Is there a Canvas REST API that can be used to Publish a course or Unpublish a Course?
Hey @gibbonsd ,
When creating a course using the course api you can set the state of the course. You can also use the course update api (Courses - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation ) where you can set course[event] parameter to offer, which published the course.
The code I have written auto publishes the course upon creation and then I use the #unpublished courses report to find courses that have been unpublished by the instructor and go publish them for the instructor 5 days out from the start.
Hope this helps.
Brian
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