Course Reports

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Course Reports API

API for accessing course reports.

A Report object looks like:

{
  // The unique identifier for the report.
  "id": 1,
  // The url to the report download.
  "file_url": "https://example.com/some/path",
  // The attachment api object of the report. Only available after the report has
  // completed.
  "attachment": null,
  // The status of the report
  "status": "complete",
  // The date and time the report was created.
  "created_at": "2013-12-01T23:59:00-06:00",
  // The date and time the report started processing.
  "started_at": "2013-12-02T00:03:21-06:00",
  // The date and time the report finished processing.
  "ended_at": "2013-12-02T00:03:21-06:00",
  // The report parameters
  "parameters": {"course_id":2,"start_at":"2012-07-13T10:55:20-06:00","end_at":"2012-07-13T10:55:20-06:00"},
  // The progress of the report
  "progress": 100
}

A ReportParameters object looks like:

// The parameters returned will vary for each report.
{
  
}

Status of a Report

CourseReportsController#show

GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type/:id

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type/:id

Returns the status of a report.

Example Request:

curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
     https://<canvas>/api/v1/courses/<course_id>/reports/<report_type>/<report_id>

Returns a Report object.

Start a Report

CourseReportsController#create

POST /api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type

Scope: url:POST|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type

Generates a report instance for the account. Note that “report” in the request must match one of the available report names.

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
course_id	integer	The id of the course to report on.
report_type	string	The type of report to generate.
parameters	string	The parameters will vary for each report. Note that the example parameters provided below may not be valid for every report.
parameters[section_ids[]]	integer	The sections of the course to report on. Note: this parameter has been listed to serve as an example and may not be valid for every report.

Returns a Report object.

Status of last Report

CourseReportsController#last

GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/reports/:report_type

Returns the status of the last report initiated by the current user.

Example Request:

curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
     https://<canvas>/api/v1/courses/<course_id>/reports/<report_type>

Returns a Report object.

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This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available on Github.