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Access CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ SY0-701 practice test questions and topic quizzes via the ExamCompass API. 5 endpoints, structured JSON output.
What is the ExamCompass API?
The ExamCompass API provides structured access to CompTIA certification practice exam content across 5 endpoints, covering A+, Network+, and Security+ SY0-701. The get_home_page_exam_index endpoint returns a full index of available tests and quizzes, while dedicated endpoints for each certification deliver individual question objects — including question text and answer options — for up to 24 Security+, 12 Network+, and multiple A+ practice tests.
No input parameters required.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/bc82fc6b-4974-4ab2-87b7-e6720c9b29a7/get_home_page_exam_index' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
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Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:
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from parse_apis.examcompass_api import ExamCompass, Quiz, ExamCategory, QuizLink, Question, Option, APlusCore
client = ExamCompass()
# Browse available exam categories
for category in client.quizs.list_available():
print(category.name, len(category.practice_tests), len(category.topic_quizzes))
for link in category.practice_tests[:2]:
print(link.name, link.url)
# Get a Security+ practice test
quiz = client.quizs.get_security_plus(test_number="3")
print(quiz.quiz_name, quiz.total_questions)
for q in quiz.questions[:3]:
print(q.question)
for opt in q.options:
print(opt.text, opt.is_correct)
# Get an A+ practice test using the APlusCore enum
a_plus_quiz = client.quizs.get_a_plus(test_number="2", core=APlusCore.CORE_1)
print(a_plus_quiz.quiz_name, a_plus_quiz.total_questions)
# Get a topic quiz
topic_quiz = client.quizs.get_security_plus_topic(topic="encryption")
print(topic_quiz.quiz_name, topic_quiz.total_questions)
Returns a full index of available certification exams (A+, Network+, Security+) with links to their practice tests, topic quizzes, and acronym quizzes. Each exam category contains arrays of named links. Use this to discover available test numbers and topic slugs for the other endpoints.
No input parameters required.
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"items": "array of ExamCategory objects each with name, practice_tests, topic_quizzes, and acronym_quizzes"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"items": [
{
"name": "CompTIA A+",
"topic_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-a-plus-220-1201-certification-exam-mobile-device-hardware-servicing-quiz",
"name": "Mobile Device Hardware Servicing Quiz"
}
],
"practice_tests": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-a-plus-certification-practice-test-1-exam-220-1201",
"name": "A+ Practice Test 1"
}
],
"acronym_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-a-plus-220-1201-exam-acronyms-quiz-part-1",
"name": "A+ 220-1201 Exam Acronyms Quiz pt. 1"
}
]
},
{
"name": "CompTIA Network+",
"topic_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-network-plus-certification-exam-n10-009-osi-reference-model-quiz",
"name": "OSI Reference Model Quiz"
}
],
"practice_tests": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-network-plus-certification-practice-test-1-exam-n10-009",
"name": "Network+ Practice Exam 1"
}
],
"acronym_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-network-plus-n10-009-exam-acronyms-quiz-part-1",
"name": "N10-009 Exam Acronyms Quiz pt. 1"
}
]
},
{
"name": "CompTIA Security+",
"topic_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-security-plus-sy0-701-exam-security-controls-quiz",
"name": "Security Controls Quiz"
}
],
"practice_tests": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-security-plus-practice-test-1-exam-sy0-701",
"name": "Security+ Practice Test 1"
}
],
"acronym_quizzes": [
{
"url": "https://www.examcompass.com/comptia-security-plus-sy0-701-exam-acronyms-quiz-part-1",
"name": "SY0-701 Exam Acronyms Quiz pt. 1"
}
]
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the ExamCompass API
Exam Index and Coverage
The get_home_page_exam_index endpoint requires no inputs and returns three top-level objects: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA Security+. Each contains practice_tests, topic_quizzes, and acronym_quizzes arrays with links to individual tests. This gives you a complete map of available content before fetching individual tests.
Practice Test Endpoints
Three endpoints handle individual practice tests by certification. get_security_plus_practice_test accepts a test_number parameter (1–24) and returns a questions array, quiz_name, and total_questions integer — each test contains approximately 25 questions. get_network_plus_practice_test covers N10-009 tests numbered 1–12 with the same response shape. get_a_plus_practice_test takes both a core parameter ('1' for 220-1201 or '2' for 220-1202) and a test_number, allowing you to target either A+ core exam series.
Topic Quizzes
get_security_plus_topic_quiz retrieves topic-focused Security+ quizzes using a topic slug parameter. Confirmed working slugs include security-controls, encryption, hashing, and digital. The response follows the same structure as the practice test endpoints: a questions array of objects with question text and options, a quiz_name string, and a total_questions count.
Response Shape
All question-returning endpoints share a consistent response structure. Each item in the questions array contains the question text and an options array of answer choices. No answer keys or explanations are included in the response — the data reflects the question and option content only.
The ExamCompass API is a managed, monitored endpoint for examcompass.com — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when examcompass.com changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.
This isn't an official examcompass.com API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
Is this an official API from the source site?+
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
- Building a flashcard or quiz app seeded with real CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 questions from
get_security_plus_practice_test - Generating a study schedule that cycles through all 24 Security+ practice tests programmatically
- Populating a learning management system with CompTIA A+ 220-1201 and 220-1202 practice questions keyed by core exam
- Indexing all available topic quizzes for Network+ and Security+ using
get_home_page_exam_indexto build a syllabus tracker - Comparing question coverage across topic slugs like
encryptionandhashingfor targeted Security+ study guides - Archiving versioned snapshots of exam question sets to track content changes over time
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Does ExamCompass have an official developer API?+
Do the practice test endpoints return correct answers or explanations?+
options array of answer choices, but no answer keys, correct-answer flags, or explanations are included in any endpoint's response. The API covers question and option content only. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add answer extraction if ExamCompass exposes that data in a form you can target.Are acronym quizzes accessible through the API?+
get_home_page_exam_index endpoint lists acronym quiz links in the index, but there are no dedicated endpoints to fetch acronym quiz question content. The API covers practice tests and topic quizzes. You can fork it on Parse and revise to add an acronym quiz endpoint.What topic slugs work with `get_security_plus_topic_quiz`?+
security-controls, encryption, hashing, and digital. Additional slugs may work if they correspond to ExamCompass topic quiz URLs, but only these four are documented as confirmed. Use get_home_page_exam_index to retrieve the full list of topic quiz links and derive additional slugs from those URLs.