Example of how to get student ID's from Canvas API

get_student_id.py

# assumes instructor's Canvas token is stored as an environmental variable called CANVAS_TOKEN
import os
import requests

canvas_token = os.environ["CANVAS_TOKEN"]
resp = requests.get(
      url=f"https://canvas.ubc.ca/api/v1/courses/19078/enrollments",
      headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {canvas_token}",
        "Accept": "application/json+canvas-string-ids"
      },
      json={
        "enrollment_type": ["student"],
        "per_page": "100"
      },
    )
students = resp.json()

student_id = []
for student in students:
    student_id.append(student['user_id'])