# Plagiarism Detection Platform Assignments

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## Plagiarism Detection Platform Assignments API

**Plagiarism Detection Platform API for Assignments (Must use** [**JWT access tokens**](/services/canvas/external-tools/plagiarism-detection-platform/file.jwt_access_tokens.md) **with this API).**

**A LtiAssignment object looks like:**

```js
// A Canvas assignment
{
  "id": 4,
  "name": "Midterm Review",
  "description": "<p>Do the following:</p>...",
  "points_possible": 10,
  // The due date for the assignment. If a user id is supplied and an assignment
  // override is in place this field will reflect the due date as it applies to
  // the user.
  "due_at": "2012-07-01T23:59:00-06:00",
  "lti_id": "86157096483e6b3a50bfedc6bac902c0b20a824f",
  "course_id": 10000000000060,
  "lti_course_id": "66157096483e6b3a50bfedc6bac902c0b20a8241"
}
```

### [Get a single assignment (lti)](#method.lti/plagiarism_assignments_api.show) <a href="#method.lti-plagiarism_assignments_api.show" id="method.lti-plagiarism_assignments_api.show"></a>

[Lti::PlagiarismAssignmentsApiController#show](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/app/controllers/lti/plagiarism_assignments_api_controller.rb)

**`GET /api/lti/assignments/:assignment_id`**

**Scope:** `url:GET|/api/lti/assignments/:assignment_id`

Get a single Canvas assignment by Canvas id or LTI id. Tool providers may only access assignments that are associated with their tool.

**Request Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type     | Description                                                 |
| --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `user_id` | `string` | The id of the user. Can be a Canvas or LTI id for the user. |

Returns a [LtiAssignment](#ltiassignment) object.

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This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available [on Github](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms).


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