissions for group assignments, even if the submission was made by another student in your group.

When the export has finished generating, submissions are downloaded as a ZIP file.

For step by step instructions on how to do this, please see this article on Canvas' Student Guide support page found here:



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