SCORM

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.

SCORM publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include E-Learning, LMS, Standards, Education, and Interoperability.

The SCORM catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

SCORM’s developer surface includes engineering blog and 1 more developer resources.

📡 Source on GitHub

21.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 4/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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3 APIs

E-Learning LMS Standards Education Interoperability

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 21.3/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 5.4 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 2.0 / 17

Access Clarity 2.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.9 / 11

Contract Governance 2.6 / 10

Discoverability 5.5 / 9

Regulatory Posture 3.1 / 15

Agent readiness — 4/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 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 3

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

SCORM 1.2 Runtime API

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" accessib...

SCORM 2004 Runtime API

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 suppo...

xAPI (Experience API / Tin Can)

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 s...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Scorm Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Scorm Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Scorm Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Scorm Context

0 classes · 16 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

SCORM API Rules

4 rules · 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

SCORM CMI Data Model

23 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Scorm Package Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Scorm Api Initialize Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 1

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

Scorm Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

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
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/scorm.png
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: '0.23'
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
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/scorm-domain-security.yml
- url: https://scorm.com/blog/
  type: Blog

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