LTO REST API: eLearning Course (Get, Create, Update)

ELearning Course API (Get, Create, & Update)

Below will highlight the details of the APIs that have be created including what calls for these APIs look like as part of the process that a Litmos Training Operations customer might develop in order to get course information or add / update a course.

Get Course (eLearning)

Provides the details (all list/by id/by filter) of an eLearning course via Litmos Training Operations API.

Note: All requests must be Authenticated.

Authentication and Authorization

Information used for API authentication and authorization is submitted in the request header. The following header name/values are required with each request.

Header	Description
CompanyLoginId	Company Login Id (provisioned by LTO account management)
ProductId	Product Id. 1=Learning Management, 2=Event Management
Username	User account username
Password	User account password

Request: Get details of all eLearning courses in Litmos Training Operations application (subscription package and bundle are excluded)

URI: GET https://api.viewcentral.com/api/courses/eLearning

Response Codes:

HTTP Status	Description
200	Operation successful. course object returned in response
400	Operation not successful. Response contains error information
404	Operation not successful. course object not found

Response Example:

{
  "Success": true,
  "Error": null,
  "Data": [
    {
      "Active": "Bool",
      "BusinessUnit": {
        "ID": "Optional int [max length 4]"
      },
      "AccessDuration": "int[max length 6]",
      "AccessLimit": "int[max length 6]",
      "ContentProvider": "int[max length 4]",
      "LitmosId": "int[max length 4]", // Applicable for eLearning Litmos course
      "ID": "int[max length 4] ",
      "Name": "string [max length 255]",
      "DurationType": "string [max length 50]",
      "Duration": "int [max length 7]",
      "CourseDisplayName": "String [max length 255]",
      "HostCourseId": "String [max length 50]", // Applicable for eLearning Scorm course
      "Url": "string [max length 255]",
      "ImageUrl": "string [max length 255]",
      "ImageUrl2": "string [max length 255]",
      "NumberOfCredits": "numeric[max length 13]",
      "ProductId": "string[max length 50]",
      "Units": "int[max length 7]",
      "SummaryDescription": "string[max length unlimited]",
      "FullDescription": "string[max length unlimited]",
      "TrainingHours": "numeric[max length 8]",
      "CustomDetail1": "string [max length 2048]",
      "CustomDetail2": "string [max length 2048]",
      "CustomDetail3": "string [max length 2048]",
      "CustomDetail4": "string [max length 2048]",
      "CustomDetail5": "string [max length 2048]",
      "CustomDetail6": "string [max length 2048]",
      "DeliveryMethod": "string [max length 1024]",
      "ScormHighScoreFeature": "Bool", // Applicable for eLearning Scorm course
      "SortOrder": "int[max length 4]",
      "Modified": {
        "CreatedBy": "string [max length 50]",
        "CreatedDate": "datetime [yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ]",
        "UpdatedBy": "string [max length 50]",
        "UpdatedDate": "datetime [yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ]"
      },
      "Links": [
        {
          "Rel": "Self",
          "Href": "/courses/eLearning/{id}",
          "Method": "GET"
        },
        {
          "Rel": "AttendeeGroup",
          "Href": "/courses/{id}/attendee-groups",
          "Method": "GET"
        },
        {
          "Rel": "Prerequisites",
          "Href": "/courses/{id}/prerequisites",
          "Method": "GET"
        },
        {
          "Rel": "Categories",
          "Href": "/courses/{id}/categories",
          "Method": "GET"
        },
        {
          "Rel": "Translations",
          "Href": "courses/{id}/translations",
          "Method": "GET"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Request: Get details of an eLearning course using the course name as a filter in Litmos Training Operations application (subscription package and bundle are excluded)

URI: GET https://api.viewcentral.com/api/courses/eLearning?name=

Request Filters : Name = Course name.

Sl.No	Key	Value
1	Name	String [max length 255]

Response Codes:

HTTP Status	Description
200	Operation successful. course object returned in response
400	Operation not successful. Response contains error information
404	Operation not successful. course object not found

Request: Get details of an eLearning course using the course id in Litmos Training Operations application (subscription package and bundle are excluded)

URI: GET https://api.viewcentral.com/api/courses/eLearning/{ID}

Response Codes :

HTTP Status	Description
200	Operation successful. course object returned in response
400	Operation not successful. Response contains error information
404	Operation not successful. course object not found

Create Course ( eLearning)

Create an eLearning course via Litmos Training Operations API. (Provide course object in request body).

