SCORM

aid: scorm
name: SCORM
description: SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of technical standards for e-learning software products.
  Originally developed by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, SCORM defines how online learning content and
  Learning Management Systems (LMS) communicate with each other, enabling interoperability between authoring tools, content
  packages, and LMS platforms. Key versions include SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004, with xAPI (Tin Can) as a modern successor.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- E-Learning
- LMS
- Standards
- Education
- Interoperability
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: scorm:scorm-12
  name: SCORM 1.2 Runtime API
  description: The SCORM 1.2 Run-Time Environment defines communication between e-learning content and an LMS via a JavaScript
    API. The API Adapter is an ECMAScript object named "API" accessible through the DOM. It enables content to initialize
    sessions, get and set CMI data model values, commit data, and retrieve error information.
  humanURL: https://scorm.com/scorm-explained/technical-scorm/scorm-12-overview-for-developers/
  tags:
  - E-Learning
  - LMS
  - Standards
  - SCORM 1.2
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://scorm.com/scorm-explained/technical-scorm/scorm-12-overview-for-developers/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://adlnet.gov/projects/scorm/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scorm-cmi-data-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/json-structure/scorm-package-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scorm-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scorm-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scorm/refs/heads/main/examples/scorm-api-initialize-example.json
- aid: scorm:scorm-2004
  name: SCORM 2004 Runtime API
  description: The SCORM 2004 Run-Time Environment extends SCORM 1.2 with improved sequencing and navigation capabilities.
    The API Adapter is an ECMAScript object named "API_1484_11". It supports 8 core API functions for session management,
    data model access, and error reporting, plus a richer CMI data model with completion status, success status, score, and
    interaction tracking.
  humanURL: https://scorm.com/scorm-explained/technical-scorm/scorm-2004-overview-for-developers/
  tags:
  - E-Learning
  - LMS
  - Standards
  - SCORM 2004
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://scorm.com/scorm-explained/technical-scorm/scorm-2004-overview-for-developers/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://adlnet.gov/projects/scorm/
- aid: scorm:xapi
  name: xAPI (Experience API / Tin Can)
  description: xAPI (Experience API), also known as Tin Can API, is the modern successor to SCORM developed by ADL. It uses
    a Learning Record Store (LRS) and defines learning statements in a subject-verb-object format, enabling tracking of a
    much wider range of learning experiences beyond traditional LMS-hosted content.
  humanURL: https://xapi.com/
  tags:
  - E-Learning
  - Standards
  - xAPI
  - Tin Can
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://xapi.com/overview/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://github.com/adlnet/xAPI-Spec
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com