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.
Open User Settings
In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].
Download Submissions
In the sidebar, click the Download Submissions button.
Create Export
Click the Create Export button.
Download Export
When the export has completed, click the New Export link.
Note: Content exports expire after 30 days and can no longer be downloaded.
The ZIP file will automatically download to your computer. If your computer asks you what to do with the file, you can choose to open the file directly, or save the file to your computer.
The filename of the ZIP file includes the date of your export.
Open ZIP File
Once the file has been downloaded, locate the ZIP file on your computer. To open the file, either double click to open it (MAC users) or right-click the file and select Extract All (PC users).
View Submissions
Open the expanded folder and view your assignment submissions by course.
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