Brightspace discussion board notes

console.js

// get d2l_referrer (required for making posts)
var list = window.top.D2L.OR.__g1

for(var i in list)
  if (list[i].indexOf('d2l_referrer') !== -1)
    return JSON.parse(list[i]).P[1]


// Unofficial API (This one doesn't give 403s to students)
$.post('https://byui.brightspace.com/d2l/le/(ORG_UNIT)/discussions/posts/(TOPIC)/FinishReply',{
  postData$subject:"Subject",
  postData$message$html:'Html',
  postData$message$id:"newPostBottom_(TOPIC)$postData$message",
  postData$message$htmlOrgUnitId:(ORG_UNIT),
  d2l_referrer:(D2L_REFERRER)
},function(e){
  console.log(e);
})

// Get Posts
$.getJSON('/d2l/api/le/1.5/(ORG_UNIT)/discussions/forums/(FORUM)/topics/(TOPIC)/posts/',{
  
},function(e){
  console.log(e)
})

// Get Post
$.getJSON('/d2l/api/le/1.5/(ORG_UNIT)/discussions/forums/(FORUM)/topics/(TOPIC)/posts/(POST)',{
  
},function(e){
  console.log(e)
})