Update course start and end time time through API

[bertscjn1]

I am trying to write a program for my team to update course start and end times through the API using Python. The end_at time isn't updating. What am I doing wrong? I've code below for obvious reasons. 

import requests

secret_token = "MY_SECRET_TOKEN"

headers = {'Authorization' : 'Bearer ' + secret_token}

pagesURL = 'MY_INSTITUTION/api/v1/courses/COURSE_ID'

r = requests.get(pagesURL,headers = headers)

i = r.json()

start = i["start_at"]

time = '2024-10-05T17:19:17Z'

end = {"course[end_at]":time}

data = requests.post(pagesURL,headers = headers, params = end)

print(start)

print(i['end_at'])

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @bertscjn1,

A couple things jump out at me right away...

First, you're doing a post call, when to modify an existing course you want to use a put call.

Second, I'm confused by your print statements at the end.  You're not changing the start time, so that doesn't matter too much.  But when printing the end time, you're printing from i, which is going to have the original end time of the course, not your updated one.  Unsure if that's intentional or not.

Adjusting those may help!

-Chris

[bertscjn1]

I feel so stupid. Thanks! 

I have the print statements at the end just to check that the system is actually updated with that I told it. Adjusting your solutions, I have it working now.