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[API] Course Content
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Description
Functional Area: Course Content
Endpoints under this functional area:
| Module | API Version | Resource / Endpoint | HTTP Method | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textbooks | v1 | /contentstore/v1/textbooks/{course_id} |
GET | Returns all textbooks associated with a course. Includes textbook ID, tab title, and chapter list with URLs for each chapter. Useful for AI-driven content aggregation, automated textbook validation, or integration into external LMS/course analytics. |
| Videos | v1 | /contentstore/v1/videos/{course_id} |
GET | Retrieves all video-related data for a course, including upload URLs, previous uploads, concurrent upload limits, supported formats, video image settings, transcript settings, AI translation options, and pagination context. Useful for AI/external systems managing video content, transcripts, or automated video analysis. |
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the contentstore API entry points for /contentstore/v1/textbooks/{course_id} and /contentstore/v1/videos/{course_id}. Review nearby API patterns and verify the response data described for each endpoint; the work is done when both course-content endpoints provide the listed resources and metadata.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100