D2L Brightspace Users API

User accounts and roles on the Learning Platform.

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brightspace-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: D2L Brightspace Valence Learning Framework Assignments Users API
  description: 'The Valence Learning Framework API is the public REST API for the D2L Brightspace learning management system (LMS). It is served from an institution''s own Brightspace host under https://{host}/d2l/api/ and is divided into two product components: "lp" (Learning Platform - users, roles, enrollments, org units, and Data Hub) and "le" (Learning Environment - content, grades, assignments/dropbox, quizzes, discussions, calendar, news, and learning outcomes). Each component is independently versioned; the version segment in a route (for example lp/1.53 or le/1.92) varies by installed Brightspace product version, and clients should confirm supported versions via GET /d2l/api/versions/ before hard-coding a value. Requests are authenticated with OAuth 2 bearer tokens issued by the D2L auth service (https://auth.brightspace.com/core/connect/token) using the authorization code grant; the older ID-Key (app-id/user-id signed URL) scheme is deprecated. Scopes take the form group:resource:action, for example users:userdata:read. The version values baked into the paths below are illustrative of a recent release and must be adjusted to the target instance. "Valence" is the historical name of the API framework; "D2L" is the vendor and "Brightspace" the product.'
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: D2L Developer Platform
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com
  license:
    name: D2L Developer Terms
    url: https://www.d2l.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://{host}/d2l/api
  description: An institution's Brightspace instance
  variables:
    host:
      default: myschool.brightspace.com
      description: Your Brightspace instance hostname.
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: User accounts and roles on the Learning Platform.
paths:
  /lp/1.53/users/whoami:
    get:
      operationId: getWhoAmI
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Get the current user context
      description: Retrieves a WhoAmIUser JSON block describing the identity the current access token is acting as.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The current user context.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WhoAmIUser'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /lp/1.53/users/:
    get:
      operationId: listUsers
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: List or search users
      description: Retrieves a paged list of users, optionally filtered by orgDefinedId, userName, externalEmail, or a bookmark for paging.
      parameters:
      - name: orgDefinedId
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: userName
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: bookmark
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paged result set of users.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserPagedResultSet'
    post:
      operationId: createUser
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Create a user
      description: Creates a new user account from a CreateUserData block.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserData'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserData'
  /lp/1.53/users/{userId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/UserId'
    get:
      operationId: getUser
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Get a user
      description: Retrieves a UserData block for the identified user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserData'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateUser
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Update a user
      description: Updates the identified user account.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateUserData'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserData'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteUser
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Delete a user
      description: Permanently deletes the identified user account.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The user was deleted.
  /lp/1.53/roles/:
    get:
      operationId: listRoles
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: List roles
      description: Retrieves the list of all roles defined on the organization that the caller can see.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of roles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
components:
  schemas:
    WhoAmIUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
        FirstName:
          type: string
        LastName:
          type: string
        UniqueName:
          type: string
        ProfileIdentifier:
          type: string
    PagingInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        Bookmark:
          type: string
        HasMoreItems:
          type: boolean
    CreateUserData:
      type: object
      properties:
        OrgDefinedId:
          type: string
        FirstName:
          type: string
        MiddleName:
          type: string
        LastName:
          type: string
        ExternalEmail:
          type: string
        UserName:
          type: string
        RoleId:
          type: integer
        IsActive:
          type: boolean
        SendCreationEmail:
          type: boolean
    Role:
      type: object
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
        DisplayName:
          type: string
        Code:
          type: string
    UserData:
      type: object
      properties:
        UserId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        OrgDefinedId:
          type: string
        FirstName:
          type: string
        LastName:
          type: string
        UserName:
          type: string
        ExternalEmail:
          type: string
        Activation:
          type: object
          properties:
            IsActive:
              type: boolean
    UpdateUserData:
      type: object
      properties:
        OrgDefinedId:
          type: string
        FirstName:
          type: string
        LastName:
          type: string
        ExternalEmail:
          type: string
        UserName:
          type: string
        Activation:
          type: object
          properties:
            IsActive:
              type: boolean
    UserPagedResultSet:
      type: object
      properties:
        PagingInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInfo'
        Items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserData'
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
    Unauthorized:
      description: The access token is missing or invalid.
  parameters:
    UserId:
      name: userId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2 authorization code grant. Tokens are issued by the D2L auth service. Scopes take the form group:resource:action (for example users:userdata:read).
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://auth.brightspace.com/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://auth.brightspace.com/core/connect/token
          scopes:
            core:*:*: Full access consistent with the registered application
            users:userdata:read: Read user data
            enrollment:orgunit:read: Read enrollments
            datahub:dataexports:read: Read Data Hub exports