Kortext

Kortext is a UK-headquartered digital learning and student engagement company, founded in 2013 and led by CEO James Gray, that supplies etextbooks, course content, AI study tools and learning analytics to higher education institutions in the UK, US, Ireland, Australia and the Middle East. Its platform family covers content delivery and reading (Kortext study, read.kortext.com), the AI-assisted study layer (Kortext study+, Kortext IQ), teaching and reading-list tools (Kortext teach, KeyLinks), library acquisition workflows (Kortext acquire), engagement analytics (Kortext insights) and the unified Kortext fusion content and data layer. Publisher partners include Pearson, Wiley, McGraw Hill, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press and Palgrave, and in 2025 Follett Higher Education moved its North American ebook delivery onto Kortext. Institutional integration runs over 1EdTech LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 (including Deep Linking) into Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas and other VLEs, plus EDI and API integration with library management systems such as Ex Libris Alma. Kortext does not operate a public developer portal; its production APIs are authenticated and undocumented publicly, and the only openly published machine-readable contract is the OpenAPI 3.1 description of its AI "labs" study-tools API.

Kortext publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Chat API, Content API, Health Checks API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Education, EdTech, Higher Education, Digital Textbooks, and Learning Analytics.

Kortext’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, support, engineering blog, signup flow, getting-started guide, authentication, and 24 more developer resources.

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43.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0

1 APIs

Education EdTech Higher EducationDigital TextbooksLearning Analytics Artificial Intelligence Content Delivery LTI Libraries Student Engagement Publishing

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Human Capital Management

BC-300

Quiz

POST /tutor/v1/quiz/session POST /tutor/v1/quiz/session/answer

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0

Composite quality — 43.7/100 · developing

Contract Quality 8.9 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.8 / 15

Access Clarity 5.1 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.5 / 10

Contract Governance 1.6 / 9

Discoverability 5.1 / 8

Regulatory Posture 6.9 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 30/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Kortext VLE / LTI Integration API

The institution-facing integration surface behind vle.kortext.com — 1EdTech LTI 1.1 launch and LTI 1.3 Deep Linking endpoints that place Kortext content and KeyLinks reading lis...

Kortext Platform API

The authenticated application API behind app.kortext.com serving the Kortext study reader and companion apps — identity, content, upload, cover, features, assessments, events an...

Kortext Chat API

The Chat API from Kortext — 31 operation(s) for chat.

Kortext Content API

The Content API from Kortext — 20 operation(s) for content.

Kortext Health Checks API

The Health Checks API from Kortext — 2 operation(s) for health checks.

Kortext Labs API

The Labs API from Kortext — 1 operation(s) for labs.

Kortext Podcast API

The Podcast API from Kortext — 3 operation(s) for podcast.

Kortext Quiz API

The Quiz API from Kortext — 8 operation(s) for quiz.

Kortext Reading List API

The Reading List API from Kortext — 1 operation(s) for reading list.

Kortext Test API

The Test API from Kortext — 2 operation(s) for test.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Kortext Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Kortext Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Kortext Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Kortext Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Login

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

DataModel

Lifecycle

Conformance

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

HelpCenter

RateLimits

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Plans

Plans

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 5

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

Store

Overlay

Accessibility

CookiePolicy

Source (apis.yml)

