How Do I Send xAPI Data to an LRS?

How Do I Send xAPI Data to an LRS?

If you want to send xAPI to an LRS, then you'll need to give your content or application the proper credentials to store the data in the LRS. You'll need the following:
  1. The xAPI Endpoint for the LRS.
  2. LRS credentials: Key and Secret (i.e., username and password). In the Veracity Learning LRS, we call this the Access Key. 
Your application needs an access key to connect to the LRS. It protects your data from anonymous users. You can create an access key for each different application that connects to your LRS. 

Create the xAPI Endpoint

To create the xAPI endpoint in your LRS, follow these steps:
  1. Log-in to https://lrs.io and Create an LRS. 

  2. The LRS Home page shows the xAPI Endpoint at the top of the page. Veracity Learning automatically generated the xAPI endpoint when you created the LRS. Click the Share icon () to copy the xAPI endpoint URL to your clipboard.



Use this URL for your xAPI Endpoint. 

Create an Access Key

To create the Access Key for the LRS, follow these steps:
  1. In the LRS Home page for the LRS you just created, in the top right card in the top row, click the No Access Keys link. 

  2. Click the Create Access Key button. You can read detailed directions in the LRS User Manual. 

  3. Click the Share icons () to copy the Key name (username) and Secret (password). 



Use these LRS credentials in combination with the xAPI endpoint to send xAPI data to your LRS. 


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