Introduction - Learning Commons Docs

The Learning Commons API provides programmatic access to Knowledge Graph data:

Dataset	Description	REST API endpoints
U.S. academic standards	Official learning expectations across U.S. states and subjects	Academic standards
U.S. academic standards crosswalks	Similarity matches between state and standards	Standards crosswalks
English Language Development Standards Framework	Official language development expectations for multilingual learners	Academic standards
XQ Competencies	Durable-skill learner outcomes and competencies	Durable skills
Carnegie Skills Progressions	Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking	Durable skills

Dataset	Description	REST API endpoints
Math learning components	Granular Math skills and concepts aligned to standards	Learning components
ELA learning components	Granular skills and concepts aligned to standards	Learning components

Dataset	Description	REST API endpoints
Math Coherence Map	Prerequisite and successor relationships between math standards	Prerequisites for a standard Standards a standard builds towards Related standards for a standard

Dataset	Description	REST API endpoints
IM® v.360	Open scope and sequence; gated instructional and assessment materials	Curriculum
OpenSciEd	NGSS-aligned K–12 science curriculum	None

Dataset	Description	REST API endpoints
Learner Variability Navigator	Learner factors and instructional strategies from Digital Promise®	None
English Learners Success Forum Guidelines	Guidance for designing instructional materials that support multilingual learners	None

How to use the API


Base URL	`https://api.learningcommons.org/knowledge-graph/v0`
Authentication	Generate an API key ↗ and include it in the request header as `x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY`

Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Standards.

Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Learning Components.

Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Curriculum.