--- title: "Retrieve course assignment information by external id" slug: "retrieve-course-assignment-information-by-external-id" updated: 2024-10-25T18:04:27Z published: 2026-02-10T22:32:35Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.skillable.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve course assignment information by external id Get/GetCourseAssignmentByExternalId/{id} Allows you to get information about a course assignment by providing a unique identifier from your external system. SecurityAPI Key: api_keyHeader parameter nameapi_key Path parametersidstringRequired The external ID of the course assignment to retrieve Responses200 OK Response Expand Allobject Statusinteger (int32) Indicates the status of the API request. 0 = Success 10 = Error 20 = Not found 30 = Invalid integration key Example10 Errorstring | null Error details. This will only have a value if an error was encountered. The status property will also be set to Error (10). Results Array of object (CourseAssignment) See CourseAssignment object Idinteger (int32) The course assignment's unique identifier Example1234 ExternalIdstring | null The course assignment's external ID, usually a unique identifier from the calling system ExampleC9876ZFGEFER9876 CourseIdinteger (int32) The Id of the course associated with this course assignment. Example123 UserIdinteger (int32) The UserId of the user that is associated with this course assignment. Example3434 ClubMembershipIdinteger (int32) | null The subscription (if any) associated with this course assignment. Example119955 Expireinteger (int64) | null When the course assignment expires (if ever) (in Unix epoch time) Example1450479600 TargetCompletioninteger (int64) | null When course assignment is expected to be completed by the student (in Unix epoch time) Example1449496800 Startinteger (int64) | null When the course assignment was started (if ever) (in Unix epoch time) Example1449496800 Completeinteger (int64) | null When the course assignment was completed (if ever) (in Unix epoch time)