APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.
Create a new assignment.
Only teachers in a class can create an assignment. Assignments start in the Draft state, which means that students will not see the assignment until publication.
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.ReadWriteBasic
EduAssignments.ReadWrite
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)
Not supported.
Not supported.
Application
Not supported.
Not supported.
HTTP request
POST /education/classes/{class-id}/assignments
Request headers
Header
Value
Authorization
Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type
application/json
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of an educationAssignment object.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and an educationAssignment object in the response body.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x
// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;
var requestBody = new EducationAssignment
{
DueDateTime = DateTimeOffset.Parse("2022-09-16T00:00:00Z"),
DisplayName = "Reading test 09.14 Beta",
Instructions = new EducationItemBody
{
ContentType = BodyType.Text,
Content = "Read chapter 4",
},
Grading = new EducationAssignmentPointsGradeType
{
OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentPointsGradeType",
MaxPoints = 50f,
},
AssignTo = new EducationAssignmentClassRecipient
{
OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient",
},
Status = EducationAssignmentStatus.Draft,
AllowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission = true,
};
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Education.Classes["{educationClass-id}"].Assignments.PostAsync(requestBody);
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc-beta education classes assignments create --education-class-id {educationClass-id} --body '{\
"dueDateTime": "2022-09-16T00:00:00Z",\
"displayName": "Reading test 09.14 Beta",\
"instructions": {\
"contentType": "text",\
"content": "Read chapter 4"\
},\
"grading": {\
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentPointsGradeType",\
"maxPoints": 50\
},\
"assignTo": {\
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient"\
},\
"status": "draft",\
"allowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission": true\
}\
'
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
<?php
// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW VERSION OF THE SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);
$requestBody = new EducationAssignment();
$requestBody->setDueDateTime(new \DateTime('2022-09-16T00:00:00Z'));
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Reading test 09.14 Beta');
$instructions = new EducationItemBody();
$instructions->setContentType(new BodyType('text'));
$instructions->setContent('Read chapter 4');
$requestBody->setInstructions($instructions);
$grading = new EducationAssignmentPointsGradeType();
$grading->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentPointsGradeType');
$grading->setMaxPoints(50);
$requestBody->setGrading($grading);
$assignTo = new EducationAssignmentClassRecipient();
$assignTo->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient');
$requestBody->setAssignTo($assignTo);
$requestBody->setStatus(new EducationAssignmentStatus('draft'));
$requestBody->setAllowStudentsToAddResourcesToSubmission(true);
$result = $graphServiceClient->education()->classes()->byEducationClassId('educationClass-id')->assignments()->post($requestBody)->wait();
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
# THE PYTHON SDK IS IN PREVIEW. FOR NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graph_client = GraphServiceClient(credentials, scopes)
request_body = EducationAssignment(
due_date_time = "2022-09-16T00:00:00Z",
display_name = "Reading test 09.14 Beta",
instructions = EducationItemBody(
content_type = BodyType.Text,
content = "Read chapter 4",
),
grading = EducationAssignmentPointsGradeType(
odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentPointsGradeType",
max_points = 50,
),
assign_to = EducationAssignmentClassRecipient(
odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.educationAssignmentClassRecipient",
),
status = EducationAssignmentStatus.Draft,
allow_students_to_add_resources_to_submission = True,
)
result = await graph_client.education.classes.by_education_class_id('educationClass-id').assignments.post(request_body)
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.