> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.awardforce.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Retrieve an assignment
> Retrieves the assignment identified by the specified slug.
## OpenAPI
````yaml /api-reference/openapi-v2_3.yaml get /assignment/{assignment_slug}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Award Force API
version: '2.3'
description: >
The Award Force API enables you to programmatically manage awards,
competitions, scholarships, and recognition programs.
Use this API to:
- Create and manage entries and submissions
- Automate judging workflows and assignments
- Process entry fees and payments
- Generate reports and analytics
- Integrate with external systems via webhooks
All API requests require authentication using an API key provided in the
`X-Api-Key` header.
license:
name: Creative Force Client Subscription Terms
url: https://creativeforce.team/agreement/
servers:
- url: https://api.us.cr4ce.com
description: US regional endpoint
- url: https://api.eu.cr4ce.com
description: EU regional endpoint
- url: https://api.au.cr4ce.com
description: Australasia regional endpoint
- url: https://api.ca.cr4ce.com
description: Canada regional endpoint
- url: https://api.hk.cr4ce.com
description: Hong Kong regional endpoint
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Account
description: >-
Use this operation to retrieve information about your organization
account.
The account resource provides metadata about the tenant associated with
your API key.
Note: Account information is read-only and contains organization-level
settings and identifiers.
- name: Assignments
description: >-
Use these operations to manage judging assignments for evaluating entries.
Assignments connect judges (or roles) with entries and score sets to
facilitate the review process.
Assignments can be created individually or in bulk (asynchronous
operations).
Each assignment tracks completion status, scores, and panel membership.
Assignments enable structured evaluation workflows with configurable score
sets.
- name: Attachments
description: >-
Use these operations to manage files uploaded to entries through
attachment tabs.
Attachments are distinct from field-based file uploads and allow for
supplementary materials.
Each attachment can have its own metadata and custom fields for
categorization.
Attachments remain associated with their entry throughout the entry
lifecycle.
- name: Categories
description: >-
Use these operations to manage competition categories or award divisions.
Categories organize entries into logical groups and can be hierarchical
with parent-child relationships.
Each category can have its own entry form, chapter availability, entry
limits, and custom labels.
Categories support translated names and descriptions for multi-language
programs.
- name: Chapters
description: >-
Use these operations to manage geographic or organizational divisions
within your programs.
Chapters enable you to run regional competitions, manage local awards, or
organize by business units.
Entries can be assigned to chapters, and chapters can have their own
administrators and configurations.
Chapters support translated names and custom images for branding.
- name: Contributors
description: >-
Use these operations to manage additional people associated with entries
beyond the primary entrant.
Contributors represent team members, collaborators, or co-authors on a
submission.
Each contributor can have their own custom fields and data collection
requirements.
Contributors are organized by tabs and can be managed independently from
the main entry.
- name: Documents
description: >-
Use these operations to generate and retrieve PDF documents and data
exports.
Documents can be created based on entry data, user data, or other program
information.
Document generation is asynchronous - after creating a document, poll the
endpoint to check when generation is complete.
Generated documents are available for download and can be associated with
specific entrants or entries.
- name: Entries
description: >-
Use these operations to manage entries (submissions) to your awards,
competitions, or recognition programs.
Entries are the core entity that flows through the entire lifecycle from
submission to judging to winner selection.
Entries can contain custom form fields, file uploads, contributors, and be
organized by categories and chapters.
Each entry goes through various statuses including draft, submitted, under
review, and finalist stages.
- name: Entries (realtime)
description: >-
Use these operations to perform granular updates on entries without
replacing the entire resource.
These endpoints enable real-time updates to specific entry properties such
as:
title, category assignment, chapter assignment, individual field values,
file uploads, tags, and recusal status.
These operations are optimized for interactive programs that need to
update entries incrementally.
- name: Fields
description: >-
Use these operations to manage custom form fields used to collect data
throughout your programs.
Fields can be attached to entries, users, contributors, attachments, and
other resources.
Supported field types include text, textarea, select, multi-select, date,
file upload, table, and more.
Fields support conditional logic, validation rules, and different
protection levels.
Note: Field deletion and updates are managed through the Award Force
interface.
- name: Files
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve information about uploaded files.
Files provide metadata and download links for content uploaded throughout
the system.
Access files using their secure token identifiers.
Note: Files are read-only via this endpoint - file uploads are handled
through resource-specific upload endpoints.
