educationAssignment: delta

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Get a list of newly-created or updated assignments without reading the whole collection.

A teacher or an application running with application permissions can see all assignment objects for the class. Students can only see assignments that are assigned to them.

Note: This method doesn't return deleted assignments.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) EduAssignments.ReadBasic EduAssignments.Read, EduAssignments.ReadWrite, EduAssignments.ReadWriteBasic
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application EduAssignments.ReadBasic.All EduAssignments.Read.All, EduAssignments.ReadWrite.All, EduAssignments.ReadWriteBasic.All

Optional query parameters

This method only supports the $top OData query parameter.

HTTP request

GET /education/classes/{educationClassId}/assignments/delta

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this function returns a 200 OK response code and an educationAssignment collection in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Get assignments with delta query support

Request

The following example shows a request.

Use the $top parameter to specify the number of assignments to be returned. The parameter is optional. Use it when you have a long list of assignments. Otherwise, you get all the assignments in the class.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$top=2

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

Note: Take the @odata.nextLink from the response to make another call and get the next set of assignments.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
Content-length: 344

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(educationAssignment)",
    "@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$skiptoken=U43TyYWKlRvJ6wWxZOfJvkp22nMqShRw9f-GxBtG2FDy9b1hMDaAJGdLb7n2fh1IdHoweKQs1czM4Ry1LVsNqwIFXftTcRHvgSCbcszvbJHEWDCO3QO7K7zwCM8DdXNepZOa1gqldecjIUM0NFRbGQoQ5yR6RmGnMgtko8TDMOyMH_yg1my82PTXA_t4Nj-DhMDZWvuNTd_lbLeTngc7mIJPMCR2gHN9CSKsW_kw850.UM9tUqwOu5Ln1pnxaP6KdMmfJHszGqY3EKPlQkOiyGs",
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "classId": "72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f",
            "displayName": "Expand options 3.1",
            "closeDateTime": "2021-11-14T07:59:00Z",
            "dueDateTime": "2021-11-14T07:59:00Z",
            "assignDateTime": null,
            "assignedDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:57:16.1897643Z",
            "allowLateSubmissions": false,
            "resourcesFolderUrl": null,
            "createdDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:56:03.7992389Z",
            "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-11-11T00:42:20.8999693Z",
            "allowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission": false,
            "status": "published",
            "notificationChannelUrl": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/channels/19:e375b98b9d4f4738857fb70f23d329b7@thread.skype",
            "webUrl": null,
            "addToCalendarAction": "none",
            "addedStudentAction": "none",
            "grading": null,
            "id": "3b870c07-21fe-47fb-8562-cdd6f2c281d6",
            "instructions": {
                "content": "follow up",
                "contentType": "text"
            },
            "assignTo": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient"
            },
            "createdBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "f3a5344e-dbde-48b0-be24-b5b62a243836",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            },
            "lastModifiedBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "f3a5344e-dbde-48b0-be24-b5b62a243836",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Example 2: Get next set of assignments with delta query support

Request

The following example shows a request.

Use the @odata.nextLink value from the previous call for this request.

GET /education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$skiptoken=U43TyYWKlRvJ6wWxZOfJvkp22nMqShRw9f-GxBtG2FDy9b1hMDaAJGdLb7n2fh1IdHoweKQs1czM4Ry1LVsNqwIFXftTcRHvgSCbcszvbJHEWDCO3QO7K7zwCM8DdXNepZOa1gqldecjIUM0NFRbGQoQ5yR6RmGnMgtko8TDMOyMH_yg1my82PTXA_t4Nj-DhMDZWvuNTd_lbLeTngc7mIJPMCR2gHN9CSKsW_kw850.UM9tUqwOu5Ln1pnxaP6KdMmfJHszGqY3EKPlQkOiyGs

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

Note: You must continue using the @odata.nextLink value for the subsequent calls until you get the @odata.deltaLink property in the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
Content-length: 344

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(educationAssignment)",
    "@odata.deltaLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$deltatoken=7ORzTfzlUEGDy6BRE3OC-3ePBbvLHCRe4aJ_hjaBKJxUHmn_ODgoM4xreLS7YRaxROmLjac48n-iXm5j6n5aQwlsnC-2OvL3lI0Z8M4klERNmJQjnBn7MHqwXZ6L8GlI3VPnya3E-p1bisiZX97jLvQUAopseIYhvnD6v7fiYrk.fVsHempT6X2CiBh6aN9Ex5nVJ71adKdcf-mdke8OHKs",
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "classId": "72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f",
            "displayName": "Expand options 2",
            "closeDateTime": null,
            "dueDateTime": "2021-11-12T07:59:00Z",
            "assignDateTime": null,
            "assignedDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:54:15.9533379Z",
            "allowLateSubmissions": true,
            "resourcesFolderUrl": null,
            "createdDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:51:08.8548584Z",
            "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:54:17.4687411Z",
            "allowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission": true,
            "status": "assigned",
            "notificationChannelUrl": null,
            "webUrl": null,
            "addToCalendarAction": "none",
            "addedStudentAction": "none",
            "grading": null,
            "id": "efa3b9a8-b41f-4263-adc5-738c01912153",
            "instructions": {
                "content": "",
                "contentType": "text"
            },
            "assignTo": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient"
            },
            "createdBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "f3a5344e-dbde-48b0-be24-b5b62a243836",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            },
            "lastModifiedBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "AAAAAAAA-0123-4567-89AB-1B4BB48C3119",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Example 3: Get the created and modified assignments using delta token

Request

The following example shows a request.

