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I'm trying to use the blackboard REST APIs on this site: https://developer.blackboard.com/portal/displayApi

However, I'm not exactly sure how to get started authenticating students. How do I authenticate blackboard students on my mobile app so that I can display their courses, grades etc... I'm assuming that I need a userId of some sort, but the site does not explain how to go about acquiring that. Do I need to use the OAuth endpoints? If so, how?

I would greatly experience any help!! Thanks in advance!

Prince Hodonou
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  • It strongly suggest this API uses OAuth2, so the first step you should take is to try and find a good OAuth2 library for your language of choice – Evert Nov 22 '18 at 02:07
  • That makes sense. But I still don't understand how the server knows who the user is. From what I understand, the server authenticates the user but how does it know who it is. – Prince Hodonou Nov 22 '18 at 03:57
  • Nevermind I think I understand now! – Prince Hodonou Nov 22 '18 at 04:17

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