How to retrieve all courses in a domain using Google Classroom API?

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I’m working on a project that needs to fetch all the courses in our organization’s domain using the Google Classroom API with Python. Right now, I can only get the courses linked to the user who logs in. Is there a way to access all courses across the domain?

Here’s a simplified version of what I’ve tried:

def fetch_courses():
    creds = get_credentials()
    classroom_service = build('classroom', 'v1', credentials=creds)

    all_courses = []
    next_page = None

    while True:
        result = classroom_service.courses().list(pageToken=next_page, pageSize=50).execute()
        all_courses.extend(result.get('courses', []))
        next_page = result.get('nextPageToken')
        if not next_page:
            break

    return all_courses

for course in fetch_courses():
    print(f\"Course: {course['name']} (ID: {course['id']})\")

This code only shows courses for the authenticated user. How can I modify it to list all courses in the domain? Any help would be appreciated!

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To retrieve all courses in your organization’s domain using the Google Classroom API, you’ll need to have domain-wide delegation set up for your service account. This requires admin privileges and proper OAuth2 scopes.

Once that’s configured, modify your code to use the domain-wide delegated credentials. Then, update your API call to include the ‘courseStates’ parameter set to ‘ACTIVE’ and add the ‘teacherId’ parameter with a wildcard value ‘@yourdomain.com’.

Here’s a rough example of how your classroom_service.courses().list() call might look:

result = classroom_service.courses().list(
    pageToken=next_page,
    pageSize=50,
    courseStates=['ACTIVE'],
    teacherId='@yourdomain.com'
).execute()

Remember, this approach requires significant admin-level permissions, so make sure you have the necessary authorization before implementing it.

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hey Iris_92Paint, have u looked into using admin SDK instead? it might give u broader access. also, make sure ur app has the right scopes - like ‘https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.courses.readonly’. and yeah, def talk to ur G Suite admin, they can prob help with permissions. good luck with ur project!

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Hey there, Iris_92Paint! That’s a really interesting project you’re working on. I’m curious, what’s the end goal for fetching all these courses? :thinking:

I’ve actually been tinkering with the Google Classroom API myself, and I ran into a similar roadblock. From what I understand, getting all courses across the domain is a bit trickier than just for a single user. Have you looked into using a service account with domain-wide delegation? It’s a bit of a hassle to set up, but it might be what you need.

Also, I’m wondering - have you tried reaching out to your organization’s G Suite admin? They might be able to help you get the right permissions or point you in the right direction. Sometimes it’s easier to go through official channels, you know?

Oh, and just a thought - are you only interested in active courses, or do you need archived ones too? That could affect how you approach this.

Let me know how it goes! I’d love to hear what solution you end up with. Good luck with your project! :blush: