Use API to determine if student has completed requirement

[nils_k_hansen]

I need to use the API to determine if a student has completed a requirement in an item. I have for instance this item:

{'id': 688577, 'title': 'siden', 'position': 3, 'indent': 0, 'quiz_lti': False, 'type': 'Page', 'module_id': 118330, 'html_url': 'https://uia.instructure.com/courses/17945/modules/items/688577', 'page_url': 'siden', 'publish_at': None, 'url': 'https://uia.instructure.com/api/v1/courses/17945/pages/siden', 'completion_requirement': {'type': 'must_mark_done'}, 'published': True, 'unpublishable': True}

I then need to determine if a student has marked this item as done.

I know I can obtain a count of how many requirements a student has completed in a module, but I need information per item.

Can anyone help?

[melodyc_lam · Accepted solution]

@nils_k_hansen -- You need to use the List Module Items call to get a list of all the items in a module, and pass along the student_id of the student that you want to look at, which will get this student's progress with the items. By the way, student_id is probably referencing the Canvas ID of the student (which is the Canvas identifier and is probably different from other identifiers for the student). 

Hope this helps!

[melodyc_lam · Accepted solution]

@nils_k_hansen -- You need to use the List Module Items call to get a list of all the items in a module, and pass along the student_id of the student that you want to look at, which will get this student's progress with the items. By the way, student_id is probably referencing the Canvas ID of the student (which is the Canvas identifier and is probably different from other identifiers for the student). 

Hope this helps!

[nils_k_hansen · Accepted solution]

Thak you. The magic trick was to pass student_id as a parameter.

[dbrace]

Hi @nils_k_hansen,

For some additional guidance, I would like to refer you to two additional resources:

1. Modules - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation
2. Object IDs, SIS IDs, and special IDs - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation

Instead of using a Canvas user ID number (something that you and your institution do not really have control over), you might be able to use the SIS ID for the user account (something that can be easier for you to find/know and use). Doing that might make it easier for you to code/program something.

Best of luck!

-Doug