Good afternoon, are there any significant differences in the impact to concluding a course using:
PUT course[event] conclude
versus
DELETE { "conclude": "true" }
[References below]
https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/resources/courses#method.courses.update
https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/resources/courses#method.courses.destroy
Thank. you so much in advance for your insights!
Hi @saustin,
I believe those two different API calls are functionally the same. I generally prefer the put call for concluding so that using a delete call really means delete without any confusion. That just helps me recognize things better though.
-Chris
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