This guide is for Canvas LMS Administrators

MyTextMate is a Canvas-integrated student engagement tool that helps students miss fewer assignments and earn higher grades (see proven results).

FERPA-compliant and trusted by top universities, MyTextMate seamlessly integrates with Canvas and only takes a few clicks to set up.

MyTextMate's API Integration

To give students the ability to use MyTextMate, a Canvas admin must enable MyTextMate's developer key (a.k.a. the API integration). It can be found by navigating to "Admin">"Developer Keys">"Inherited", searching for "MyTextMate", and clicking "Show All Keys" to reveal it. Click the toggle to enable it.

Once enabled, students can authorize MyTextMate to access a limited set of information from their Canvas account.

MyTextMate's developer key is scoped, restricting MyTextMate's access to the following five Canvas API endpoints:
1. Get planner items
2. Get courses
3. Get user profile
4. Get observees
5. Set course nickname‍

MyTextMate's Canvas LTI Integration

The LTI integration is optional but recommended. As long as the API integration is enabled, students can sign up for MyTextMate from the web app or mobile app.

To give students the ability to sign up for MyTextMate from Canvas, an admin must add MyTextMate's external app (a.k.a. the LTI integration). It can be found by navigating to "Admin">"Settings">"Apps", and searching for "MyTextMate". Click "Add App" to add it.

Contact Us

Point of Contact:
Charlie J. Levine
charlie@mytextmate.com

Please reach out for any questions and confirmation that the integration has been successfully enabled. Thank you.