moodle-external-api-development - Develop custom external APIs for Moodle
Guides implementation and registration of Moodle external web service APIs for course management, user tracking, quizzes, reporting, and plugin functionality.
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Updated: 2026-10-04Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Define API parameters
- Implement business logic
- Validate access permissions
- Define return structures
- Register web services
- Handle and log errors
Inputs
- Moodle plugin requirements
- API parameter specifications
- API return data requirements
- Access and capability rules
- Database operation requirements
Outputs
- External API class files
- Service registration files
- Structured API responses
- API debug log files
- Registered web service state
Requirements
- Moodle LMS installation
- PHP runtime
- Moodle external API framework
- Required Moodle capabilities