Starting November 14th, 2025, student users in the UW–Madison instance of Canvas will no longer be able to manually generate Access Tokens via the Canvas interface. Any UW–Madison student who wishes to utilize an Access Token will need to follow the request process as outlined in this KB article.
Access Tokens provide access to Canvas resources through the Canvas API. Access tokens can be generated automatically for third-party applications or created manually.
Using the Canvas API allows the Access Token holder to access the same Canvas resources that you can access. For example, third-party applications, including devices you have used to open the Canvas Student app, are authorized to access Canvas on your behalf.
Please see this KB article for detailed instructions on requesting a Canvas Access Token.