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Update content records in bulk

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Patch
/contents/bulk

Coming soon. This endpoint is not available yet, and the details below may change before release.

Submits an asynchronous job that updates up to 100 content records. Each entry takes the same body as PATCH /contents/{id} plus the id of the record it targets.

The endpoint responds immediately with 202 Accepted and a jobId; poll GET /contents/bulk/{jobId} for progress and per-item results. Entries that add upload items return fresh presigned URLs in their result.

Batch validation, the Idempotency-Key requirement and the 207/422 behaviour are identical to bulk create — see POST /contents/bulk.

The per-entry caveats from the single update apply here too, and are worth repeating at this scale: updates are last-write-wins with no concurrency check, and incrementVersion destroys the asset it replaces.

Security
HTTP
Type basic

HTTP Basic authentication using your Tenant ID and API secret.

  • Username is the Tenant ID (i.e. eu-west-2_AbcdEfghI)
  • Password is the API secret you would have received.

You can also authenticate using OAuth 2.0 client credentials (oauth2 security scheme) instead of Basic auth.

OAuth

OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication.

Use the following token endpoints (replace :tenantId with your Tenant ID):

  • Public API access tokens

    • Staging: https://public.api.learnstaging.link/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Production: https://public.api.learn.link/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Staging MEA: https://public.api.meastaging.learn.tech/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Production MEA: https://public.api.mea.learn.tech/oauth2/token/:tenantId
  • Webhooks access tokens

    • Staging: https://user.api.learnstaging.link/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Production: https://user.api.learn.link/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Staging MEA: https://user.api.meastaging.learn.tech/oauth2/token/:tenantId
    • Production MEA: https://user.api.mea.learn.tech/oauth2/token/:tenantId

All access tokens must be sent using the Authorization: Bearer <access_token> header.

Scopes

For API access (non-webhooks), the following scopes are available:

  • api/all – Full read and write access to the API.
  • api/read – Read-only access to the API.
  • api/write – Write access to the API.

For webhooks, the following scopes are available:

  • api/webhooks – Access to webhook functionality.
  • api/all – Full read and write access to the API, including webhooks.

Tokens must include appropriate scopes for the endpoints you wish to call.

FlowClient Credentials
Token URLhttps://public.api.learn.link/oauth2/token/:tenantId
Scopes:
api/writeWrite access to the API.
Header parameters
Idempotency-Key
stringRequired

Caller-generated idempotency key for the submission. Generate it once per logical submission and reuse it on retries — replaying the same key returns the existing job instead of creating a duplicate. Requests without the header are rejected with 422.

Body parameters
bulkUpdateContent

Update two records in one submission

Each entry is the body PATCH /contents/{id} takes, plus the id of the record it targets.

{
  "contents": [
    {
      "id": "5f9d88d6e1b2a34c56d78902",
      "authorRef": "UID30084022",
      "title": "Fire safety (2026)"
    },
    {
      "id": "5f9d88d6e1b2a34c56d78903",
      "authorRef": "UID30084022",
      "removeItems": [
        "5c8936159ec2d00010cdd334"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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object

The changes to apply, one entry per content record.

contents
Array of object Required

The changes to apply, at most 100 per submission. Each entry is an update body plus the id of the record it targets.

Min items1
Max items100
object
id
string Required

The id of the content record to update

Pattern^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
Example5f9d88d6e1b2a34c56d78902
title
string

Title of the content

Min length3
Max length150
ExampleOnboarding pack (2026)
completionType
string

How a learner completes this content. auto, confirm and external apply to any content; on_elearning_completion requires an e-learning item; on_passing_quizzes, on_passing_observer_completed_quizzes and on_passing_assessments apply to quiz and assessment items, which are not yet supported by this API.

Note that on_elearning_completion combined with a web-format e-learning package can never reach ready.

Valid values[ "auto", "confirm", "external", "on_passing_quizzes", "on_passing_observer_completed_quizzes", "on_passing_assessments", "on_elearning_completion" ]
Exampleconfirm
cpdCategoryId
string

The CPD category to record this content against

Pattern^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
Example507f1f77bcf86cd799439012
attributes
object

Behavioural settings for the content

canComment
boolean

Whether learners may comment on this content

Exampletrue
incrementVersion
boolean

Bump the content's version number. Valid only on published content (409 otherwise). This is not a snapshot — content keeps no version history, so any item replaced in this request has its previous asset deleted permanently.

Defaultfalse
Examplefalse
thumbnailUrl
string (uri)

A publicly reachable image to fetch and use as the content thumbnail, replacing any existing one. Processed asynchronously.

