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Get Subject

GET /v1/nextexams/subjects/{id}

Get a subject

Scope subjects:read.

Request

GET https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nextexams/subjects/{id}

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
id integer path Yes The record's id. (min 1)

Responses

200 — The subject.

{
    "data": {
        "id": 1,
        "parent_id": 1,
        "path": "string",
        "level": 1,
        "code": "string",
        "title": "string",
        "alias": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "ordering": 1,
        "published": true,
        "created": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z",
        "modified": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
}
Field Type Meaning
data.id integer
data.parent_id integer 0 at the top level.
data.path string Ids from the root down, joined by '/'.
data.level integer 1 at the top level.
data.code string|null Your own reference code.
data.title string
data.alias string
data.description string|null
data.ordering integer
data.published boolean
data.created string|null ISO 8601 in UTC, or null when not set. (date-time)
data.modified string|null ISO 8601 in UTC, or null when not set. (date-time)

Errors

Status Code When
401 INVALID_TOKEN No token (MISSING_TOKEN), or one that is wrong, expired, revoked, or whose owner can no longer sign in (INVALID_TOKEN).
403 MISSING_SCOPE The token is valid but this request is not allowed, and code says why: MISSING_SCOPE (the token lacks the scope), FORBIDDEN (the owner's role does not allow it), ACCESS_DENIED (the owner cannot manage Next Exams), API_DISABLED (the API Tokens app is off), APP_DISABLED (the feature's app is off — meta.app names it), ACCOUNT_UNUSABLE (the owner is blocked or must reset their password), DEMO_LOCKED (a demo site).
404 NOT_FOUND No record has this id.

Examples

curl

curl -s "https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nextexams/subjects/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nextexams/subjects/1');

curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('API_TOKEN'),
    ],
]);

$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

JavaScript

const API_TOKEN = process.env.API_TOKEN;

const response = await fetch("https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nextexams/subjects/1", {
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await response.json();

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