Valence Desire2learn D2L Brightspace API
✓ Official Vendor SpecEducationLmsoauth220 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically create a new user, list users. Covers 20 operations with oauth2 authentication.
Use for: I need to a new user, I want to users, Search for user by id, Find all user data
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for education only.
D2L Brightspace (Desire2Learn) Learning Platform API. Provides access to users, courses, enrollments, grades, content, and organizational units. The API exposes 20 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the D2L Brightspace API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the D2L Brightspace API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fvalence.desire2learn.com%2Fvalence-desire2learn" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fvalence.desire2learn.com%2Fvalence-desire2learn" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with D2L Brightspace API.
Create a new user
List users
Get user by ID
Update user data
Monitor D2L Brightspace API operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use D2L Brightspace API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Education Operations
Use the D2L Brightspace API to perform education operations programmatically. The API provides 20 endpoints covering core functionality including create a new user, list users, get user by id.
Call POST /d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/ to create a new user
Automated Users Management
Automate users operations by combining multiple D2L Brightspace API endpoints. Agents can list users and then get user by id in a single workflow.
Call GET /d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/ to list users, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call D2L Brightspace API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'create a new user', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
20 endpoints — d2l brightspace (desire2learn) learning platform api.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/
Create a new user
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/
List users
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/{userId}
Get user by ID
PUT
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/{userId}
Update user data
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/whoami
Get current user info
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Get course offering
PUT
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Update course offering
DELETE
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Delete course offering
POST
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/
Create a new user
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/
List users
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/{userId}
Get user by ID
PUT
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/{userId}
Update user data
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/whoami
Get current user info
GET
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Get course offering
PUT
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Update course offering
DELETE
/d2l/api/lp/{version}/courses/{orgUnitId}
Delete course offering
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the D2L Brightspace API by hand means running its OAuth2 authorization-code flow, pointing at your own institution hostname, and mapping each scope to the users and course endpoints yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the D2L Brightspace API from the API Directory, store the OAuth credentials once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Brightspace puts the user id and org unit id in the URL path (/users/{userId}, /courses/{orgUnitId}), so a rule can pin your agent to one user or course. You choose the operations it may call, so destructive ones like deleting a course are not included unless you add them.
Credential isolation
Your D2L Brightspace OAuth credentials are stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. They never enter the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a new user' or 'update a course offering', and Jentic returns the matching D2L Brightspace operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Complementary
Stripe
Complementary API for broader integration workflows
Use alongside D2L Brightspace API for multi-service workflows
FAQs
Specific to using D2L Brightspace API through Jentic.
What authentication does the D2L Brightspace API use?
The D2L Brightspace API uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I create a new user with the D2L Brightspace API?
Yes. Use the POST /d2l/api/lp/{version}/users/ endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the D2L Brightspace API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I create a new user through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create a new user'. Jentic returns the matching D2L Brightspace API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the D2L Brightspace API have?
The D2L Brightspace API exposes 20 endpoints covering users, courses, enrollments operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the D2L Brightspace API?
Yes. Jentic One is self-hosted, so your own rules decide which D2L Brightspace operations your agent may call and which stored OAuth credentials it may use. Because Brightspace puts the user id and org unit id in the URL path (/users/{userId}, /courses/{orgUnitId}), a rule can pin the agent to a single user or course. You also choose the operation set, so destructive calls like deleting a course offering are excluded unless you explicitly add them.
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