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Course Quiz Extensions API

API for setting extensions on student quiz submissions at the course level

A CourseQuizExtension object looks like:

{
  // The ID of the Student that needs the quiz extension.
  "user_id": 3,
  // Number of times the student is allowed to re-take the quiz over the
  // multiple-attempt limit.
  "extra_attempts": 1,
  // Amount of extra time allowed for the quiz submission, in minutes.
  "extra_time": 60,
  // The student can take the quiz even if it's locked for everyone else
  "manually_unlocked": true,
  // The time at which the quiz submission will be overdue, and be flagged as a
  // late submission.
  "end_at": "2013-11-07T13:16:18Z"
}

Set extensions for student quiz submissions Quizzes::CourseQuizExtensionsController#create

POST /api/v1/courses/:course_id/quiz_extensions

Scope: url:POST|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/quiz_extensions

Responses

200 OK if the request was successful
403 Forbidden if you are not allowed to extend quizzes for this course

Request Parameters:

Parameter		Type	Description
user_id	Required	integer	The ID of the user we want to add quiz extensions for.
extra_attempts		integer	Number of times the student is allowed to re-take the quiz over the multiple-attempt limit. This is limited to 1000 attempts or less.
extra_time		integer	The number of extra minutes to allow for all attempts. This will add to the existing time limit on the submission. This is limited to 10080 minutes (1 week)
manually_unlocked		boolean	Allow the student to take the quiz even if it’s locked for everyone else.
extend_from_now		integer	The number of minutes to extend the quiz from the current time. This is mutually exclusive to extend_from_end_at. This is limited to 1440 minutes (24 hours)
extend_from_end_at		integer	The number of minutes to extend the quiz beyond the quiz’s current ending time. This is mutually exclusive to extend_from_now. This is limited to 1440 minutes (24 hours)

Example Request:

{
  "quiz_extensions": [{
    "user_id": 3,
    "extra_attempts": 2,
    "extra_time": 20,
    "manually_unlocked": true
  },{
    "user_id": 2,
    "extra_attempts": 2,
    "extra_time": 20,
    "manually_unlocked": false
  }]
}

{
  "quiz_extensions": [{
    "user_id": 3,
    "extend_from_now": 20
  }]
}

Example Response:

{
  "quiz_extensions": [QuizExtension]
}