Examplehttps://example.com/thumb.png
addItems
Array of object (ContentItemInput)

Items to append. The per-request cap applies to this array only, not to the resulting document: at most one upload item plus one non-upload item.

One item within a content record. The type decides which meta fields apply.

Upload itemselearning, file, video, audio and image — are two-phase: you declare the item here with an uploadId you generate, then PUT the file to the matching URL returned in signedPutUrls. The item stays at processing until the platform has handled the file.

Non-upload itemsrich_text is ready immediately; url is scraped asynchronously for its title, description and image.

OneOf
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "elearning" ]
Exampleelearning
meta
object Required
name
string Required

The file name, including its extension. The extension must match the item type you declared — a .pdf sent as a video is rejected.

Examplecourse.zip
uploadId
string (uuid) Required

A UUID you generate for this upload. It is echoed back in signedPutUrls so you can tell which URL belongs to which item, and must be unique within the content.

Example4f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c8e-b2f1-6d0a7c5e3b91
canDownload
boolean

Whether learners may download the original file

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue
format
string

The package format. Normally detected while the package is unpacked, so you rarely need to send it. A web package cannot be used with a completionType of on_elearning_completion.

Valid values[ "scorm12", "scorm2004", "cmi5", "tincan", "web" ]
Examplescorm2004
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "document" ]
Exampledocument
meta
object Required
name
string Required

The file name, including its extension. The extension must match the item type you declared — a .pdf sent as a video is rejected.

Examplecourse.zip
uploadId
string (uuid) Required

A UUID you generate for this upload. It is echoed back in signedPutUrls so you can tell which URL belongs to which item, and must be unique within the content.

Example4f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c8e-b2f1-6d0a7c5e3b91
canDownload
boolean

Whether learners may download the original file

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue
pages
integer Required

The document's page count, used to estimate its duration.

This field is under review. It is currently required, but the page count cannot be known until after the file has been uploaded. Document items are therefore not yet usable end to end, and this requirement is expected to be relaxed before release.

Minimum1
Example12
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "video" ]
Examplevideo
meta
object Required
name
string Required

The file name, including its extension. The extension must match the item type you declared — a .pdf sent as a video is rejected.

Examplecourse.zip
uploadId
string (uuid) Required

A UUID you generate for this upload. It is echoed back in signedPutUrls so you can tell which URL belongs to which item, and must be unique within the content.

Example4f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c8e-b2f1-6d0a7c5e3b91
canDownload
boolean

Whether learners may download the original file

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue
primaryLanguage
string

The spoken language of the video

Exampleen-gb
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "audio" ]
Exampleaudio
meta
object Required
name
string Required

The file name, including its extension. The extension must match the item type you declared — a .pdf sent as a video is rejected.

Examplecourse.zip
uploadId
string (uuid) Required

A UUID you generate for this upload. It is echoed back in signedPutUrls so you can tell which URL belongs to which item, and must be unique within the content.

Example4f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c8e-b2f1-6d0a7c5e3b91
canDownload
boolean

Whether learners may download the original file

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue
durationMs
integer Required

The audio duration in milliseconds.

This field is under review. It is currently required, but the duration cannot be known until after the file has been uploaded. Audio items are therefore not yet usable end to end, and this requirement is expected to be relaxed before release.

Minimum0
Example185000
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "image" ]
Exampleimage
meta
object Required
name
string Required

The file name, including its extension. The extension must match the item type you declared — a .pdf sent as a video is rejected.

Examplecourse.zip
uploadId
string (uuid) Required

A UUID you generate for this upload. It is echoed back in signedPutUrls so you can tell which URL belongs to which item, and must be unique within the content.

Example4f1c2b7e-9a3d-4c8e-b2f1-6d0a7c5e3b91
canDownload
boolean

Whether learners may download the original file

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue
altText
string

Alternative text, used by screen readers

ExampleA diagram of the onboarding journey
caption
string

A caption shown beneath the image

Max length1000
ExampleThe onboarding journey at a glance
ctaUrl
string (uri)

A link to open when the image is selected

Examplehttps://example.com/onboarding
openInNewTab
boolean

Whether ctaUrl opens in a new tab

Exampletrue
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "rich_text" ]
Examplerich_text
meta
object
body
string

The rich text body as HTML

Max length100000
Example<p>Welcome to the team.</p>
object
object
rank
integer Required

The item's position within the content, lowest first. Required, and every item in a content record must have a different rank.

Minimum0
Example0
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners. Optional on upload items; required on rich text and link items.

