Access course allow_student_wiki_edits property via Canvas API

[d_tan]

I need a way to get the value of "can create, rename, and edit course pages by default" from the course settings page via a Canvas API. I understand it maps to allow_student_wiki_edits from the course object; there is a way to set this value using the Course POST or Course PUT, but there isn't a way to read it.

I am happy with any programmatic solution, including Canvas GraphQL API.

There is no .json view for the course settings page.

This property is also not available in the /course/:id/settings API.

Course Settings page refers to it as default_wiki_editing_roles, which is also not a thing in any APIs.

Thanks

Doug

[Gabriel33 · Accepted solution]

I couldn't find it either, but one workaround seems to be creating a new page only specifying a title.

Then you can check that page object's JSON which lists, under "editing_roles", who has access to edit that page.

Pages - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation

[sendres]

@Gabriel33, that's brilliant!

[d_tan]

To elaborate on the workaround that @Gabriel33 suggested.

When creating a new page, there is an option to set who can edit it, and it will default to the current course setting.

The values are:

• "editing_roles": "teachers"
• "editing_roles": "teachers,students"
• "editing_roles": "teachers,students,members"

The last one maps to "Anyone" in the UI.

To know the "current" course setting, we will have to create a new page to be sure.