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Get Question - Plugixa Exam

GET /plugixa-exam/v1/questions/{id}

Read one question in full: its text, options, answer key, rubric and tags.

Scope questions:read; the token’s user needs the questions:view permission.

Request

GET https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-exam/v1/questions/12

Path parameters

Name Type Description
id integer The question’s id

Responses

200 OK. data is the question.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 12,
    "subject_id": 4,
    "question_type": "mcq_single",
    "title": "Capital of France",
    "slug": "capital-of-france",
    "stem": "<p>What is the capital of France?</p>",
    "difficulty": 2,
    "default_points": 1,
    "answer_key": { "negative_marking": false, "min_score": 0 },
    "explanation": "<p>Paris is the capital of France.</p>",
    "shuffle_options": true,
    "published": true,
    "version": 3,
    "approval_status": "approved",
    "rubric": null,
    "custom_fields": null,
    "render_hint": null,
    "created_at": "2026-11-10 14:05:00",
    "modified_at": "2026-11-12 09:30:00",
    "created_by": 1,
    "modified_by": 1,
    "deleted_at": null,
    "options": [
      { "id": 41, "question_id": 12, "ordering": 1, "option_text": "Paris", "is_correct": true, "match_key": null, "feedback": null },
      { "id": 42, "question_id": 12, "ordering": 2, "option_text": "Lyon", "is_correct": false, "match_key": null, "feedback": null },
      { "id": 43, "question_id": 12, "ordering": 3, "option_text": "Marseille", "is_correct": false, "match_key": null, "feedback": null }
    ],
    "tag_ids": [5, 8]
  }
}
Field Type Meaning
data.id integer The question’s id
data.subject_id integer Its subject, 0 when it has none
data.question_type string Type key, from List Question Types
data.stem string The question text, HTML
data.explanation string Shown after marking, HTML
data.difficulty integer 1 to 5
data.default_points number Points the question is worth by default
data.answer_key object|null Marking rules; the shape depends on the type (see Create Question)
data.shuffle_options boolean Whether options are shown in random order
data.published boolean Whether the question is published
data.version integer Starts at 1 and goes up by one on every update
data.approval_status string draft or approved
data.rubric object[]|null Marking criteria, each {key, label, max_points, description}
data.custom_fields object|null PRO Custom field values, as the Custom fields app presents them
data.render_hint object|null Display hints
data.options object[] The options in order. Empty for types without options
data.options[].option_text string HTML
data.options[].is_correct boolean Whether the option is a correct answer
data.options[].match_key string|null Pairing key, for module types that use it
data.options[].feedback string|null Feedback for this option
data.tag_ids integer[] Tag ids. Only present when the Tags app is on
data.created_at string UTC datetime
data.created_by integer WordPress user id of the author

Errors

Status Code When
404 plugixa_exam_not_found No question with that id, or it is in the trash.

Plus the errors every endpoint can return.

Examples

curl -s "https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-exam/v1/questions/12" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLUGIXA_EXAM_TOKEN"

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-exam/v1/questions/12');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('PLUGIXA_EXAM_TOKEN'),
    ],
]);
$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

const response = await fetch('https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-exam/v1/questions/12', {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.PLUGIXA_EXAM_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const { data } = await response.json();

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