Calling an Open edX API

openedx.py

# Open edX APIs often require an access token that is obtained through the OAuth2 protocol. Here are the general steps you would take:
# Request an access token: The first step is to request an access token. For this, you would send a POST request to the /oauth2/access_token endpoint with your client ID and secret. Here’s an example of how to do it with requests in Python:
import requests
import json

url = "https://your-open-edx-instance.com/oauth2/access_token"

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

data = {
    "client_id": "<your_client_id>",
    "client_secret": "<your_client_secret>",
    "grant_type": "client_credentials"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
access_token = response.json().get("access_token")

# Replace <your_client_id> and <your_client_secret> with your actual client ID and secret. The URL should point to your Open edX instance.
# Call the Open edX API: Once you have the access token, you can use it to authenticate your requests to the Open edX API. You do this by including it in the Authorization header of your requests. Here’s an example:

api_url = "https://your-open-edx-instance.com/api/courses/v1/courses/"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"
}

response = requests.get(api_url, headers=headers)
courses = response.json()

# This example retrieves a list of courses. Replace the URL with the endpoint for the specific resource you’re interested in.