How do I access Canvas at IU from a computer or mobile device?

To log into Canvas at Indiana University, you must have an IU Network ID, IU Guest account, or IU group account. Canvas accounts are provisioned automatically by UITS for IU students, faculty, and staff.

If you have an IU Guest account, a Canvas account will be created for you the first time you attempt to log into Canvas. For instructions on establishing an IU Guest account, see About IU Guest accounts.

To establish a Canvas account for an IU group account, the group account owner must send a request to the UITS Mission Critical team. In the request, include your full name, plus the username and email address associated with the group account. Once the Mission Critical team confirms the creation of the account, you can use your IU group account username and passphrase to log into Canvas.

• Accessing Canvas via a web browser
• Accessing Canvas via mobile apps

Accessing Canvas via a web browser

If your Canvas account is associated with your personal IU Network ID account, an IU Guest account, or an IU group account, you can access Canvas at IU from a web browser on a computer or mobile device. For details on which web browser versions are compatible with Canvas, see Which browsers does Canvas support?

To log into Canvas using a web browser:

1. Go to canvas.iu.edu.
2. On the left, click the Log-in button.
3. Log into IU's Central Authentication Service (CAS) using your IU Network ID username and passphrase, your IU Guest account credentials, or your IU group account credentials.

Accessing Canvas via mobile apps

If your Canvas account is associated with your personal IU Network ID account or an IU group account, you can access Canvas at IU via mobile apps developed by Instructure.

If your Canvas account is associated with an IU Guest account, you won't be able to log into Canvas via Instructure's mobile apps. However, you can use your mobile device's web browser to log into the Canvas at IU website (as explained in the previous section).

Instructure has developed several mobile apps for Canvas, which are available as follows:

To access Canvas at IU using an Instructure mobile app:

1. On your smartphone or tablet, open the app.
2. If prompted to "Find your school or district", enter Indiana University. If prompted for your Canvas URL, enter http://iu.instructure.com.
   Note:

   The IU Canvas gateway URL (canvas.iu.edu) will not work with Instructure's mobile apps.
3. Log into IU CAS using your personal or group account Network ID credentials.

For more about accessing Canvas via Instructure's mobile apps, search the Canvas Guides:

• Canvas by Instructure iOS Guide
• SpeedGrader iOS Tablet Guide
• Polls for Canvas iOS Phone Guide
• Polls for Canvas iOS Tablet Guide
• MagicMarker iOS Tablet Guide
• Canvas by Instructure Android Guide
• SpeedGrader Android Phone Guide
• SpeedGrader Android Tablet Guide
• Polls for Canvas Android Phone Guide
• Polls for Canvas Android Tablet Guide