{"id":272,"date":"2018-09-11T12:50:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T12:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/docs\/faqs\/technical\/where-is-the-course-id\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:24:07","password":"","slug":"find-course-id","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/resources\/faqs\/find-course-id\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I find the course ID?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re using a shortcode<\/a> that requires the course ID, there are a few ways you can find it.<\/p>\n

Without a Plugin<\/h2>\n

There are two ways you can find the course ID without a plugin.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Navigate to LEARNDASH LMS > COURSES<\/li>\n
  2. Hover over the course in which you need the ID<\/li>\n
  3. Look at the bottom of your browser for a URL<\/li>\n
  4. The number after the post=<\/code> part of the URL is the course ID<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    You can also click on the course to edit it. Once on the course edit screen, look at the URL. Once again, the number after post=<\/code> is your course ID.<\/p>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    With a Plugin<\/h2>\n

    If you’d rather see the course ID more clearly on the Courses screen, there’s a simple plugin you can use.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Install & activate the Reveal IDs plugin<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. That’s it! The course ID will magically appear on your Courses listing screen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      If you’re using a shortcode that requires the course ID, there are a few ways you can find it. Without a Plugin There are two ways you can find the course ID without a plugin. Navigate to LEARNDASH LMS > COURSES Hover over the course in which you need the ID Look at the bottom…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_helpful_status":1,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_swpsp_post_exclude":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[165],"doc_tag":[],"knowledge_base":[157],"class_list":["post-272","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-faqs","knowledge_base-resources"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":147,"total_views":"2902","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"display_name":"Matt Cromwell","author_link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/author\/mattc\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"FAQs","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/resources\/faqs\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"taxonomy_info":{"doc_category":[{"value":165,"label":"FAQs"}],"knowledge_base":[{"value":157,"label":"Resources"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"comment_info":0,"knowledge_base_info":[{"term_name":"Resources","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/resources\/","term_slug":"resources"}],"knowledge_base_slug":["resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/272\/revisions\/2162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}