---
search:
  tags:
    - Content blocks
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Returns a content block by ID. Scoped to your integration's institution via
    Basic… Reference for the GET /content-blocks/{id} endpoint in the Fuxam API
    v4.
sidebar:
  label: Get a content block by ID
  badge: GET
title: Get a content block by ID
type: openapi-operation
---
Returns a content block by ID. Scoped to your integration's institution via Basic Auth credentials.

`GET /content-blocks/{id}`

**Responses**

- `200` — Content block details
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity — validation or business rule error
- `429` — Too Many Requests — 1000 requests per minute per institution. Includes \`X-RateLimit-Limit\`, \`X-RateLimit-Remaining\`, \`X-RateLimit-Reset\` (ISO-8601), and \`Retry-After\` (seconds).
- `500` — Internal Server Error

Response example, 200:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "courseId": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "position": 0,
    "dueDate": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "startDate": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "specs": {},
    "courseGoalId": "string",
    "createdAt": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "isDependent": true,
    "expectedLearnTimeMinutes": 0
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_1234567890_abc",
    "timestamp": "2026-06-02T07:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "v4",
    "watermark": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  }
}
```