View Anonymized Learner IDs#
Some of the tools that are available for use with the Open edX platform, including external graders and surveys, work with anonymized learner data. If it becomes necessary for you to deanonymize previously anonymized data, you can download a CSV file to use for that purpose.
To download a file of assigned user IDs and anonymized user IDs, follow these steps.
View the live version of your course.
Select Instructor, and then select Data Download.
Select Get Student Anonymized IDs CSV.
You are prompted to open or save the {course-id}-anon-id.csv file for your course. This file contains the user ID that is assigned to each learner at registration and its corresponding Open edX-wide anonymized user ID and course specific anonymized user ID. Values are included for every learner who ever enrolled for your course.
To research and deanonymize learner data, you can use this file together with
the {course_id}_student_profile_info_{date}.csv file of learner data or the
{course_id}_grade_report_{date}.csv file of grades.
See also
About Learner Data (concept)
View Learner Data (how-to)
Guide to Staff Debug Info (reference)
Guide to the Student Profile Report (reference)
Manage Learner Grades (how-to)
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03/07/2025 |
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