Once the course is created, content will need to be manually added to the created course by a Litmos Training Operations administrator within their Litmos Training Operations instance

Note: All requests must be Authenticated.

Authentication and Authorization

Information used for API authentication and authorization is submitted in the request header. The following header name/values are required with each request.

Header	Description
CompanyLoginId	Company Login Id (provisioned by LTO account management)
ProductId	Product Id. 1=Learning Management, 2=Event Management
Username	User account username
Password	User account password

Request: Provide created course object in request body

URI: POST https://api.viewcentral.com/api/Courses/eLearning

Request Example :

{
  "Active": "Bool",
  "BusinessUnit": {
    "ID": "Optional int [max length 4]"
  },
  "AccessDuration": "Optional int[max length 6]",
  "AccessLimit": "Optional int[max length 6]",
  "ContentProvider": "Required int[max length 4]",
  "LitmosId": "int[max length 4]",
  "ID": "int[max length 4] ",
  "Name": "string [max length 255]",
  "DurationType": "Optional string [max length 50]",
  "Duration": "Optional int[max length 7]",
  "CourseDisplayName": "Optional String [max length 255]",
  "HostCourseId": " String [max length 50]",
  "Url": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "ImageUrl": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "ImageUrl2": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "NumberOfCredits": "Optional numeric[max length 13]",
  "ProductId": "Optional string[max length 50]",
  "Units": "Optional int [max length7]",
  "SummaryDescription": "Optional string[max length Unlimited",
  "FullDescription": "Optional string[max length Unlimited]",
  "TrainingHours": "Optional numeric[max length 8]",
  "CustomDetail1": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail2": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail3": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail4": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail5": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail6": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "DeliveryMethod": "Required string [max length 1024]",
  "ScormHighScoreFeature": "Bool",
  "SortOrder": "Optional int[max length 4]"
}

Response Codes:

HTTP Status	Description
200	Operation successful. schedule object returned in response
400	Operation not successful. Response contains error information
404	Operation not successful. schedule object not found

Update Course ( eLearning)

Update an eLearning course via Litmos Training Operations API. (Provide course object in request body).

Once the course is created, the eLearning “ContentProvider” cannot be updated by the API, and will need to be manually updated (as needed) by a Litmos Training Operations administrator within their Litmos Training Operations instance

Note: All requests must be Authenticated.

Authentication and Authorization

Information used for API authentication and authorization is submitted in the request header. The following header name/values are required with each request.

Header	Description
CompanyLoginId	Company Login Id (provisioned by LTO account management)
ProductId	Product Id. 1=Learning Management, 2=Event Management
Username	User account username
Password	User account password

Request: Provide updated course object in request body

URI: PUT https://api.viewcentral.com/api/Courses/eLearning/{ID]}

Request Example :

{
  "Active": "Bool",
  "BusinessUnit": {
    "ID": "Optional int [max length 4]"
  },
  "AccessDuration": "Optional int[max length 6]",
  "AccessLimit": "Optional int[max length 6]",
  "LitmosId": "int[max length 4]",
  "ID": "int[max length 4] ",
  "Name": "string [max length 255]",
  "DurationType": "Optional string [max length 50]",
  "Duration": "Optional string [max length 7]",
  "CourseDisplayName": "Optional String [max length 255]",
  "Url": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "ImageUrl": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "ImageUrl2": "Optional string [max length 255]",
  "NumberOfCredits": "Optional numeric[max length 13]",
  "ProductId": "Optional string[max length 50]",
  "Summary Description": "Optional string[max length Unlimited]",
  "FullDescription": "Optional string[max length Unlimited]",
  "TrainingHours": "Optional numeric[max length 8]",
  "CustomDetail1": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail2": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail3": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail4": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail5": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "CustomDetail6": "Optional string [max length 2048]",
  "DeliveryMethod": " Required string [max length 1024]",
  "SortOrder": "Optional int[max length 4]"
}

Response Codes:

HTTP Status	Description
200	Operation successful. schedule object returned in response
400	Operation not successful. Response contains error information
404	Operation not successful. schedule object not found

Litmos Training Operations Documentation

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LTO REST API: eLearning Course (Get, Create, Update)

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