The same javascript and css files that I upload to modify the web interface don't affect the mobile app. Is there a separate API for mobile? I haven't seen any discussions on this subject.

user[avatar][url] used to work, but no longer. Using curl and python, separately, I can change other user variables, but not the avatar url. Has the api changed?

Yes, we are using an API call to change the avatar url to point to fileshosted in the cloud. To make that happen, we had to ask Canvas/Instructureto whitelist the site where the files were located.Ive...

Thank you!

I appreciate the additional comments on my posting. What I am trying to do with the mobile app is change the help link to our own help desk, something I was able to do with the desktop app.

Yes, we are using an API call to change the avatar url to point to fileshosted in the cloud. To make that happen, we had to ask Canvas/Instructureto whitelist the site where the files were located.Ive...

I appreciate the additional comments on my posting. What I am trying to do with the mobile app is change the help link to our own help desk, something I was able to do with the desktop app.

Thank you, Colin! It's a relief to understand what's going on, though I see I have more work ahead of me to fix our situation. I appreciate your help.--Iver

Thank you, Colin.What the script has done successfully in the past is use an encrypted string to point to a jpg file. Suddenly it's not working. I have tried to point directly to a jpg file, again...

user[avatar][url] used to work, but no longer. Using curl and python, separately, I can change other user variables, but not the avatar url. Has the api changed?