- name: Leaderboard
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve ranking results and scores for entries.
The leaderboard shows how entries rank based on score sets, with support
for filtering by category, chapter, and tags.
Results can be filtered to show specific subsets of the competition.
Note: The leaderboard is read-only and reflects calculated results from
the judging process.
- name: Orders
description: >-
Use these operations to manage payment transactions for entry fees and
other charges.
Orders represent financial transactions processed through your program.
Each order contains line items, tracks payment status, and can operate in
test or live mode.
Orders are associated with seasons and can be queried for financial
reporting.
- name: Review tasks
description: >-
Use these operations to manage individual review and evaluation
activities.
Review tasks represent specific actions that judges or administrators need
to complete during the evaluation process.
Tasks track timestamps, decisions, and judge associations.
Review tasks integrate with the broader judging workflow and status
tracking.
- name: Rounds
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve round information for your programs.
Rounds represent phases within a season, such as entry rounds, judging
rounds, or finalist rounds.
Each round has specific start and end dates, associated forms, and can be
scoped to specific chapters.
Note: Rounds are read-only via the API and must be managed through the
Award Force interface.
- name: Score sets
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve score set configurations and evaluation
criteria.
Score sets define the questions, scales, and calculation methods used to
evaluate entries.
Score sets can operate in different modes including judging, ranking, and
decision-making.
Note: Score sets are read-only via the API and must be configured through
the Award Force interface.
- name: Seasons
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve information about seasons (program
cycles).
A season represents a time-bound program instance, such as "2026 Awards"
or "Q1 2026 Scholarship Round".
Seasons contain forms, rounds, categories, and chapters.
Seasons progress through statuses: draft, active, archived, and destroyed.
Note: Seasons are read-only via the API and must be managed through the
Award Force interface.
- name: Taxes
description: >-
Use these operations to retrieve tax configurations for financial
transactions.
Tax settings define how taxes are calculated and applied to orders and
payments.
Note: Tax configurations are read-only via the API and must be managed
through the Award Force interface.
- name: Users
description: >-
Use these operations to manage user accounts in your organization.
Users represent people who interact with your programs, including
entrants, judges, administrators, and other roles.
Users can be assigned roles, have custom profile fields, receive
notifications, and authenticate via API tokens.
Each user has a unique slug identifier and can participate across multiple
seasons.
- name: Webhooks
description: >-
Use these operations to manage webhook subscriptions for real-time event
notifications.
Webhooks notify your external systems when events occur in Award Force,
such as entry submissions, status changes, or payment completions.
Available events include: entry created, entry submitted, entry status
changed, payment success, user confirmed, and 20+ more.
Configure webhooks to send HTTP POST requests to your specified URLs with
event payloads.
paths:
/assignment/{assignment_slug}:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/assignmentSlug'
get:
tags:
- Assignments
summary: Retrieve an assignment
description: Retrieves the assignment identified by the specified slug.
operationId: GetAssignmentV23
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Api-Language'
responses:
'200':
description: Assignment retrieved.
headers:
ETag:
$ref: '#/components/headers/ETag'
X-RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
X-RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Assignment'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Assignment'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
'503':
$ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
components:
parameters:
assignmentSlug:
name: assignment_slug
in: path
required: true
description: Slug of the assignment.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9]{24}[JR]$
Accept:
name: Accept
in: header
required: true
description: Defines the response type.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- application/vnd.Creative Force.v2.3+json
- application/vnd.Creative Force.v2.3+xml
X-Api-Language:
name: x-api-language
in: header
required: false
description: >-
Defines the languages included in the response. If non are provided, the
account default language is returned.
Value `all` overrides any other values present.
You can request multiple languages using a comma-separated string of
languages.
