moodle-external-api-development - Develop Moodle External Web Service APIs
Guides the creation of custom Moodle external web service APIs using the external API framework, validation, permissions, database access, registration, and error handling.
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Updated: 2026-10-04Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Define API parameters
- Implement business logic
- Validate request context
- Check required capabilities
- Use parameterized queries
- Define return structures
- Register web services
- Handle and log errors
- Manage database transactions
- Create course modules
Inputs
- Moodle plugin codebase
- API requirements
- Request parameter definitions
- Return data structure
- Database schema
- Required capabilities
Outputs
- External API PHP class
- Service registration file
- Structured API responses
- Debug log files
- Course and database changes
Requirements
- Moodle LMS environment
- PHP plugin development environment
- Moodle external API framework
- Database access
- Configured Moodle capabilities