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Inconsistencies in PercentCompleted and Missing LastViewedDateTime in Session APIs

kiwon parkkiwon park Tyro
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Hello,

I understand that there are two APIs available to check a session’s PercentCompleted:

  1. GET /api/v1/sessions/{id}/viewers
  2. GET /api/v1/users/{id}/sessions/viewed

The first API, /api/v1/sessions/{id}/viewers, provides "LastViewedDateTime": "2025-03-24T04:33:58.541Z".
However, the second one, /api/v1/users/{id}/sessions/viewed, only provides the StartTime and does not return the LastViewedDateTime.

We would like to request that LastViewedDateTime be added to the /api/v1/users/{id}/sessions/viewed endpoint.
Is it possible to support this in a future update?

Additionally, there is a data consistency issue:

  • In /api/v1/sessions/{id}/viewers, PercentCompleted is a float
  • In /api/v1/users/{id}/sessions/viewed, PercentCompleted is an integer

This inconsistency makes development quite difficult.

Currently, to retrieve a student's PercentCompleted, we are forced to call /api/v1/sessions/{id}/viewers each time, which could potentially cause a significant performance load.

It would be very helpful if there were a more efficient and consistent way to retrieve PercentCompleted.

Thank you!

Answers

  • Aishwarya HarpaleAishwarya Harpale Tyro

    Hello Kiwon,

    1. For now, you may treat the double and the int as a value between 0-100 as a percent value of the session viewed. We will work on the inconsistency issue. I believe the int value is more accurate.
    2. You may request the new API as a Feature Request here and we will look into it: https://community.panopto.com/post/idea

    Thanks and regards,

    Aish

  • kiwon parkkiwon park Tyro

    Thank you for your response, Aishwarya Harpale.

    I will go ahead and submit a request for an API that takes sessionId and userId as arguments and returns the percent completed.
    This is essential for improving performance.

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