Online course reviews API: Thinkific, Trustpilot, Google and Facebook for schools and creators
Prisma is a course reviews API: one REST API that reads the reviews of the online schools and course creators you own or manage, from every platform that matters to them, in one JSON shape, with a signed webhook on every new review. Built for course creators, online academies, cohort-based schools and the LMS and marketing tools built for them.
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Why online schools and course creators need an API, not six integrations
- Thinkific course reviews are per course and have no reply; the school sees them inside Thinkific only.
- Trustpilot is where prospects check a school, and its API for businesses needs a Premium plan with the API add-on, which Prisma is applying for.
- Google and Facebook reviews of the brand sit in two more dashboards, with Facebook no longer offering a reviews API.
- Student feedback arrives per course, per cohort and per platform, so nobody sees the whole picture.
Prisma measured all of this when it integrated the platforms; the per-platform rules are in the State of Review Platform APIs 2026.
The platforms, and what each one allows
| Platform | Reply by API | Connects with | Status in Prisma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thinkific | No: the platform has no reply API; each review links to the page where you answer | The public page address, no login shared | Live |
| Trustpilot | Yes, once the platform approves Prisma’s access | OAuth sign-in by the owner | Coming soon, waiting for the platform’s API approval |
| Google Business Profile | Yes, once the platform approves Prisma’s access | OAuth sign-in by the owner | Coming soon: Prisma’s API access is pending |
| No: the platform has no reply API; each review links to the page where you answer | The public page address, no login shared | Live |
Trustpilot and Google Business Profile will join as soon as each platform approves Prisma’s access. Until then, Prisma reads your public Google reviews from Google Maps, read only. Everywhere else the review comes with its URL and you answer on the platform.
What teams build with it
- One feed of every course review across Thinkific and the brand reviews on Trustpilot, Google and Facebook, into the marketing tool.
- A webhook that posts each new review to the instructor channel with course, rating and text.
- Testimonial pipelines: 5-star reviews flow to the landing page builder, with the student’s first name and initial as Thinkific shows them.
One call, every platform
curl "https://api.prismareviews.com/v1/reviews?platform=thinkific&has_reply=false&since=2026-10-01" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PRISMA_API_KEY"Every review comes back with the same fields whatever the platform: id, platform, location_id, rating (always out of 5), title, text, author, language, created_at, reply and url. This call lists the Thinkific reviews since 1 October that nobody has answered yet; drop the platform filter and you get every platform in one list, newest first. Register a webhook with POST /v1/webhooks to receive review.created the moment a new one is synced; the webhooks reference has the payload and the signature check.
Honest limits
- Prisma reads reviews of businesses you own or manage. It is not a scraper for competitors’ reviews.
- On platforms without a reply API, Prisma can’t post for you; it returns the link and the existing reply.
- Public-page platforms are read on a schedule (every 6 to 24 hours depending on the plan), not in real time; see how often Prisma checks.
- Prisma never writes replies. Your team or your own AI writes them; Prisma publishes the exact text you approve.
FAQ
Is there a Thinkific reviews API?
Yes: Prisma reads the approved reviews of every course in a Thinkific school with the school’s API key, read-only (Thinkific course reviews have no reply), and returns them in the same JSON as Trustpilot and Google.
Can I reply to Trustpilot reviews by API?
Once Trustpilot approves Prisma’s access: its reply API needs a Premium plan with the API module. Until then Trustpilot reviews come from the public profile, read-only, with the link to answer on Trustpilot.
Does Prisma write the replies?
No. Prisma never writes a reply. Your team or your own AI drafts it, a person approves it, and Prisma publishes exactly that text where the platform allows it.
Every review of every course, one JSON.
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