/api/v1/sections/:section_id/enrollments returning error about self_enrollment_code when trying to enroll others

Hello,

I am new to the Canvas LMS and API. I am testing an API endpoint to enroll students into a section.

/api/v1/sections/:section_id/enrollments

When I insert the required data for enrollment[user_id] and enrollment[type] and call the endpoint, I get this error:

"message": "enrollment[self_enrollment_code] is invalid, enrollment[user_id] must be 'self' when self-enrolling"

This message leads me to believe there's an issue with the account's permissions. I'm using a Canvas local account as the service account for this process. The account has the Account Admin role which seems to have all permissions. Under Account Roles I see the Account Admin role has access to Users- Students and can add and remove students. It also has access to Users- manage students in courses.

Any assistance/guidance would be appreciated, I feel like I'm missing something obvious..

Thanks,

Bobby

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Chris

Hi @BobRoss,

Thanks for the screenshot! I'm not familiar with Bruno, but judging by your screenshots, I think it ay be sending all of the parameters, which may be confusing Canvas. I'd delete/uncheck everything you're not using from the right column in your screenshot to see if that gets things working as expected.

-Chris

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Chris

Hi @BobRoss,

Could you perhaps post an example of the parameters you're sending to the enrollments API here? It eould be super helpful to see exactly what you're sending (and what you're not) so we could try to offer some suggestions.

-Chris

BobRoss

Hello @Chris ,

Yes I can provide a screenshot of what I'm sending using the Bruno API application:

Enroll in course endpoint:

Enroll in section:

I've only filled out the user_id and type fields as they're marked as required for testing purposes. Please let me know if there's anything else I can provide.

Thanks,

Bobby

Chris

Hi @BobRoss,

-Chris

BobRoss

@Chris ,

I have moved from Postman to Bruno and am still learning the ropes. Your suggestion to uncheck the fields not being used fixed the issue! Thank you very much for your help!

Thanks,

Bobby

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