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This article explains how to install and set up the Kaltura LMS Video integration for Canvas using LTI 1.3. The integration connects Kaltura’s video tools with Canvas through a secure LTI Developer Key and a set of configured external tools.

Once the setup is complete, users can access My Media, Media Gallery, and Browse, Search, and Embed directly within Canvas.

The integration is managed through the Configuration Management console, where administrators enable LTI 1.3 authentication and connect the LMS to Kaltura.

Prerequisites

• A Kaltura administrator account
• A KAF for Canvas, version 5.99.46 or later 
• A Canvas administrator account

 Step 1 - Enable LTI 1.3

1. In your Configuration Management console, navigate to the Hosted module.
2.  On the Hosted module page, locate the authMethod field and select lti1.3 from the dropdown.



An additional section displays.

3. Confirm that the three fields listed below are auto-populated.
   • lti13PlatformOidcAuthUrl = https://sso.canvaslms.com/api/lti/authorize_redirect
   • lti13AuthTokenUrl = https://sso.canvaslms.com/login/oauth2/token
   • lti13KeysUrl = https://sso.canvaslms.com/api/lti/security/jwks

   If the fields are NOT auto-populated then you need to set them as follows:

   • lti13PlatformOidcAuthUrl = https://{your_Canvas_Domain}/api/lti/authorize_redirect
   • lti13AuthTokenUrl = https://{your_Canvas_Domain}/login/oauth2/token
   • lti13KeysUrl = https://{your_Canvas_Domain}/api/lti/security/jwks

   Make sure the URL you enter has no spaces before, after, or within it.

4. Scroll down to the LTI3ServicePrivateKey section and click the Generate key pair here. This will generate the keys.
   
5. In the Certificate Generator frame, click Use to have the key pairs saved to the lti13ServicePrivateKey and lti13ServicePublicKey fields.
   
6. Scroll to the bottom of the Hosted module page and click Save.

Step 2 - Generate LTI developer key JSON

Enter the following URL in your browser: https://{your_KAF_URL}/canvas/config/create-json-for-instance Example:https://12345.kaf.kaltura.com/canvas/config/create-json-for-instance

The JSON will be used in the next step to create the LTI developer key.

Step 3 - Create LTI developer key

1. Log into your Canvas instance as an administrator. 
2. Click the Admin tab.
3. Click the Developer Keys tab.



The Developer Keys page displays.



4. Click +Developer Key and select + LTI Key from the drop-down list.



The Key Settings page displays.



5. Configure the following:

• Key Name - Enter 'Kaltura Video Plugin'.
• Owner email - optional
• Redirect URIs - Enter https://{your_KAF_URL}/hosted/index/oauth2-launch Example:https://12345.kaf.kaltura.com/hosted/index/oauth2-launch

If you're using a KAF domain other than .kaltura.com, make sure to use it as the input for your_KAF_URL.

• Notes - optional
• Method - Select Paste JSON from the drop-down list.

6. In the LTI 1.3 Configuration field, copy the JSON code (not including the brackets) from the previous section (Generate LTI developer key JSON) and paste it between the brackets.

7. Scroll down and click Save.

The new LTI developer key will now be listed on the Developer Keys page. If the State is set to off (red), it means the key is disabled. To enable the key, click the toggle (green).

Step 4 - Configure LTI developer key LTI Advantage services

In order for the LTI developer key to work properly, certain LTI Advantage services must be enabled.

1. Edit the LTI developer key you created by clicking on the pencil icon to the far right of the key.



The Key Settings page displays.

2. In the Method field, change to Manual entry.



3. Scroll down to the LTI Advantage services section and click to expand the section.



4. Make sure the following LTI Advantage services are turned on in addition to others that are enabled:

• Can create and view assignment data in the gradebook associated with the tool.
• Can view assignment data in the gradebook associated with the tool.
• Can view submission data for assignments associated with the tool.
• Can create and update submissions for assignments associated with the tool.
• Can retrieve user data associated with the context the tool is installed in.
• Can update publish jwk for LTI services.

5. Click Save if you have made any changes.

Step 5 - Confirm values in LTI developer key additional settings

1. Click Additional Settings to expand the section.



2. Review the following fields:

• Domain - your KAF domain without the https://
• Tool Id - your KAF URL including https://
• Icon Url, Text, Selection Height, Selection Width – leave blank
• Custom Fields - include the following custom parameters:
• custom_canvas_user_id=$Canvas.user.id
• custom_canvas_course_id=$Canvas.course.id
• custom_canvas_user_login_id=$Canvas.user.loginId
• custom_canvas_post_message_token=$com.instructure.PostMessageToken (Note: This field is optional but recommended for enabling the Kaltura player to automatically adjust the Canvas iframe height when the player size changes. If omitted, media will still play correctly but iframe sizing will be static.)

Step 6 - Confirm or edit LTI developer key placement settings

Canvas only allows each placement to be used once per developer key. The JSON file generated by Kaltura includes five placements.

Review and edit the Text field for each tool placement as needed:

• Link Selection: For the Kaltura Browse Search and Embed tool, used to create video pages.
• Course Navigation: For the Kaltura Course Media Gallery.
• Global Navigation: For the Kaltura My Media tool in the global left-hand navigation.
• Editor Button: For the Kaltura Browse Search and Embed tool in the Canvas Rich Content Editor.
• Assignment Selection: For the Kaltura Interactive Video Quiz in the Canvas Assignment tool.

