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New Access Token error, "Error: unable to get local issuer certificate"
API newbie here. I'm taking the [Archived Content] Learn Postman With Paul course. I'm at the Get Initial Token phase in Postman. I've filled in all my fields, clicked "Get New Access Token", and I get prompted to sign in... Which I do - but then I get the, "Error: unable to get local issuer certificate" error. What am I…
What does the PUT /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/content/topics/(topicId)/file want? If a...
What does the PUT /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/content/topics/(topicId)/file want?If a working example is available it would be very help, but I currently have no idea what to actually provide this route. I am building an app using react and the "superagent-d2l-session-auth" npm library the route method looks like…
Is D2L.Extensibility.AuthSdk.Restsharp for C#/.NET is missing an extension?
D2L.Extensibility.AuthSdk.Restsharp for C#/.NET Hello all, Please see attached doc for this question
What's the difference between inserting a YouTube video vs embedding a YouTube video?
Our Brightspace instance does not have an API key, so we can't use Insert Stuff > YouTube. As a workaround, our instructors use Insert Stuff > Enter Embed Code, then we use the embed URL from YouTube. What are the functional differences between these options? Are there benefits to using Insert Stuff > Youtube? Should I…
Why is "Email" returned as null in the Enrollment.ClasslistUser list result after calling GET...
Why is "Email" returned as null in the Enrollment.ClasslistUser list result after calling GET /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/classlist/? These same users have email which shows up in User.UserData and User.UserProfile. But for some reason it does not get populated in Enrollment.ClasslistUser. This is what I get:…
Grade value DELETE API gives "405 Method Not Allowed" error
Hi All, We are trying to execute a DELETE request to the API "/d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/(gradeObjectId)/values/(userId)" to delete an existing grade item value for a user. But we are getting the following error: { "type": "http://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/apiprop.html#method-not-allowed", "title":…
Why grade value update API gives 400 JSON Binding Error for a null grade update?
Hi All, We are using the PUT API "/d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/(gradeObjectId)/values/(userId)" to update an existing grade item with a null value. We are passing the following JSON object in the request body. { "Comments": { "Content": "Comments.", "Type": "Text" }, "PrivateComments": {…
Update LTI Quicklink via API request: JSON Binding Error
I am attempting to update an LTI 1.0 Quicklink via the API (Oauth 2.0, in Postman). The initial connection is fine and I can retrieve data via GET requests. I am using PUT to send raw JSON to: https://mysite.brightspace.com/d2l/api/le/1.52/lti/link/1234 My JSON: (as described by…
YouTube Insert Stuff high rate of failure
We set up an API key and project last year to get the Insert Stuff > YouTube workflow to work again and it seemed to be going fairly well. However recently, we're experiencing a lot of these videos now give an error and don't load, even though the still screenshot looks fine until you click play. Looking at the YouTube…
API Question - Automatic upload of an externally created 4MB JSON File to "Org files" each night
I have an external (to Brightspace) automated overnight batch process that outputs a single JSON file (approx. 4MB). I would like the JSON file to be automatically uploaded into Brightspace (Content folder in the main Organisational Files) replacing yesterday's file. The JSON is used by a custom Widget and currently this…
I get a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to create a demographics field via the POST...
I get a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to create a demographics field via the POST /d2l/api/lp/(version)/demographics/fields/ endpoint The JSON I'm sending in the body via Postman is: { "Name": "IsEmployed", "Description": "Are you employed?", "DataTypeId": "{{$guid}}" }
Hello, Running into some issues with updating a user's profile image through the POST...
Hello,Running into some issues with updating a user's profile image through the POST /d2l/api/lp/(version)/profile/myProfile/image API. I’m using Node and the multer, form-data, and axios npm libraries. *Update* So far I have: // from multer — upload.single(‘file) const fileInfo = { name: file.originalname, contentType:…
Receiving an invalid token (403-Forbidden) error from POST when using Python d2lValence library....
Receiving an invalid token (403-Forbidden) error from POST when using Python d2lValence library. Exact call is successful (200-OK) when using .NET d2Valence library. Hello - I have been using the D2LValence .NET extension for quite some time to automate the downloading and processing of BDS reports. We have need of the…
Correct OAuth2 scope for creating new News items
I am trying to incorporate News item creation (endpoint reference link) into my web app and am running into permissions/OAuth2 scope problems. The API reference does not mention specific scope requirements for POSTing to /news, and this knowledge base article seems to suggest any route without specific notes should be…
Invalid Parameters Error when I trying to get assessment request.
I am not able to figure out which parameter is missing out incorrect. I have added all the params as per the assessment API doc https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/assessment.html#get--d2l-api-le-(version)-(orgUnitId)-assessment. Is there something wrong in the API call??
le 1.22 Classlist API not providing username and email?
I am a developer for a 3rd party vendor that offers Attendance taking solutions to schools. As such, I make use of D2L APIs that provide me information about students in a course. The API that I use to get enrollments is the classlist API…
Questions about enrolment creation via rest API
I am attempting to create an enrolment via the api but I am running into the following error. { "type": "http://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/apiprop.html#not-authorized", "title": "Not Authorized", "status": 403, "detail": "Insufficient scope to call API.Required: enrollment:orgunit:create" } When i change the scope…
YouTube API key for Insert Stuff
I found this [Archived Content] documentation in the community that suggests we need to set up a YouTube Data API account to use the YouTube Insert Stuff functionality. Has anyone done this? Otherwise it just looks like the Insert Stuff YouTube option is broken.
Authentication API call returns a 302 Object Moved / 404 Not Found error. Not clear why?
The curl for the API is: curl "https://partnertraining.netspend.com/d2l/auth/api/token/?x_a=tRxth24H417mCZBIOKfamg&x_b=7DD6O3TrUHCY2MFvxJYkBoFVLlXrM9jBvamyOTY-TJY&x_target=https://netspend.online-rewards-qa.com:443/brightspace-auth" Response: 302 Object moved Location: /d2l/error/404/log?targetUrl=<arguments to the curl> I…
How to get config variable api data from json?
Hi, I have written class inc # public class Configvariable { public string ConfigId { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public string Scope { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } public string DataType { get; set; } public string DefaultValue { get; set; } public bool CanEditSystemValue { get;…

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