aid: d2l
name: D2L Brightspace
description: 'D2L Brightspace is a leading cloud-based learning management system
  (LMS) used by educational institutions and organizations worldwide to deliver, manage,
  and personalize learning experiences. The Brightspace Learning Framework REST API
  provides comprehensive programmatic access to courses, users, enrollments, grades,
  content, quizzes, discussions, and learning outcomes. Developers can extend and
  integrate Brightspace using OAuth 2.0 authentication, with SDKs available for JavaScript,
  Java, and .NET. The API supports a wide range of use cases including SIS integration,
  third-party LTI tool connections, data export, intelligent agents, ePortfolio management,
  and automated workflow orchestration across the full academic lifecycle.

  '
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/d2l/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Learning Management System
- LMS
- Education Technology
- EdTech
- E-Learning
- Courses
- Grades
- Users
- Enrollments
- Quizzes
- Discussions
- Learning Outcomes
- ePortfolio
- SIS Integration
- LTI
apis:
- aid: d2l:brightspace-lp-api
  name: Brightspace Learning Platform (LP) API
  description: 'The core Learning Platform API provides access to organizational units,
    user accounts, enrollments, roles, permissions, and configuration variables. Manage
    courses, departments, semesters, and the full organizational hierarchy of a Brightspace
    deployment. Supports user profile management, notifications, demographics, accommodations,
    and award management.

    '
  humanURL: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  baseURL: https://{yourBrightspaceHost}/d2l/api/lp
  tags:
  - Users
  - Enrollments
  - Roles
  - Organizational Units
  - Permissions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  - url: graphql/d2l-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: d2l:brightspace-le-api
  name: Brightspace Learning Environment (LE) API
  description: 'The Learning Environment API provides access to course content, dropbox
    folders, grade objects, grade values, quizzes, surveys, discussions, forums, checklists,
    rubrics, release conditions, and intelligent agents. Developers can programmatically
    create and manage assessments, retrieve grades, post discussions, and automate
    the full lifecycle of academic content and evaluation within Brightspace courses.

    '
  humanURL: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  baseURL: https://{yourBrightspaceHost}/d2l/api/le
  tags:
  - Courses
  - Grades
  - Content
  - Quizzes
  - Discussions
  - Rubrics
  - Assessments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
- aid: d2l:brightspace-eportfolio-api
  name: Brightspace ePortfolio API
  description: 'The ePortfolio API enables management of ePortfolio objects including
    artifacts, reflections, collections, activities, presentations, and objectives.
    Supports sharing, subscriptions, invites, comments, and tags within the Brightspace
    ePortfolio system, allowing institutions to build integrations around student
    portfolio and lifelong learning records.

    '
  humanURL: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  baseURL: https://{yourBrightspaceHost}/d2l/api/eP
  tags:
  - ePortfolio
  - Artifacts
  - Reflections
  - Collections
  - Presentations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
- aid: d2l:brightspace-data-hub-api
  name: Brightspace Data Hub (BDS) API
  description: 'The Data Hub API provides access to bulk data export functionality,
    enabling institutions to extract large datasets of users, enrollments, grades,
    activity, and content for analytics, reporting, and data warehousing purposes.
    Supports scheduled and on-demand data set exports in standard formats for integration
    with institutional data platforms and business intelligence tools.

    '
  humanURL: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  baseURL: https://{yourBrightspaceHost}/d2l/api/lp
  tags:
  - Data Export
  - Analytics
  - Reporting
  - Bulk Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
- aid: d2l:brightspace-ipsis-api
  name: Brightspace IPSIS (SIS Integration) API
  description: 'The IPSIS API provides a standardized interface for Student Information
    System (SIS) integration with Brightspace, enabling automated provisioning and
    management of courses, sections, users, enrollments, and grade passback. Supports
    one-way and two-way synchronization between institutional SIS platforms and the
    Brightspace LMS for streamlined academic administration.

    '
  humanURL: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
  baseURL: https://{yourBrightspaceHost}/d2l/api/ipsis
  tags:
  - SIS Integration
  - Student Information System
  - Provisioning
  - Synchronization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/reference.html
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.d2l.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/Brightspace
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/d2l/
- type: Blog
  url: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/categories/product-news
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.d2l.com/products/brightspace/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.d2l.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/D2L
- type: Plans
  url: plans/d2l-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/d2l-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/d2l-finops.yml
- type: BlogPosts
  url: blogs/blogs.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/d2l-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com