Bulk Assign Modules to Sections

[dheup]

Hello,

I was looking through the Modules API (https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/modules.html), but couldn't find a way to assign modules to sections in bulk.  I have 5 courses, each with over 300 modules that I need to assign to 2 out of 6 different sections... I'm really hoping I don't have to do that much clicking 🙂 

Thanks,

Dave

[mrash2 · Accepted solution]

Hey Dave,

It seems that /v1/courses/{course_id}/modules/{context_module_id}/assignment_overrides may do what you need. I haven't used that particular endpoint myself, but it seems it should do the trick.

Best,
-Mark

[xcotto1]

Hi @dheup 

If you already have the internal module ID you want to map, this API call should handle it in a single request. 

Here is the API endpoint for Bulk Module assignment override.

https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/resources/modules#method.module_assignment_ove...

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/courses/:course_id/modules/:context_module_id/assignment_overrides \
  -X PUT \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "overrides": [
          {
            "id": 212,
            "course_section_id": 3564
          },
          {
            "id": 56,
            "course_section_id": 3564
          },
          {
            "id": 378,
            "course_section_id": 3556
          }
        ]
      }'

 Let me know if you need assistance with this endpoint.

Best,

Xavier