Read course content through the API

The reviewed public v1 course API provides read-only access to the caller’s own courses for import workflows. Confirm course availability and API deployment before integrating it.

Method	Path	Purpose
GET	/api/v1/courses	List the caller’s courses
GET	/api/v1/courses/{course_hex}	Read a manifest
GET	/api/v1/courses/{course_hex}/files	List course files
GET	/api/v1/courses/{course_hex}/files/{file_hex}	Read a file’s source content
GET	/api/v1/courses/{course_hex}/archive.zip	Download a course archive

Use X-API-Key. The reviewed scope requirement is courses:read. A manifest request with content=true embeds file bodies; without it, the default returns specifications and file metadata.

Import sequence

1. Discover the course through the list endpoint.
2. Read its manifest and inspect the file metadata.
3. Fetch the needed source files, or request the archive.
4. Validate paths and content before importing into the destination system.

The source-file endpoint is not a rendered PDF, Word, or PowerPoint export endpoint. The API returns source content for LMS import. These routes do not create courses, and access is scoped to the caller’s data.