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title: "View and Restore Page History in Canvas"
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Users who have permission to edit course pages can view the page history to see the date, time, and author of any changes made to a page. Page editors may also restore the page to a previous version.

The steps shown in this article reflect the instructor view. However, the same steps apply to students who have permission to edit course pages.

> ℹ️ **Important Notes:** 
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - Even if students are granted editing access in page settings, they cannot restore a previous version of a page within a course. Students can only restore page content for pages within their student groups.
> ℹ️ - Changes made within HTML or CSS code snippets are not stored in the page history.

### View Page History

1. In **Course Navigation**, click **Pages**.
  - Pages opens to the course Front Page if one is designated.
  - To view all course pages, click **View All Pages**.
2. Click the name of the page you want to review.
3. Click the **Options** icon and select **View Page History**.

By default, the page history displays the most recent revision.

4. Click the **Options** icon [1] and select the **View Page History** link [2].

![Screenshot 2026-02-25 160532.png](media://a3fe4c6a-a7d5-446e-a206-154bc14c030e)

5. By default, the page history show the latest revision.

![Screenshot 2026-02-25 160719.png](media://3351098d-b075-43c8-b8bd-e192c8fea83c)

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### Restore a Previous Version

1. In the Page History, click the date of the version you want to view.
2. Click **Restore this revision**.
3. To confirm, click **Restore**.

> ℹ️ **Important Notes:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - Students cannot restore a prior version of a page within a course.
> ℹ️ - Canvas will restore the selected version as the most recent revision. If you decide to restore a different version, repeat the steps and select another revision date.
> ℹ️ - Restoring a page revision associates your name with the updated page history entry.

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## Return to the Current Page

1. Click the **Close** icon to exit Page History.
2. You may also use the breadcrumb navigation to return to the current page or to the Pages Index.