GRAPHQL returns incorrect course ID

[StephenLiseo]

Hi 

I am writing some python to automate a few processes in Canvas via API calls.

Using the following query:

query CoursesByTerm ($term:ID!) {

  term(id: $term) {

    id

    name

    coursesConnection {

      nodes {

        _id

        name

      }

    }

  }

}

I get a list of courses in the term I require, however, some (about 1 in 4) of the courses return an incorrect course ID:

for example

                        "_id": "19783",

                        "name": "Year 7 Science (2023)"

The correct ID is actually 19784. There is no 19783 course.

I get the same results from the Canvas GRAPHIQL page, postman and python. If I use the /API/V1 I get the correct course ID.

Disclaimer I am very new to working with API's and Python.

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[StephenLiseo]

OK so I found out what I was doing wrong.

The course with the ID 19783 was a deleted course. Turns out a lot of courses were deleted and recreated in the process of creating courses for this year and it never occurred to me to check their state as well.

Cheers