Cant get avatar_url with the API

[rsalvarez]

Hello!

I'm having a problem with the API. I'm trying to fetch all the users for a given course, but I want their avatar_url. In the documentation it's stated that including the "include[]" parameter with "avatar_url" as value will do the job but it doesn't always work.

More specifically, if I use an access_token what was manually generated for testing it gives the users with the avatar_url, but if I use an access_token generated by Oauth flow it gets the user without the avatar_url. The courses are ones in which the user that logged in is an instructor, so I doubt it's a permission issue. 

I've read the documentation but I've found nothing. Does someone know what the problem may be?

Thanks!

[ColinMurtaugh · Accepted solution]

Hi Raúl --

There's a brand-new setting (still in beta at this point; to be released in production on Feb. 15th) that lets you allow includes[] parameters on API calls that use OAuth tokens. Currently the includes[] parameter is ignored when OAuth is used.  More details here:

https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-18353-canvas-release-notes-2020-02-15#jive_content_id_Devel... 

Hope this helps!

--Colin

[rsalvarez]

Wow, thanks! No chance that I discovered that for myself.

One question though. I communicated with the provider of my developer key and she said she cant see said setting, which makes since it's in beta. I will have to wait until it goes into production before being able to change that setting or is there a way for my provider to enter beta settings?

Thanks!

[ColinMurtaugh]

They'll need to wait until after Feb 15th for that setting to be visible in production; they can't set it before then.

--Colin