Access to User Agent list?

[cgaudreau]

Due to an acquisition, we are looking to unify instructional design across various modalities with a user base that engages with our courses via desktop, mobile browser, and iOS/Android apps. To help us make informed decisions, we are looking to find (or create) a list of User Agents to help with this process.

Does anyone know where to find, or how to build, a report that lists these out? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Update: I see this is available via Canvas Data 2, but I'm having a tough time setting it up. Points forwarding to a guide, other than Data Access Platform Client Library 1.2.0 or ways to fill in gaps [e.g.; what do I add for the username:password in the string below, or more in-depth Postman workflows, would also be appreciated.

postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/mydatabase

Side note: I'm going through the Canvas Certified Technical Admin training on APIs, so I have some solid background here but wading into treacherous waters for sure.

[JennyDruckrey]

Hi,

I don't have a great answer for you here, but just wanted to highlight the difference between working with Canvas API calls (Canvas Live API (instructure.com)) and Canvas Data.  Canvas Data is a whole different system-- the API in this case is meant more for connecting to the system and transferring information to an onsite database than for querying information.  I have been able to pull small amounts of information using the DAP documentation, but from my understanding, Canvas Data is best used by querying from a database, which would likely require the partnership of your IT department.  For example, the username and password above refers to how you would connect to the database storing the data from your Canvas instance.  If your school doesn't have this database in place, you won't have a username and password that you can insert.  

If you haven't already seen some of this documentation, this might also be helpful.  How do I set up Canvas Data 2 with an API client (... - Instructure Community - 560959 (canvaslms.co...  

Other users might have better input, and I'd welcome any other tips as well.  I'm working with IIT to get Canvas Data setup at our school and am still a novice with that.  With the Canvas LIVE API, I feel fairly confident in coding most solutions.  I'd love to be able to dig into all of the data Canvas Data 2 provides.

One other note... Canvas released Intelligent Insights this summer, which provides a better user interface over the top of Canvas data.  It is a paid add on, but it looks like it could help admins access Canvas Data without the technical knowledge.  Users can use AI prompts to query their data with that add on (Ask your Data).  What is Intelligent Insights? - Instructure Community - 608459 (canvaslms.com)

[cgaudreau]

Thank you, @JennyDruckrey. This is helpful context. I'm going to review all the related resources, and hopefully get to dig into CD2 soon. Much appreciated!