The selected language must be supported by your account or a `400` error
is returned.
style: simple
explode: false
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
enum:
- all
- ar_AR
- bg_BG
- bn_IN
- ca_ES
- cs_CZ
- cy_GB
- da_DK
- de_DE
- en_GB
- en_US
- el_GR
- es_NN
- es_LA
- et_EE
- fa_NN
- fi_FI
- fr_FR
- fr_CA
- he_IL
- hi_IN
- hr_HR
- hu_HU
- hy_AM
- it_IT
- ja_JP
- ko_KR
- lt_LT
- ms_MY
- nl_NL
- nb_NO
- pl_PL
- pt_BR
- ro_RO
- ru_RU
- sk_SK
- sl_SI
- sq_AL
- sr_RS
- sv_SE
- sw_NN
- th_TH
- tr_TR
- uk_UA
- vi_VN
- zh_CN
- zh_HK
example:
- en_GB
- fr_FR
headers:
ETag:
description: Entity tag for the selected representation.
schema:
type: string
X-RateLimit-Limit:
description: Maximum number of requests allowed per minute.
schema:
type: integer
example: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
description: Number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.
schema:
type: integer
example: 58
X-RateLimit-Reset:
description: Unix timestamp when the rate limit window resets.
schema:
type: integer
example: 1783470988
Retry-After:
description: Number of seconds the client should wait before retrying.
schema:
type: integer
example: 60
schemas:
Assignment:
type: object
title: Assignment
description: >-
Single judging task for an entry, addressed to either a judge or a role
within a given round and score set.
Created automatically by panel allocation rules or manually by a panel
manager. Lifecycle is tracked in `status`; the judging outcome lives in
`score`.
Exactly one of `judge` and `role` is populated.
properties:
entry:
type: object
description: Entry the assignment refers to.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the entry.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the entry resource.
title:
type: string
description: Title of the entry as submitted by the entrant.
category:
type: object
description: Category the entry belongs to.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the category.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the category resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values are
the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
chapter:
type: object
description: Chapter the category belongs to.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the chapter.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the chapter resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values are
the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
comments:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: >-
Comments attached to the assignment.
`null` for role-based assignments (where `role` is populated and
`judge` is absent), since role holders do not own per-assignment
comment threads.
properties:
judging:
type: array
description: Comments left by the judge during evaluation.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the comment.
comment:
type: string
description: >-
Comment body as an HTML fragment.
May contain block-level tags such as ``. Empty string
when the user saved a comment with no content.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was last updated.
user:
type: object
description: User who left the comment.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the user.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the user resource.
name:
type: string
description: Full display name of the user.
first_name:
type: string
description: Given name of the user.
last_name:
type: string
description: Family name of the user.
abstention:
type: array
description: Comments left when the judge marked the entry as abstained.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the comment.
comment:
type: string
description: >-
Comment body as an HTML fragment.
May contain block-level tags such as `
`. Empty string
when the user saved a comment with no content.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was last updated.
user:
type: object
description: User who left the comment.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the user.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the user resource.
name:
type: string
description: Full display name of the user.
first_name:
type: string
description: Given name of the user.
last_name:
type: string
description: Family name of the user.
conflict:
type: array
description: Comments left when the judge flagged a conflict of interest.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the comment.
comment:
type: string
description: >-
Comment body as an HTML fragment.
May contain block-level tags such as `
`. Empty string
when the user saved a comment with no content.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was last updated.
user:
type: object
description: User who left the comment.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the user.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the user resource.
name:
type: string
description: Full display name of the user.
first_name:
type: string
description: Given name of the user.
last_name:
type: string
description: Family name of the user.
criteria:
type: array
description: Comments grouped by score-set criterion.
items:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
description: >-
Display name of the criterion, rendered in the default
locale for the account (single string, not a locale map).
comments:
type: array
description: Comments left against this criterion.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the comment.
comment:
type: string
description: >-
Comment body as an HTML fragment.
May contain block-level tags such as `
`. Empty
string when the user saved a comment with no
content.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the comment was last updated.
user:
type: object
description: User who left the comment.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the user.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the user resource.
name:
type: string
description: Full display name of the user.
first_name:
type: string
description: Given name of the user.
last_name:
type: string
description: Family name of the user.
created:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the assignment was created.
form:
type: string
description: Slug of the form attached to the entry.
method:
type: string
description: >-
How the assignment was created.
Known values include `Manual`, `Automatic (Panel)`, `Recused`, and
`Stray`. Other values are possible depending on the score-set mode.
panels:
type: array
description: Panels the assignment is associated with.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the panel.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the panel resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values
are the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
judge:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: |-
Judge assigned to score the entry.
`null` for role-based assignments where `role` is populated instead.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the judge.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the judge resource.
name:
type: string
description: Full display name of the judge.
role:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: >-
Role assigned to score the entry, used when the assignment is shared
across all holders of a role rather than addressed to one judge.