aid: kortext
name: Kortext
description: Kortext is a UK-headquartered digital learning and student engagement company, founded in 2013 and led by CEO
  James Gray, that supplies etextbooks, course content, AI study tools and learning analytics to higher education institutions
  in the UK, US, Ireland, Australia and the Middle East. Its platform family covers content delivery and reading (Kortext
  study, read.kortext.com), the AI-assisted study layer (Kortext study+, Kortext IQ), teaching and reading-list tools (Kortext
  teach, KeyLinks), library acquisition workflows (Kortext acquire), engagement analytics (Kortext insights) and the unified
  Kortext fusion content and data layer. Publisher partners include Pearson, Wiley, McGraw Hill, Taylor & Francis, Oxford
  University Press and Palgrave, and in 2025 Follett Higher Education moved its North American ebook delivery onto Kortext.
  Institutional integration runs over 1EdTech LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 (including Deep Linking) into Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas
  and other VLEs, plus EDI and API integration with library management systems such as Ex Libris Alma. Kortext does not operate
  a public developer portal; its production APIs are authenticated and undocumented publicly, and the only openly published
  machine-readable contract is the OpenAPI 3.1 description of its AI "labs" study-tools API.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kortext/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kortext.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kortext-White-EST-logo-transparent-980x255.png
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:secondary-market
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-08-23'
modified: '2026-08-23'
tags:
- Education
- EdTech
- Higher Education
- Digital Textbooks
- Learning Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Content Delivery
- LTI
- Libraries
- Student Engagement
- Publishing
tags_raw:
- education
- edtech
- higher-education
- digital-textbooks
- learning-analytics
- artificial-intelligence
- content-delivery
- lti
- libraries
- student-engagement
- publishing
apis:
- name: Kortext VLE / LTI Integration API
  description: The institution-facing integration surface behind vle.kortext.com — 1EdTech LTI 1.1 launch and LTI 1.3 Deep
    Linking endpoints that place Kortext content and KeyLinks reading lists inside Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas and other VLEs,
    plus authenticated REST resources for books, consumers (institutions), journeys and KeyLinks lists. Endpoint paths are
    published in the application's own runtime configuration at /assets/config.json; the resources themselves return 401 without
    an institutional token and Kortext publishes no OpenAPI for them.
  humanURL: https://kortext.com/blog/platform-updates/how-we-integrate-with-your-workflow/
  baseURL: https://vle.kortext.com
  tags:
  - LTI
  - Education
  - Higher Education
  - Libraries
  - Content Delivery
  tags_raw:
  - lti
  - education
  - higher-education
  - libraries
  - content-delivery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kortext.com/blog/platform-updates/how-we-integrate-with-your-workflow/
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/kortext-conformance.yml
- name: Kortext Platform API
  description: The authenticated application API behind app.kortext.com serving the Kortext study reader and companion apps
    — identity, content, upload, cover, features, assessments, events and the genai and study-tools paths. Base paths are
    published in Kortext's own front-end runtime configuration; every resource requires a token issued by app.kortext.com/account/token
    and no public specification or developer documentation is offered.
  humanURL: https://app.kortext.com/identity/signin
  baseURL: https://app.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Education
  - Content Delivery
  - Higher Education
  - Digital Textbooks
  tags_raw:
  - education
  - content-delivery
  - higher-education
  - digital-textbooks
  properties:
  - type: Login
    url: https://app.kortext.com/identity/signin
- aid: kortext:kortext-chat-api
  name: Kortext Chat API
  description: The Chat API from Kortext — 31 operation(s) for chat.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Chat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-chat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-content-api
  name: Kortext Content API
  description: The Content API from Kortext — 20 operation(s) for content.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-content-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-health-checks-api
  name: Kortext Health Checks API
  description: The Health Checks API from Kortext — 2 operation(s) for health checks.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Health Checks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-health-checks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-labs-api
  name: Kortext Labs API
  description: The Labs API from Kortext — 1 operation(s) for labs.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Labs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-labs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-podcast-api
  name: Kortext Podcast API
  description: The Podcast API from Kortext — 3 operation(s) for podcast.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Podcast
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-podcast-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-quiz-api
  name: Kortext Quiz API
  description: The Quiz API from Kortext — 8 operation(s) for quiz.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - Quiz
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-quiz-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-reading-list-api
  name: Kortext Reading List API
  description: The Reading List API from Kortext — 1 operation(s) for reading list.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags:
  - ReadingList
  tags_raw:
  - Reading List
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-reading-list-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- aid: kortext:kortext-test-api
  name: Kortext Test API
  description: The Test API from Kortext — 2 operation(s) for test.
  humanURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Test
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kortext-test-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/kortext-capability-edges.yml
  name: Kortext Business Capability Map
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kortext-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://kortext.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/redoc
- type: Support
  url: https://uk.support.kortext.com/s/
- type: Blog
  url: https://kortext.com/us/news/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.kortext.com/identity/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://app.kortext.com/identity/signin
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://kortext.com/us/website-terms-and-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://kortext.com/us/privacy-policy/
- type: Store
  url: https://store.kortext.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://api-demo.labs.kortext.com/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://kortext.com/blog/platform-updates/how-we-integrate-with-your-workflow/
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://support.na1.kortext.com/s/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/kortext-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/kortext-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/kortext-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/kortext-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/kortext-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/kortext-conformance.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/kortext-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/kortext-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/kortext-labs-api-overlay.yaml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/kortext-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/kortext-rate-limits.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/kortext-changelog.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://kortext.com/blog/platform-updates/
- type: Accessibility
  url: https://kortext.com/us/accessibility-commitment-statement/
- type: CookiePolicy
  url: https://kortext.com/us/cookie-policy/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-23'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 19
  pass: local-v1

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