APIs

to use wildcards in Query Parameters
Is it possible to use wildcards in the api query parameters, for example, I need to search by First and Last Names in this api, GET /d2l/api/lp/(version)/users/ Unfortunately, there is no such Query Parameters, but if I can search externalEmail with wildcards, it will help.
How to get "Object Id" for GET /assessment?
API: Is there another API that lists all the Object Id?
Ability to pull User Progress via API
How can I pull user Progress via the API? When I try yo use GET /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/content/userprogress/, I get a 404 back. Regarding , 'Finally, note that the back-end service may not have all the Brightspace functionality enabled to provide access to all the APIs contained in this API reference…
Non-user authentication for quiz APIs?
Hello, We'd like to use an API to pull information about available quizzes, for the purposes of an administrator being able to set up tool configuration for existing quizzes. I see that this API exists: /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/quizzes/(quizId) However, the only client-credentials flow I see available is for LTI…
UML diagram of Valence API
Does anyone have an UML diagram of the D2L valence API ( ? 🙏 BR Arnold
API calls to Dropbox - file naming
We're working with the API calls to gather student submissions. The goal is to automate the collection of signature assignments for over 220 courses. Using GET /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/dropbox/folders/(folderId)/submissions/(userId)/download we noticed that the zip file doesn't follow the naming convention set in…
How to update pronouns
Hello We want to update users' pronouns and disable users' ability to update through BrightSpace. Pronouns data will feed from another system, I can see system Pronouns can be set when creating a user through API, but I couldn't find a way to update pronouns for existing users. If updating system pronouns isn't possible,…
Adding Course Content through API calls
I'm following the https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/1529-adding-course-content using Postman. I've followed most of the tutorials on the site with success with this one exception. When I run the API call, according to the directions, I get a { Errors: [ {Message: "Insufficient scope to call API.Required:…
Enrollment API call failing with a specific user role type
We are experiencing an issue when trying to enroll a user with a specific type of User role. The endpoint that is being used is POST /d2l/api/lp/1.9/enrollments. The process is supposed to create a demo student for a course and has been working for a few years, but since near the end of January the enrollment call has been…
What is the path to get org unit paths?
This API route - PUT /d2l/api/lp/(version)/orgstructure/(orgUnitId) - requires Path as part of the OrgUnit.OrgUnitProperties { "Identifier": <string:D2LID>, "Name": <string>, "Code": <string>|null, "Path": <string>, "Type": { <composite:OrgUnit.OrgUnitTypeInfo> } } However, the similar GET call does not return Path. The…
Is a "Learner" role allowed to update the grades through an API Call?
I'm having trouble trying to make the API call below due to the lack of permissions from "Learner", the scope given is correct but yet the API returns a 403 which is forbidden. PUT https://learn.build.org/d2l/api/le/1.9/(orgUnitId)/grades/(gradeObjectId)/values/(myGradeValues) { "GradeObjectType": 1, "PointsNumerator": 12…
Can you replace the dead links here, please 🙏:
https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/1375-user-authentication-faqs-best-practices
Setting dropbox "out of"/ScoreDenominator from API
I'm trying to create an assignment dropbox and a new grade item from the API, with the dropbox linked to the new grade item. Everything works in isolation, but when I add the AssociatedTool parameters to the call which creates the Grade object (to link it to the dropbox), it generates a 500 error. Trial and error has shown…
Is there a way through the Data Hub or via Insights tools that we can determine which courses do...
Is there a way through the Data Hub or via Insights tools that we can determine which courses do (or do not) have an attachment uploaded in the "Overview" section of the content tool? We're aiming to run a report to make sure the syllabus is uploaded in each course. I'm seeing data sets for content modules or content…
How to interpret data returned when making banner image API call?
Hi there, My team is currently creating a custom student dashboard widget for the main homepage. Pulling the various course information is working, but when trying to make the banner image call, we've hit a snag. This is the API call: GET /d2l/api/lp/(version)/courses/(orgUnitId)/image And although there isn't any…
Unable to create a Grade.GradeObject using OAuth 2.0 API
While trying to create a create a gradeObject (POST /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/) using the API vide OAuth 2.0, I receive the following error { "type": "http://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/apiprop.html#json-binding-error", "title": "JSON Binding Error", "status": 400, "detail": "Provided JSON is invalid…
Pass user photo to Brightspace
We would like to set the Brightspace profile photos for our users using our photos from their ID cards. Is there a way using file transfer or the API to pass the photos? Has someone else done this before? We'd like to then prevent them from changing it (we have an approval process in place for the photos already in our…
All of the data sets?
I am trying to determine a list of all of the D2L products and methods that provide data to admins, educators, and students. So far, I have come across the following names for data sources: Application API, Brightspace Data Portal, Brightspace Analytics, CSV Data Exports, Data API, Data Hub, Data Sets, Insights Console,…
API - PUT to user to remember action taken by user i.e. dismissing notice
Hi there, Can anyone suggest the best way of recording that a user has dismissed or actioned a notification in Brightspace? Example: if the user agree's to a statement with a checkbox, a PUT action so the statement is essentially dismissed and this action is recorded against the user to prevent the notification appearing…
We are trying to build a widget that uses an API call to display certain information based on...
We are trying to build a widget that uses an API call to display certain information based on the term name that is part of the course name. Instructor or student roles get a 403 error when the widget runs. How can we get those roles acccess? We are using this call: GET /d2l/api/lp/1.9/orgstructure/{orgUnitId} Is there a…

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