API ReferenceCourses

Reorder course sections

Set the complete section order for a course.

Send every section ID exactly once in the desired order. Missing, duplicate, or foreign IDs return 422 without partially changing positions.

PATCH
/v2/courses/{course}/sections/reorder

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

Provide your SellApp API key as a bearer token.

In: header

Path Parameters

course*string

The course path parameter.

Header Parameters

X-STORE?string

Store slug. Required for OAuth access tokens. API keys may omit it to use their current store, or the first accessible store when no current store is selected.

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X PATCH "https://sell.app/api/v2/courses/string/sections/reorder" \  -H "X-STORE: launch-lab" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "resources": [      501,      502    ]  }'
{
  "data": {
    "id": 0,
    "title": "string",
    "slug": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "visibility": "PUBLIC",
    "is_draft": true,
    "delivery_text": "string",
    "category": "development",
    "level": "all_levels",
    "language": "string",
    "subtitle": "string",
    "author": "string",
    "subcategory": "string",
    "what_you_learn": [
      "string"
    ],
    "requirements": [
      "string"
    ],
    "certificate_enabled": true,
    "access_type": "lifetime",
    "access_duration_days": 1,
    "enrollment_limit": 1,
    "promo_video": {
      "mux_playback_id": "string",
      "mux_status": "string",
      "duration_seconds": 0
    },
    "sections": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "title": "Getting started",
        "description": null,
        "sort_order": 1,
        "lessons": [
          {
            "id": 1,
            "section_id": 1,
            "title": "Welcome to the reading room",
            "content": "Read the first founder memo.",
            "type": "lecture",
            "is_preview": false,
            "is_published": false,
            "sort_order": 1,
            "video": null,
            "attachments": [],
            "assignment": null,
            "questions": [],
            "created_at": "2026-08-30T12:00:01.000000Z",
            "updated_at": "2026-08-30T12:00:01.000000Z"
          }
        ],
        "created_at": "2026-08-30T12:00:01.000000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-08-30T12:00:01.000000Z"
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  }
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "code": "bad_request",
  "message": "The request could not be understood.",
  "status": 400,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#bad-request"
}
{
  "type": "authentication_error",
  "code": "unauthenticated",
  "message": "Unauthenticated.",
  "status": 401,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#unauthenticated"
}
{
  "type": "authorization_error",
  "code": "forbidden",
  "message": "This action is unauthorized.",
  "status": 403,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#forbidden"
}
{
  "type": "not_found_error",
  "code": "resource_not_found",
  "message": "Not Found.",
  "status": 404,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#resource-not-found"
}
{
  "type": "validation_error",
  "code": "validation_failed",
  "message": "The selected product variant id is invalid.",
  "status": 422,
  "param": "product_variant_id",
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#validation-failed",
  "errors": {
    "product_variant_id": [
      "The selected product variant id is invalid."
    ]
  }
}
{
  "type": "rate_limit_error",
  "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
  "message": "Too Many Attempts.",
  "status": 429,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#rate-limit-exceeded"
}
{
  "type": "api_error",
  "code": "api_error",
  "message": "Server Error",
  "status": 500,
  "param": null,
  "request_id": "01992a65-e064-71ba-b38f-902b7966a6be",
  "docs_url": "https://sell.app/docs/api/errors#api-error"
}