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      How Do I Add Niche Academy to Canvas? (LTI 1.3)

      In this knowledge base tutorial, we will walk through how to integrate Niche Academy into Canvas using LTI 1.3

      1. Start by going to the Canvas Admin Settings -> Developer Keys, click "+ Developer Key" and click "+ LTI Key"
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      2. Select Manual Entry
      Set the key name to "Niche Academy" or similar
      Give the tool a title

      Give it a description

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      3. Open Niche and go to settings -> integrations -> LTI 1.3

      Target link URI -> Content Selection URL in Niche

      OpenID Connect Initiation -> Initiation Login URL

      Redirect URI -> Redirect URL

      JWK method should be Public JWK URL

      Public JWK URL  -> Keyset URL


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      4. Under LTI Advantage Services, enable all options except "Can update public jwk for LTI services."

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      5. Under Additional Settings, set the Domain to "https://my.nicheacademy.com/"

      Then set privacy level = public

      Set Custom Fields to Custom Parameters found in Niche

      Then set Placements to Assignment Selection.

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      6. Under Assignment Selection, change the Select Message Type to "LtiDeepLinkingRequest"


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      7. Save and you will return to the developer keys page

      Copy the number under the Details column

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      8. Go to Settings -> Apps -> View App Configurations

      Click "+ App"

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      9. Switch Configuration Type to "By Client ID"
      Paste the number that you copied from the details column in step 7

      And Submit

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      10. Go back to Niche and Copy and Paste the same number from step 7 for the client ID on Niche

      Don't update or close just yet, we will be going back to this

       

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      11. Go back to Settings -> Apps -> View App Configurations, click the settings gear cog on the right, and click Deployment ID to copy to your clipboard

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      12. Go back to Niche, and paste the Deployment ID you just copied from step 11 into the Deployment ID section in Niche

      Select platform type can be any of the options since there isn't a Canvas option (it won't affect the integration)

      Set Platform Name to Canvas

      Set Platform ID (Issuer) to https://canvas.instructure.com

      Set Public Keyset URL to https://canvas.instructure.com/api/lti/security/jwks

      Set Access token URL to <your canvas URL>/login/oauth2/token for example: https://nicheacademy.instructure.com/login/oauth2/token

      Set Authentication request URL to <your canvas URL>/api/lti/authorize_redirect for example:
       https://nicheacademy.instructure.com/api/lti/authorize_redirect
      Finally, click Update, and the integration should be working.

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