Step 7 - Set 'lti13ClientID' value for LTI developer key

1. In Canvas, navigate to the Developer Keys page (https://{your_Canvas_base_URL}/accounts/1/developer_keys) .
2. On the Developer Keys page, locate the listing for the developer key you created in Step 3 - Create LTI Developer Key and copy the Client ID from the Details column.



3. Log into your Configuration Management page (https://{your_KAF_base_URL}/admin).
4. Navigate to the Hosted module (https://{your_KAF_base_URL}/admin/config/tab/hosted).
5. Scroll down to the lti13ClientID field and paste in the Client ID.



6. Scroll to the bottom of the Hosted module and click Save.

Step 8 - Configure Kaltura user ID value

With the Kaltura LMS integration, user ID records are passed from the LMS to Kaltura during the LTI Launch. When using LTI 1.3 authentication, admins can configure which LTI attribute to use for the user ID in the KAF Hosted module.

Kaltura uses a custom parameter in Canvas to store the User ID value. To set this up:

1. Log into your Configuration Management page (https://{your_KAF_base_URL}/admin).
2. Navigate to the Hosted module (https://{your_KAF_base_URL}/admin/config/tab/hosted).
3. Scroll down to the ltiUserIdAttribute setting.
4. Set ltiUserIdAttribute to custom_canvas_user_login_id.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the Hosted module and click Save.

Step 9 - Set API developer key 

1. Log into Canvas as an administrator.
2. Navigate to the Developer Keys page.
3. On the Developer Keys page, click + Developer Key and select + API Key from the drop-down menu.



The 'Key Settings' page displays.



4. Configure the following:

• Key Name - Kaltura Scoped API Key
• Owner Email - Optional
• Redirect URLs - Enter your KAF URL starting with https://
• Use your domain alias or vanity domain if applicable.
• Make sure there is no / (slash) at the end of the URL.
• Redirect URL (Legacy) - Enter your KAF URL starting with https://
• Use your domain alias or vanity domain if applicable.
• Make sure there is no / (slash) at the end of the URL.
• Vendor Code (LTI 2) - Leave blank
• Icon URL - Optional
• Notes - Optional
• Test Cluster Only - Leave unchecked
• Client Credentials Audience - Select Canvas

5. Scroll to the top of the page and click Enforce Scopes.

The 'Enforce Scopes' section expands.

Leave Allow Include Parameters unchecked.

6. Scroll down to Courses and click to expand.

7. Check the following scopes:

• url:GET|/api/v1/courses
• url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:id

8. Scroll down to Users and click to expand.

9. Check the following scope:

• url:GET|/api/v1/users/:user_id/profile

10. Click Save.

The 'Developer Key Created' message displays:

11. Copy the API Developer Key secret and store it in a secure location. 

12. Click Close.

The Developers Keys page displays.

13. Select the Account tab.

14. Locate the Scoped API Developer Key you created and click the State toggle to turn on the key.

A confirmation message appears.

15. Click Switch to On.

When enabled, the toggle turns green.

Step 10 - Set API developer key in Canvas module

1. Log into your Configuration Management console and open the Canvas module. You can also navigate directly: (https://{your_KAF_base_URL}/admin/config/tab/canvas).



The 'Canvas' page displays.



2. Scroll down to the useScopedKey field and set it to 'Yes'.

This exposes the Canvas Account API Developer Key settings.



3. Set the enableUserProfileScope field to 'Yes'.
4. Fill in the customAppId and customAppKey fields using the Key ID and Key for the API Developer Key you created above as follows: 

• In Canvas, navigate to the Developer Keys page and locate the Canvas API developer key you created. 
• Copy the Client ID and paste it into the customAppId field in the Canvas module.



• Copy the API Developer Key that you saved in Step 9, item 11 above, and paste it into the customAppKey field in the Canvas module.

The Canvas module useScopedKey section should now look like this:

5. Scroll to the bottom of the Canvas module and click Save.

Step 11 - Add Kaltura tools 

Once you've completed the previous steps, you can add the Kaltura external tools.

1. Log into Canvas as an administrator and navigate to the Developer Keys page.



2. On the Developer Keys page, locate the LTI developer key you created and copy the Client ID from the Details column.



3. In the left-hand navigation, click the Settings tab (https://{your_Canvas_base_URL}/accounts/1/settings#tab-settings).



The Settings page displays.

4. On the Settings page, click the Apps tab.



The External Apps page displays.

5. Click View App Configurations.



A list of apps displays.

6. Click +App.



The Add App page displays.



7. Click on the Configuration Type drop-down menu and select By Client ID.



8. Paste the Client ID copied in Step 3 - Create LTI developer key into the Client ID field.



9. Click Submit.

Canvas LTI tool placements

Instructure provides multiple placements for external tools in Canvas. The recommended Kaltura placements align with those used in earlier LTI versions.

Note that placement limitations may apply depending on where the Kaltura tools are added within the Canvas account structure (account, sub-account, course). See Step 11 - Add Kaltura tools.