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://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | 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?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
D2L Brightspace API oauth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'create a new user') and Jentic returns the matching D2L Brightspace API operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct D2L Brightspace API integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
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 the MAXsystem vault 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 at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, 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.
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