Moodle API request examples by @pedroaf0

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Login

GET or POST /login/token.php?username=<username>&password=<pass>&service=moodle_mobile_app

Parameter	Description	type
Username	Username for login	string
Password	Login password	string
Service	Service asking for login. Usually moodle_mobile_app is used for moodle without modifications	string

curl -i -H 'Accept: application/json' http://localhost/login/token.php?username=<username>&password=<pass>&service=moodle_mobile_app

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Status: 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json

{
"token": "f761c6b41511123456k93ec8f249a3e2",
"privatetoken": "GvsO51GIfYrIbj12345678CHEe9O6DLcOEqTd7RL7qd5FVLydkRRD6W3qldrpl"
}

Error

HTTP/1.1 500 internal server error
Status: 500 internal server error
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "error": "Wrong username or password. Please try again.",
  "errorcode": "invalidlogin",
  "stacktrace": null,
  "debuginfo": null,
  "reproductionlink": null
}

Get site info

GET or POST /webservice/rest/server.php?moodlewsrestformat=json&wsfunction=core_webservice_get_site_info&moodlewssettingfilter=true&moodlewssettingfileurl=true&wstoken=<wstoken>

Parameter	Description	type
Wstoken	User token geted at login	string
Moodlewsrestformat	Response format can be json or xml	string
Wsfunction	Requested function a list of all functions can be seen here	string

curl -i -H 'Accept: application/json' http://localhost/webservice/rest/server.php?moodlewsrestformat=json&wsfunction=core_webservice_get_site_info&moodlewssettingfilter=true&moodlewssettingfileurl=true&wstoken=0761c6b415116da123458f249a3e2

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Status: 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "sitename": "IFRS - Campus Sertão",
  "username": "2019309735",
  "firstname": "Pedro",
  "lastname": "Afonso Machado Nunes",
  "fullname": "Pedro Afonso Machado Nunes",
  "lang": "pt_br",
  "userid": 480,
  "siteurl": "https:\/\/moodle.sertao.ifrs.edu.br",
  "userpictureurl": "https:\/\/moodle.sertao.ifrs.edu.br\/pluginfile.php\/3816\/user\/icon\/moove\/f1?rev=360545",
  "functions": [...],
  "downloadfiles": 1,
  "uploadfiles": 1,
  "release": "3.9.3+ (Build: 20201224)",
  "version": "2020061503.07",
  "mobilecssurl": "",
  "advancedfeatures": [...],
  "usercanmanageownfiles": true,
  "userquota": 524288000,
  "usermaxuploadfilesize": 10485760,
  "userhomepage": 1,
  "userprivateaccesskey": "e45ea3d9cd53mc123459Sfb2a",
  "siteid": 1,
  "sitecalendartype": "gregorian",
  "usercalendartype": "gregorian",
  "userissiteadmin": false,
  "theme": "moove"
}

Error

HTTP/1.1 500 internal server error
Status: 500 internal server error
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "exception": "moodle_exception",
  "errorcode": "invalidtoken",
  "message": "Token inválido - token não encontrado"
}