Courses is available in Element Success. See our packages overview for details.
Overview
The Brightspace LMS integration seamlessly syncs real-time academic and enrollment data from Brightspace into Element451. This guide will walk you through the setup process, from configuring Brightspace settings to completing the integration within Element451.
📌 Note: This is a one-way integration. Element451 reads data from Brightspace but does not write back any data.
Overview of the Setup Process
To get started, there are two main steps:
Step 1: Set Up Authentication in Brightspace
To allow Element451 to securely connect to your Brightspace environment, you’ll need to register a new OAuth 2.0 application.
🚨 Important: You must be a Brightspace admin with access to manage the extensibility tool in order to complete this step.
How to register an Application on Brightspace:
Log in to your Brightspace admin account.
Navigate to Manage Extensibility > OAuth 2.0 tab.
Click Register an app.
Enter a name, the redirect URI, and the scope for the application. You can find these details in the table below.
After saving, Brightspace will generate your Client ID and Client Secret. Copy them and keep them somewhere safe—you’ll need to share them with your Element451 team in the next step.
Application Settings:
Detail | What to Enter | Purpose |
Name | Element451 Integration (or your preferred label) | Identifier |
Redirect URI |
| Allows secure communication between Brightspace and Element451
|
Scope | 'organizations:organization:read' 'users:userdata:read' 'role:detail:read' 'enrollment:orgunit:read' 'orgunits:course:read' 'sections:section:read' 'enrollment:orgunit:read'
Note: Element451 only needs read permissions. No data will be written back to Brightspace. | Determines the actions that Element451 can perform
|
For detailed instructions on registering an OAuth2 Application, refer to the official Brightspace guide: Registering an Application.
Step 2: Authenticate the Integration in Element451
Once you have registered your application in Brightspace, you'll need to authorize Element451 to access your Brightspace data using OAuth.
Click on your avatar/profile picture in the top right corner of the orange navigation menu.
Navigate to Settings > Integrations.
From the left-hand menu, select Brightspace LMS.
Click the Authenticate button and follow the prompts.
You'll need your Client ID and Client Secret.
Next Steps
Once your Brightspace integration is authenticated, Element451 will automatically start syncing academic data. This data lives in Courses (Data + Automation > Courses), where you can view course records from your LMS.
Now that your course data is flowing into Element, you can begin using it to:
Build targeted segments
Trigger workflows + communications
Assign tasks or academic support resources
Personalize student experiences in StudentHub
To explore how to make the most of your LMS data, check out our Getting Started with Courses article.
🚨 Important: Brightspace does not support real-time syncing. Data will update once daily during an overnight sync.