ExampleWelcome
type
string Required
Valid values[ "url" ]
Exampleurl
meta
object Required
url
string Required

Either an external link or a reference to other content on the platform. External links must be publicly reachable — those resolving to internal or private addresses are rejected.

Examplehttps://example.com/handbook
updateItems
Array of object (ContentItemUpdateInput)

Existing items to change, identified by their item id

object

A change to one existing item, identified by its id.

id
string Required

The id of the item to change

Pattern^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
Example5c8936159ec2d00010cdd334
rank
integer

The item's position within the content, lowest first

Minimum0
Example1
summary
string

A short label for the item, shown to learners

Max length255
ExampleWelcome
meta
object

The type-specific fields to change. The shape must match the item's existing type — see ContentItemInput for what each type accepts.

removeItems
Array of string

The ids of items to delete. Removing an upload item deletes its stored file permanently.

string
Pattern^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
Example5c8936159ec2d00010cdd334
AnyOf
Responses
202

Accepted — a bulk update job was created (or an existing job was matched by idempotency key). Poll pollUrl for progress and per-item results.

accepted

Job accepted

The batch was accepted. Poll pollUrl for progress and per-entry results.

{
  "jobId": "6863f9a2c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8",
  "status": "pending",
  "pollUrl": "/rest/v2/contents/bulk/6863f9a2c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8"
}
object

Returned when a bulk content job has been accepted for processing.

jobId
string

The id of the job processing the batch

Example6863f9a2c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8
status
string

The processing status of a bulk job

Valid values[ "pending", "processing", "completed", "failed" ]
Exampleprocessing
pollUrl
string

The path to poll for progress and per-item results

Example/rest/v2/contents/bulk/6863f9a2c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8
207

Multi-Status — some entries failed validation, so no job was created. The envelope lists the entries that passed and the ones that were rejected, so the batch can be corrected and resubmitted.

partiallyRejected

Some entries rejected, no job created

Entry 2 failed validation, so nothing was submitted. Correct it and resubmit the whole batch.

{
  "success": {
    "count": "2",
    "entities": [
      {
        "reference": "contents[0]"
      },
      {
        "reference": "contents[1]"
      }
    ]
  },
  "failure": {
    "count": "1",
    "entities": [
      {
        "reference": "contents[2]",
        "message": "title is required"
      }
    ]
  }
}
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object

A multi-status envelope returned when some entries in the batch failed validation. No job is created — correct the failed entries and resubmit the whole batch.

success
object

The entries that passed validation

count
number

The number of entries that passed validation

Example2.0
entities
Array of object
object
reference
string

The entry's position in the submitted array

Examplecontents[0]
failure
object

The entries that failed validation

count
number

The number of entries that failed validation

Example1.0
entities
Array of object
object
reference
string

The entry's position in the submitted array

Examplecontents[2]
message
string

The reason the entry was rejected

ExamplelanguageCode is required
401

Unauthorized

object

Unauthorized

status
number
Example401.0
error
string
ExampleUnauthorized
message
string
403

Forbidden

object

Forbidden

status
number
Example403.0
error
string
ExampleForbidden
message
string #deprecatedtemplate# #additional-property-template#
OneOf
string
string
object
object
415

Unsupported Media Type — Content-Type must be application/json

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object
id
string
ExampleUNIQUEREFERENCE111000
timestamp
string
Example2020-03-09T22:18:26.625Z
eventType
string
Valid values[ "user_joined", "user_updated", "user_suspended" ]
message
object (UnprocessableEntityError)

The request could not be processed due to a validation error

status
number
Example422.0
error
string
ExampleUnprocessable Entity
message
string
ExampleThe startDate must be in a valid ISO 8601 format
422

Unprocessable Content — the submission was rejected before any job was created. This happens when the batch array is missing or empty, contains more than 100 entries, or no entry in it passed validation; and when the Idempotency-Key header is absent.

A batch in which only some entries fail validation returns 207 instead, so that you can see which ones to correct.

object

The request could not be processed due to a validation error

status
number
Example422.0
error
string
ExampleUnprocessable Entity
message
string
ExampleThe startDate must be in a valid ISO 8601 format
default

An unexpected error has occurred

When any default error occurs it may be a system failure and persistent errors may require support.

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object
id
string
ExampleUNIQUEREFERENCE111000
timestamp
string
Example2020-03-09T22:18:26.625Z
eventType
string
Valid values[ "user_joined", "user_updated", "user_suspended" ]
message
object (InternalServerError)

The server is unable to process the request

status
number
Example500.0
error
string
ExampleInternal Server Error