Thinkific uses a number of terms that may not be familiar to a new developer. This article aggregates that lexicon in a single place.
List of Terms
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- Admin API - Thinkific's REST API used for making requests as if a creator in a Thinkific account
- API Access Token - API Authentication method that can be used by Customers to build custom integrations on a Growth or higher Thinkific account. (App Developers should use OAuth
- Apps Extending Themes (AETs) - An app that uses our API to install a Theme Extension into a Thinkific account (example)
- App Installation Flow - Apps must follow our expected installation flow for them to be listed on the Thinkific App Store
- App Submission Process - The process by which a third party app is submitted to Thinkific, undergoes testing, and is listed on the Thinkific App Store
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- Embedded App - An embedded app has customized what a Thinkific creator see in the app's settings area (under /manage/apps/{slug}) to create a seamless app experience for them
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- GraphQL API - Our federated GraphQL API
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- Liquid API - Theme Extensions use our Liquid API to build configurable sections that Thinkific creators can use on their Site Pages
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- OAuth Scopes - Thinkific uses OAuth Scopes to restrict what endpoints and metadata a third party app can access.
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- Partner Portal - Thinkific's Partner Portal is a website where you can create and administer your public and private apps. This is where you'll find your client and secret keys.
- Private App - Third party apps authenticated using OAuth 2.0 intended for use by a handful of accounts
- Public App - Third party apps authenticated using OAuth 2.0 intended for listing on the Thinkific App Store
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- Site Scripts API - Thinkific's Site Scripts API allows a third party app to run scripts on select Thinkific pages (Site Pages and Course Player)
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- Teaching API (Legacy) - Thinkific's REST API used for making requests as if a student in a Thinkific account
- Thinkific App Store - Thinkific's app marketplace where Thinkific creators can search for first and third party applications to add functionality to their Thinkific account.
- Thinkific Creator - A catch-all term for owners of Thinkific accounts
* NOTE: Thinkific API Key integration will be sunset at some point in the future. We thus recommend creating a Private App instead of an API Key integration (or possibly a Public App).