How do I get my work back on Canvas?

To recover deleted course content in Canvas, you can use a special URL trick.

Recovering Deleted Content in Canvas

If you have accidentally deleted an assignment, page, discussion, or other content within your Canvas course, you may be able to recover it using the /undelete function. This method allows you to view and potentially restore recently deleted items.

Here are the steps to attempt recovery:

1. Click Home to navigate to the home page of your Canvas course. This ensures you are starting from the correct course context.
2. Type /undelete to the end of the URL link in your web browser's address bar and press enter.
   • For example, if your course URL is https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/12345, you would change it to https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/12345/undelete and hit enter.

After pressing enter, Canvas will display a page listing recently deleted items within that specific course. You should see a "Restore" button next to each item that can be recovered. Click "Restore" for the work or content you wish to get back.

• This method is based on information about recovering deleted course content here.

This technique is specifically for recovering items that were deleted from your Canvas course. It does not apply to submitted assignments or other types of "work" stored elsewhere.