D2L Brightspace

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

  - 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: [email protected]