This guide covers the API set-up process in the administration areas of both Brightspace and PebblePad.
STEP-BY-STEP
The API requires authentication from a user account with an administrator role. It is advisable to use a dedicated ‘Service Account’ and not a person's actual account. This will provide adequate security and ensure consistency of service, unaffected by people moving or leaving jobs.
1: Register app
- Login to Brightspace with the dedicated 'Service User' account
- From the Brightspace dashboard, select the Setting cog (top right) to view the admin options
Select Manage Extensibility from the sub menu
Choose the OAuth2 tab to filter the view
Select the Register an App button
- Complete the fields as follows:
| SETTING | VALUE |
| Application Name | PebblePad LTI 1.3 |
| Redirect URL | https://ServerDomain/admin/pebble/Integrations/OAuth2/Authorised |
| Scope | core:*:* enrollment:orgunit:read grades:gradeobjects:read,write grades:gradevalues:write |
| Access token lifetime | 3600 seconds |
| Description | (optional) |
| Prompt for user consent | Tick |
| Enable refresh tokens | Tick |
| Non-commercial Developer Agreement | Tick |
Sub-table for redirect URL server domains:
| Location | Domain |
|---|---|
| Testing (TAQAS) | apptest.pebblepad.com |
| AU | v3.pebblepad.com.au |
| CA | app.pebblepad.ca |
| UK | v3.pebblepad.co.uk |
| US | pebblepad.com |
- Select the Register button to save and continue.
- Leave the tab window open to have access to the Client ID and Secret (needed for Step 2)
2: Set-up PebblePad global admin
- In a new browser tab window, login to PebblePad
- Use the Burger icon to open the sidebar menu
- Select Additional Settings and Administration to open the global administration panel
- Choose the Integrations tab
- Choose the Brightspace sub-menu tab
- Complete the fields as follows:
| SETTING | VALUE |
| Brightspace Token URL | (leave supplied default value) |
| Client ID | (copy from Step 1 above) |
| Client Secret | (copy from Step 1 above) |
| Brightspace URL | The URL of your Brightspace landing page (must end with / ) |
| Tool ID | (leave supplied default value) |
| Brightspace API Version | (leave value as default) |
- From the Settings for SSO section, note both the Key and Secret provided (needed for Step 3)
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the Save button to finish
- A Brightspace page will display. Select the Accept button to confirm the connection.
3: Contact PebblePad
If you have not done so already, download the CSV file below and complete with the required information. The information can be obtained in Stage 2, steps 2 & 3.
Follow this guide to upload to your PebblePad account and share the file with PebblePad Support.
Please ensure you update the Integration Journey Planner, marking stages 1-3 as complete. This will alert our PebblePad Implementation Engineer to action Super Admin settings. You will be contacted when completed to proceed to stage 4.