`null` for judge-specific assignments where `judge` is populated.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the role.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the role resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values are
the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
rounds:
type: array
description: Rounds the assignment applies to.
items:
type: object
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the round.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the round resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values
are the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
score:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: >-
Score for this assignment, formatted per the score-set mode. `null`
when no score has been recorded.
Shape varies by score-set mode. Two confirmed shapes:
Regular numeric or qualifying mode:
```json
{
"criteria": [
{
"name": { "en_GB": "Originality" },
"value": 7,
"max_score": 10,
"final_score": "7/10",
"weight": 1
}
],
"total_score": {
"value": 7,
"max_score": 10,
"final_score": "7/10"
}
}
```
Voting mode:
```json
{ "total_votes": 0 }
```
VIP and top-pick modes follow their own conventions.
score_set:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Score set used to evaluate the entry.
properties:
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the score set.
link:
type: string
format: uri
description: Canonical URL for the score set resource.
name:
type: object
description: >-
Map keyed by locale code (for example `en_GB`, `fr_FR`). Keys
are drawn from the languages enabled on the account. Values are
the translated string.
additionalProperties:
type: string
slug:
type: string
description: Short URL-safe identifier for the assignment.
status:
type: string
description: |-
Current state of the assignment.
Known values include `To be scored`, `In progress`, and `Complete`.
updated:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Time the assignment was last updated.
example:
entry:
slug: AbCdEfGh
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/entry/AbCdEfGh
title: Project title
category:
slug: WxYzAbCd
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/category/WxYzAbCd
name:
en_GB: Documentary
chapter:
slug: MnOpQrSt
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/chapter/MnOpQrSt
name:
en_GB: Film
comments:
judging: []
abstention: []
conflict: []
criteria:
- name: Originality
comments: []
- name: Execution
comments: []
created: '2025-01-15T09:00:00Z'
form: GhIjKlMn
method: Automatic (Panel)
panels:
- slug: OpQrStUv
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/panel/OpQrStUv
name:
en_GB: Panel A
judge:
slug: EfGhIjKl
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/judge/EfGhIjKl
name: Jane Doe
role: null
rounds:
- slug: QrStUvWx
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/round/QrStUvWx
name:
en_GB: Judging
score: null
score_set:
slug: UvWxYzAb
link: https://api.au.cr4ce.com/score-set/UvWxYzAb
name:
en_GB: Scoring rubric
slug: AbCdEfGhEfGhIjKlUvWxYzAbA
status: To be scored
updated: '2025-06-20T14:30:00Z'
BadRequest:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProblem'
- type: object
properties:
status_code:
type: integer
minimum: 400
maximum: 400
Unauthorized:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProblem'
- type: object
properties:
status_code:
type: integer
minimum: 401
maximum: 401
Forbidden:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProblem'
- type: object
properties:
status_code:
type: integer
minimum: 403
maximum: 403
TooManyRequests:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProblem'
- type: object
properties:
status_code:
type: integer
minimum: 429
maximum: 429
BaseProblem:
description: Standard error envelope shared by every error response on this API.
type: object
properties:
message:
type: string
status_code:
type: integer
minimum: 400
maximum: 599
responses:
BadRequest:
description: >-
Request was rejected before the endpoint could process it. Common
causes: invalid `Accept` header, unsupported `x-api-language` code,
empty request body on `POST` / `PUT`, invalid JSON in the request body,
or an invalid slug format in a path parameter.
headers:
X-RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
X-RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequest'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequest'
Unauthorized:
description: Missing `x-api-key` header.
headers:
X-RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
X-RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Unauthorized'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Unauthorized'
Forbidden:
description: |-
Authenticated request denied. Common causes: invalid or unknown
API key, suspended account, or `api` feature not enabled for
the account.
headers:
X-RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
X-RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Forbidden'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Forbidden'
TooManyRequests:
description: Rate limit of 60 requests per minute exceeded.
headers:
Retry-After:
$ref: '#/components/headers/Retry-After'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequests'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequests'
ServiceUnavailable:
description: Service is temporarily unavailable due to regional maintenance.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
status:
type: string
description: Human-readable maintenance status.
example:
status: Maintenance in progress
application/xml:
schema:
type: object
properties:
status:
type: string
description: Human-readable maintenance status.
example:
status: Maintenance in progress
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: x-api-key
description: |-
API key used to authenticate and authorise every request.
Include it in the `x-api-key` header.
````