Academic term

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Represents a single academic term.

URI
/api/v10/academic-terms/ID

Get an academic term

Retrieve information about a specific academic term configured in DreamApply.

Academic terms are the main “buckets” used to categorize applications. An example of an academic term is Fall 2016 or Spring 2017.

Syntax
GET /api/v10/academic-terms/123
Host: apply.example.edu
Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."

Example request

Request
curl
curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: DREAM apikey=\"YOUR-API-KEY\"" \
  "https://apply.example.edu/api/v10/academic-terms/123"

Response headers

Header	Value	Description
`Content-Type`	`application/json`	Media type of the resource
`Content-Length`	`1234`	Size of the response body in bytes

Response codes

Response code	Description
`200 OK`	The academic term data was successfully returned
`404 Not Found`	The academic term was not found

Example response

Response
{
  "id": 123,
  "year": "/api/v10/academic-years/2025",
  "name": "Spring semester 2025/26",
  "type": "/api/v10/academic-terms/types/2",
  "start": "2026-01-01",
  "grace": "2026-01-08",
  "finish": "2026-05-31"
}