Hey everyone! I’m working on an ASP.NET web app and I need some help. I want to pull data about my Moodle courses, but I’m not sure how to go about it. I know Moodle has authentication APIs, but I’m kind of lost on how to use them in my ASP.NET project. Has anyone done this before? What steps should I take to get started? I’m pretty new to working with external APIs, so any advice or code examples would be super helpful. Thanks in advance for any tips or pointers you can give me!
I’ve had experience integrating Moodle with ASP.NET applications. First, ensure Web Services are enabled on your Moodle instance. You’ll need to generate an API token in Moodle’s admin settings.
For ASP.NET, use HttpClient to make requests to Moodle’s REST API endpoints. The base URL is typically ‘https://your-moodle-site.com/webservice/rest/server.php’.
Here’s a basic example to get you started:
using var client = new HttpClient();
var response = await client.GetAsync($\"https://your-moodle-site.com/webservice/rest/server.php?wstoken=YOUR_TOKEN&wsfunction=core_course_get_courses&moodlewsrestformat=json\");
var courses = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Replace ‘YOUR_TOKEN’ with your actual token. This will retrieve all courses. You can then deserialize the JSON response to work with the data in your application.
Remember to handle errors and implement proper security measures when working with sensitive data.
Hey there ExploringStars! 
I’ve actually been tinkering with something similar recently, and it’s pretty cool you’re diving into this! Have you looked into Moodle’s Web Services at all? They’re super handy for what you’re trying to do.
From what I remember, you’ll need to enable Web Services on your Moodle site first. Then you can use the REST API to grab course info. It’s a bit of a learning curve, but totally doable!
For ASP.NET, you might want to check out RestSharp library. It makes API calls way easier.
One thing that tripped me up at first was authentication. Moodle uses tokens for API access. You’ll need to generate one in Moodle and then include it in your API requests.
What kind of course data are you hoping to pull? Grades, assignments, user info? Each has its own endpoint, which is both cool and a bit overwhelming at first.
Have you had any luck so far? I’d be super interested to hear how you’re approaching this!
hey exploringstars, i worked with moodle apis before. enable web services on moodle and use the rest api with a token. in asp.net, httpclient gets the job done.
try using core_course_get_courses for basic data. hope that helps, lmk if you need more info!