Any existing python examples to assign creator permissions to uploaded sessions?

Tim Harper

Hi, I have uploaded a large numnber of video sessions and organized them into folders according to the creator username. I would like to assign creator (share,download,edit) permissions to these uploaded sessions. I am searching for the significant API documentation for these methods. Any help would be appreciated.

Hiroshi Ohno

Hi Tim,

Thank you for asking this question.

We do not have REST API to manage permissions as of today and we plan to provide it in the future.

As Charles mentioned we have SOAP API to achieve your goal at the folder level.

IAccessManagement.GrantUsersAccessToFolder is the method and this is the doc for it:

https://support.panopto.com/resource/APIDocumentation/Help/html/6c9b6ebe-54b0-613e-99da-f041cf61110b.htm

If you would like to go this approach, we have SOAP example by python here:

https://github.com/Panopto/python-soap/tree/python3

Panopto system may give creator access only at the folder level. Therefore, we don't have API to grant creator permission at session level, as same as Panopto UI capability.

Charles,

Thank you very much for weighing in.

I am very pleased that we have active community here.

Hiroshi Ohno

Tim,

I now understand your question. IUserManagement.GetUserByKey gives you that information.

The doc is here: https://support.panopto.com/resource/APIDocumentation/Help/html/aa0bc5c5-e518-2fe4-d390-651f1ab36c2f.htm

Charles Barbour

I did something similar a few months ago. Creator rights can't be granted on a per video basis so for each folder I granted creator rights (using the SOAP API) by making the following call:

grant_result = usage.call_service(

       'GrantUsersAccessToFolder',

       folderId=add_fold_result['Id'],

       userIds=user_id,

       role='Creator'

   )

I also set the owner using the following:

def updateOwner(sessionIds,newOwnerUserKey):

   return usage.call_service(

       'UpdateSessionOwner',

       sessionIds=sessionId,

       newOwnerUserKey=panopto_user,

   )

Tim Harper

Anyway to update this soap example to use an application key instead - We are behind an identity provider. I have a soap class that authenticates using application key.

Hiroshi Ohno

Tim,

If I understand correctly, your goal requires modifying the permissions on the system and it generally requires Panopto administrator privilege. If so, the best approach is to create an admin user account for that tool and use it.

Tim Harper

Thanks Hiroshi, already have that. Authentication through an identity provider for my host. I have it working now using my old class that supports authenticating using an application key for my admin account. I still need to find out what the userID really is though. this is for the uncch. hosted account.

Hiroshi Ohno

Hi Tim,

Thank you for the reply, but I do not necessarily understand the goal where you already achieved the functionality.

Is it possible for you to open a Panopto support ticket through your Panotpo admin, so that we can discuss more in detail?

Tim Harper

Thanks, I did and contacted our account manager.

Thanks!

Tim Harper

My exception is related to converting the string username into IEnumerable<Guid> Any leads for zeep? Thanks