Use the @odata.deltaLink value from the previous call for this request.

GET /education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$deltatoken=7ORzTfzlUEGDy6BRE3OC-3ePBbvLHCRe4aJ_hjaBKJxUHmn_ODgoM4xreLS7YRaxROmLjac48n-iXm5j6n5aQwlsnC-2OvL3lI0Z8M4klERNmJQjnBn7MHqwXZ6L8GlI3VPnya3E-p1bisiZX97jLvQUAopseIYhvnD6v7fiYrk.fVsHempT6X2CiBh6aN9Ex5nVJ71adKdcf-mdke8OHKs

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: You must continue using the @odata.deltaLink to get the newly created or modified assignments since the initial delta call.

Note: The delta response might be large, in which case an @odata.nextLink is returned. Continue fetching changes until you hit an @odata.deltaLink again.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
Content-length: 344

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(educationAssignment)",
    "@odata.deltaLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f/assignments/delta?$deltatoken=7ORzTfzlUEGDy6BRE3OC-3ePBbvLHCRe4aJ_hjaBKJxUHmn_ODgoM4xreLS7YRaxROmLjac48n-iXm5j6n5aQwlsnC-2OvL3lI0Z8M4klER9TeVMFnEEWX3TRYFAJe1nNUp5s0cjvqM59nMNhcFoIhmt6RUUcXe6vlP9yy00ADA.gT8PrGKC3hZnt4oDxMAmjyX50EASWG4KNcc1E9yTRRo",
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "classId": "72a7baec-c3e9-4213-a850-f62de0adad5f",
            "displayName": "expand options 2 updated for delta",
            "closeDateTime": null,
            "dueDateTime": "2021-11-12T07:59:00Z",
            "assignDateTime": null,
            "assignedDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:54:15.9533379Z",
            "allowLateSubmissions": true,
            "resourcesFolderUrl": null,
            "createdDateTime": "2021-11-10T23:51:08.8548584Z",
            "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-11-16T15:17:07.518655Z",
            "allowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission": true,
            "status": "assigned",
            "notificationChannelUrl": null,
            "webUrl": null,
            "addToCalendarAction": "none",
            "addedStudentAction": "none",
            "grading": null,
            "id": "efa3b9a8-b41f-4263-adc5-738c01912153",
            "instructions": {
                "content": "",
                "contentType": "text"
            },
            "assignTo": {
                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient"
            },
            "createdBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "f3a5344e-dbde-48b0-be24-b5b62a243836",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            },
            "lastModifiedBy": {
                "application": null,
                "device": null,
                "user": {
                    "id": "f3a5344e-dbde-48b0-be24-b5b62a243836",
                    "displayName": null
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Example 4: Using $select to get selected data

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/37d99af7-cfc5-4e3b-8566-f7d40e4a2070/assignments/delta?$select=displayName,id

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(educationAssignment)",
    "@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/education/classes/37d99af7-cfc5-4e3b-8566-f7d40e4a2070/assignments/delta?$skiptoken=U43TyYWKlRvJ6wWxZOfJvkp22nMqShRw9f-GxBtG2FBcWCIKOSenQFv_rF12_tcPmr6GwzMmFb15rLKFgPCB9AMyomQQBsp8rpPB7REHVRY72dH9ygXt_v5J1THi6kEL_8e3gkl9GNBOgD75V4zUe2HWxrbhLZJFQSSRKQZ0t17wpjUSGULoPPeRrR5w4jWj3547BmlwhJydTPtrNqhNhgpWiDkoyMdfMlb4-T0uqrk.kp0pIEG4F09nMMbrh4ww0iChxBI7LqWNS6y2zQK3w7E",
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "displayName": "09/28/2023 15:16:00",
            "id": "e78063b9-73fc-4fbf-a33f-d0d800b53919"
        },
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "displayName": "Reading test 09.14 Beta",
            "id": "c2eeaaf2-766c-4b90-9a17-61625bc5a47d"
        },
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "displayName": "Monica Demo page",
            "id": "933b7a41-8993-4ee3-ab48-9fe5398d4ec7"
        },
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "displayName": "Geography Handout",
            "id": "41448a5b-4fc6-4623-b676-1a244ed21f76"
        },
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignment",
            "displayName": "2023-07-26T19:04:55.525Z6684",
            "id": "2cb9ce0c-a4a1-40b8-b386-b43e0f05e7ed"
        }
    ]
}