--- title: "Retrieve information about a course by id" slug: "retrieve-information-about-a-course-by-id" updated: 2024-10-25T18:04:27Z published: 2026-02-10T22:32:35Z canonical: "docs.skillable.com/retrieve-information-about-a-course-by-id" --- > ## 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 information about a course by id Get/GetCourse/{id} Allows you to get information about a course. SecurityAPI Key: api_keyHeader parameter nameapi_key Path parametersidinteger (int32) Required The ID of the course to retrieve Example34556 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). Courseobject (Course) Idinteger (int32) The course's unique identifier Example5678 ExternalIdstring | null The course's external ID, usually a unique identifier from the calling system Examplece2637fc-7eac-43d1-9e75-565e9f7ff53b Namestring The Name of the course ExampleA Course Name Descriptionstring | null The description of the course ExampleA course description HtmlDescriptionstring | null The HTML description of the course Example

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AvailableInstructorLedboolean The setting for if this course is available to be delivered in an instructor-led format Exampletrue AvailableSelfPacedboolean The setting for if this course is available to be delivered in a self-paced format Exampletrue OrganizationIdinteger (int32) | null The Id of the owning organization for this course Example345 OrganizationNamestring | null The name of the owning organization for this course ExampleOrganization Name Sample ContentProviderIdinteger (int32) | null The Id of the content provider for this course (if any) Example123 ContentProviderNamestring | null The name of the content provider for this course (if any) ExampleContent Prvider Name Sample Activities Array of object (Activity) See Activity. object Idinteger (int32) The activity's unique identifier Example33345 ParentIdinteger (int32) | null The Id of the activity's parent activity (if any) ActivityIdinteger (int32) The internal Id of the activity. Example29119 ActivityTypeIdinteger (int32) The Id of the activity type: - ScormModule = 2 - Lab = 4 - Survey = 10 - InstructorSurvey = 20 - OrganizationSurvey = 30 - ExternalLink = 40 - Assessment = 50 - Video = 60 - Document = 70 - Section = 80 Example4 ActivityTypeNamestring The activity's type name ExampleLab Namestring The activity's name ExampleActivity Name Sample Descriptionstring | null The activity's description ExampleActivity description sample Subtitlestring | null The activity's subtitle AllowRetakeboolean The activity's setting to allow retakes Exampletrue AllowReviewboolean The activity's setting to allow review Examplefalse Urlstring | null The activity's url SortOrderinteger (int32) The activity's sort order index Example0 Requiredboolean The activity's setting for if the activity is required for course completion Exampletrue AvailabilityTypeIdinteger (int32) The activity's availablility type id - Everyone = 0 - Instructors Only = 1 Example0 ExpectedDurationSecondsinteger (int32) The activity's expected duration in seconds Example3540 IsExamboolean The activity's setting as a scored lab (This only applies to Lab type activities) Examplefalse Activities Array of object (Activity) See Activity. object Recursive Durationnumber (float) The course's duration. Example144.5 DurationUnitIdinteger (int32) The course's duration type identification. Values include: - Minutes = 0 - Hours = 1 - Days = 2 - Weeks = 3 Example2 Tags Array of object (Tag) See Tag. object Idinteger (int32) The tag's unique identifier. Example2 Namestring | null The tag's name. ExampleTag Example 1 CustomFields Array of object (CustomField) See CustomField object Namestring The name of the custom field. ExampleMyCustomText TexValuestring The value of the custom field. ExampleWoohoo! Createdinteger (int64) When the course was created. Provided in Unix epoch format, which is the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight UTC January 1st, 1970. Example1449496800 LastModifiedinteger (int64) the course was last modified. Provided in Unix epoch format, which is the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight UTC January 1st, 1970. Example1584035120