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Bookmarks API

A Bookmark object looks like:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Biology 101",
  "url": "/courses/1",
  "position": 1,
  "data": {"active_tab":1}
}

List bookmarks Bookmarks::BookmarksController#index

GET /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks

Returns the paginated list of bookmarks.

Example Request:

curl 'https://<canvas>/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a list of Bookmark objects

Create bookmark Bookmarks::BookmarksController#create

POST /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks

Scope: url:POST|/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks

Creates a bookmark.

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
name string

The name of the bookmark
url string

The url of the bookmark
position integer

The position of the bookmark. Defaults to the bottom.
data string

The data associated with the bookmark

Example Request:

curl 'https://<canvas>/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks' \
     -F 'name=Biology 101' \
     -F 'url=/courses/1' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a Bookmark object

Get bookmark Bookmarks::BookmarksController#show

GET /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Returns the details for a bookmark.

Example Request:

curl 'https://<canvas>/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/1' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a Bookmark object

Update bookmark Bookmarks::BookmarksController#update

PUT /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Updates a bookmark

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
name string

The name of the bookmark
url string

The url of the bookmark
position integer

The position of the bookmark. Defaults to the bottom.
data string

The data associated with the bookmark

Example Request:

curl -X PUT 'https://<canvas>/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/1' \
     -F 'name=Biology 101' \
     -F 'url=/courses/1' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a Folder object

Delete bookmark Bookmarks::BookmarksController#destroy

DELETE /api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Scope: url:DELETE|/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/:id

Deletes a bookmark

Example Request:

curl -X DELETE 'https://<canvas>/api/v1/users/self/bookmarks/1' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'