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Overview
This node interacts with the Lectful API, specifically designed to manage and retrieve educational content and related resources. The "Get Course Lectures" operation under the "Lecture" resource fetches all lectures associated with a specified course. This is useful for scenarios where you want to automate workflows involving course content retrieval, such as syncing course lectures into another system, generating reports on course structure, or dynamically displaying lecture lists in custom applications.
Practical examples:
- Automatically retrieving all lectures of a course to update an external learning management system.
- Generating a list of lectures for a course to send notifications or reminders to students.
- Integrating course lecture data into dashboards or analytics tools.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Authentication Mode | Choose how to authenticate with the Lectful API: - Use Stored Credentials - Manual Configuration (provide base URL and API key manually) |
| Credentials Note | Notice shown when using Manual Configuration mode explaining credential overrides. |
| Base URL Override | Optional base URL to override the stored credential's base URL (without /api/v1). |
| API Key Override | Optional API key to override the stored credential's API key. |
| Course ID | The ID of the course for which to retrieve all lectures. This is a required field. |
Output
The output is a JSON array where each item corresponds to the API response for the requested lectures of the specified course. The exact structure depends on the Lectful API's response but typically includes details about each lecture such as:
- Lecture ID
- Title
- Type (e.g., video, article, quiz)
- Position/order within the course
- Duration
- Access properties (e.g., whether the lecture is free or locked)
- Other metadata relevant to the lecture
No binary data is returned by this operation.
Dependencies
- Requires access to the Lectful API.
- Authentication can be done via stored credentials configured in n8n or manual entry of base URL and API key.
- Proper API key or token with permissions to read course lectures is necessary.
- No additional external dependencies beyond HTTP requests to the Lectful API.
Troubleshooting
- Missing or invalid credentials: If neither stored credentials nor manual configuration with valid base URL and API key are provided, the node will throw an error. Ensure credentials are correctly set up or manual parameters are filled.
- Invalid Course ID: Providing an incorrect or non-existent course ID will likely result in an API error or empty results. Verify the course ID before running the node.
- API connectivity issues: Network problems or incorrect base URL may cause request failures. Check network access and base URL correctness.
- Permission errors: Insufficient API permissions may lead to authorization errors. Confirm that the API key has rights to access course lectures.
- Parsing errors: If the API returns unexpected data formats, the node attempts to parse JSON but may fail. Check API response consistency.
Links and References
- Lectful API Documentation (Assumed official API docs; replace with actual URL if known)
- n8n documentation on HTTP Request Node for understanding underlying request mechanics
- General API authentication best practices for managing API keys and tokens securely