CurrentUser

The canvasapi.current_user.CurrentUser class is a subclass of canvasapi.user.User, and thus also includes all of its methods.

Documentation for the User class

class canvasapi.current_user.CurrentUser(_requester)
add_favorite_course(course, use_sis_id=False, **kwargs)

Add a course to the current user’s favorites. If the course is already in the user’s favorites, nothing happens.

Calls:

POST /api/v1/users/self/favorites/courses/:id

Parameters:
  • course (canvasapi.course.Course or int) – The course or ID/SIS ID of the course.
  • use_sis_id (bool) – Whether or not course is an sis ID. Defaults to False.
Return type:

canvasapi.favorite.Favorite

add_favorite_group(group, use_sis_id=False, **kwargs)

Add a group to the current user’s favorites. If the group is already in the user’s favorites, nothing happens.

Calls:

POST /api/v1/users/self/favorites/groups/:id

Parameters:
  • group (canvasapi.group.Group or int) – The ID or SIS ID of the group.
  • use_sis_id (bool) – Whether or not group is an sis ID. Defaults to False.
Return type:

canvasapi.favorite.Favorite

create_bookmark(name, url, **kwargs)

Create a new Bookmark.

Calls:

POST /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks

Parameters:
  • name (str) – The name of the bookmark.
  • url (str) – The url of the bookmark.
Return type:

canvasapi.bookmark.Bookmark

get_bookmark(bookmark, **kwargs)

Return single Bookmark by id

Calls:GET /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id
Parameters:bookmark (canvasapi.bookmark.Bookmark or int) – The object or ID of the bookmark.
Return type:canvasapi.bookmark.Bookmark
get_bookmarks(**kwargs)

List bookmarks that the current user can view or manage.

Calls:GET /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks
Return type:canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList of canvasapi.bookmark.Bookmark
get_favorite_courses(**kwargs)

Retrieve the paginated list of favorite courses for the current user. If the user has not chosen any favorites, then a selection of currently enrolled courses will be returned.

Calls:GET /api/v1/users/self/favorites/courses
Return type:canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList of canvasapi.course.Course
get_favorite_groups(**kwargs)

Retrieve the paginated list of favorite groups for the current user. If the user has not chosen any favorites, then a selection of groups that the user is a member of will be returned.

Calls:GET /api/v1/users/self/favorites/groups
Return type:canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList of canvasapi.group.Group
get_groups(**kwargs)

Return the list of active groups for the user.

Calls:GET /api/v1/users/self/groups
Return type:canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList of canvasapi.group.Group
reset_favorite_courses(**kwargs)

Reset the current user’s course favorites to the default automatically generated list of enrolled courses

Calls:DELETE /api/v1/users/self/favorites/courses
Returns:True if reset correctly, False otherwise.
Return type:bool
reset_favorite_groups(**kwargs)

Reset the current user’s group favorites to the default automatically generated list of enrolled groups

Calls:DELETE /api/v1/users/self/favorites/groups
Returns:True if reset correctly, False otherwise.
Return type:bool