# Returns a exam from the system by its ID.

This method will look up a exam by the specified ID and return it back.

Endpoint: GET /exams/{tenantId}/{id}
Version: v1-2025-04-18
Security: knox-authorizer

## Security:

  - `knox-authorizer` (unknown)
    http bearer JWT

## Path parameters:

  - `tenantId` (string, required)
    The id of the tenant being accessed.

  - `id` (string, required)
    The ID of the exam to return.

## Query parameters:

  - `fields` (string)
    The fields that you want to retrieve; if omitted, the entire object is returned.

  - `consistentRead` (string)
    Indicates the API should force a consistent read on the data source.

## Response 200:

  - `200` (unknown)
    The exam was retrieved successfully.

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `custom_field_values` (array)

  - `custom_field_values.boolean_value` (boolean)
    The boolean value

  - `custom_field_values.custom_field_id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.file_url_value` (string)
    The pointer to a file value

  - `custom_field_values.list_value` (array)
    The list value

  - `custom_field_values.numeric_value` (number)
    The numeric value

  - `custom_field_values.string_value` (string)
    The string value of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.table_value` (array)
    A list of objects (a table)

  - `description` (string)
    A description to be displayed on the portal

  - `fail_letter_id` (string)
    The exam notice to send when someone has passed this exam

  - `id` (string, required)
    The unique, string identifier of this exam

  - `is_active` (boolean)
    Whether or not this exam is active

  - `maximum_retest_period` (number)
    The time at which retesting is no longer possible

  - `minimum_retest_period` (number)
    The minimum number of days between exam testing

  - `name` (string, required)
    The name of the exam

  - `pass_letter_id` (string)
    The exam notice to send when someone has passed this exam

  - `passing_score` (number)
    The score threshold for passing the exam

  - `program_ids` (array)
    The programs for which this exam is relevant

  - `sys_bulk_load_at` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the timestamp when the record was processed

  - `sys_bulk_load_id` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the ID of the bulk load process

  - `sys_bulk_load_pk` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the tenant and key of the bulk load process used as a partition key

  - `sys_bulk_load_record_no` (number)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the record number in the source file

  - `sys_bulk_load_source_file` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the source file

  - `sys_calculated_field_error` (string)
    The error associated with the calculated field

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors` (array)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.error` (string)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.field` (string)

  - `sys_configuration_snapshot_id` (string)
    If a snapshot was restored/applies to this record, the ID of the snapshot

  - `sys_created_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record was created, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_created_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that created this record

  - `sys_deleted_by_id` (string)
    The ID of the user that deleted (or last tried to delete) this object

  - `sys_directive` (string)
    Means for passing directive information into an object processing logic

  - `sys_external_id` (string)
    The ID that a record has from an external system or data import

  - `sys_has_files_in_s3` (boolean)
    If true, this record has files in S3. If false, it doesnt, so no need to hit S3 upon deletion

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_id` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the ID of that operation

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_sys_version` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the sys_version at the time of that operation

  - `sys_last_modified_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record record was last modified, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_last_modified_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that last modified this record

  - `sys_last_security_context` (object)
    The security context of the last insert, modify, or delete performed on this item

  - `sys_locked` (boolean)
    If set, this record is locked and cannot be changed via the API

  - `sys_snapshot_base_version` (number)
    The version to use as a base when creating a configuration snapshot; if not set, 1 is used. Helpful when creating a sandbox

  - `sys_version` (number)
    A number representing the version of this record in the database

  - `universal_shopping_cart_image_uri` (string)
    The image to display for this course when it is in the online store

## Response 200 headers (application/json):

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 400:

  - `400` (unknown)
    The request was not valid.

## Response 400 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    Unauthorized.

## Response 401 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    Forbidden.

## Response 403 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    The exam could not be found.

## Response 404 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 429:

  - `429` (unknown)
    Limit exceeded... unable to retrieve exam based on tenant limits.

## Response 429 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 500:

  - `500` (unknown)
    General server error.

## Response 500 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)