Create nested Learning Module / Folder content structure in a Blackboard Learn Ultra course via the REST Content API
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Steps
List root-level content with GET /learn/api/public/v1/courses/:courseId/contents, then POST to the same endpoint with a contentHandler for a Folder or Learning Module type to create a top-level container.
Create child content by POSTing to /learn/api/public/v1/courses/:courseId/contents/:contentId/children, nesting Documents, Files, or other items inside the container you just created.
Keep in mind that Ultra course content only supports two levels of nesting: a Learning Module can contain Folders, but a Folder cannot contain another Learning Module or Folder beneath it.
If students should move sequentially through a module's items without returning to the course content list, configure the Learning Module's forced-sequence behavior rather than trying to replicate it with a Folder.
Retrieve or update a specific content item with GET/PATCH /learn/api/public/v1/courses/:courseId/contents/:contentId once created, to adjust availability, position, or metadata.
Known gotchas
Attempting to nest a Learning Module inside a Folder, or add a third level of containers, won't produce the intended structure — Ultra's content model caps nesting at two levels regardless of what the API accepts.
Behaviors like forced sequencing and item-to-item forward/back navigation only apply to Learning Modules, not Folders — visually similar containers don't share the same runtime behavior.
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