To integrate online proctoring with an LMS or exam platform, connect three parts: session creation on your backend, the proctoring SDK in the participant interface, and result delivery back to your system. TrustExam documents this API-and-SDK workflow. You can also run exams directly in TrustExam when you need a separate assessment environment.
The right starting point is the workflow your organisation already owns. Decide which system manages enrolment, exam content and results, then identify where exam-integrity controls fit. Integration should make responsibility clearer, not create two conflicting records of the same attempt.
When an LMS-led flow makes sense
An LMS-led flow is worth evaluating when participants already receive assignments and results in that system. Scope the handoff into the monitored session and back. Confirm the LMS product, version, authentication method and the information available to administrators and reviewers. A logo on an integration page does not prove that every version or workflow is supported.
When a separate examination workflow is useful
A separate workflow may suit an organisation that needs an exam-specific process beyond ordinary course delivery. First define who manages candidate access, exam scheduling, permitted tools and final results. Check these capabilities in the proposed product configuration rather than assuming they are included.
How the TrustExam integration works
The sequence below follows the published integration guides. Your team still needs to confirm the supported platform version, delivery mode and deployment-specific configuration before rollout.
1. Map the participant, exam and attempt
Keep an exam assignment, a participant and an individual attempt distinct. Use stable identifiers so a repeated request or retake can be reconciled with the right record. Decide which system owns questions, marking and the final result.
2. Create the session on your backend
Your backend sends the assignment, participant and agreed settings. The documented response includes a session token and report URL. Keep long-lived API credentials on the backend. See the backend session guide for the request fields and deployment checks.
3. Connect the SDK to the exam interface
Pass the session token to the frontend SDK. Handle configuration, start, finish and error events so the interface reflects the actual attempt state. Keep answer submission consistent with the end of the proctoring session. Follow the frontend SDK guide for the documented lifecycle.
4. Reconcile events, reports and review
Configured webhooks can notify your backend when an exam starts or finishes. Link each notification to the correct attempt and give authorised reviewers access to its report. An exam-finish event does not establish that AI analysis or human review is complete. The webhooks and reports guide explains these separate states.
5. Test the complete participant journey
Use a test exam to check permissions, an interrupted connection, duplicate launches and repeated finish actions. Agree how the receiving system handles pending or missing results and who investigates a mismatch. Confirm webhook authentication, retries and timing with the technical team rather than assuming a delivery guarantee.
Map five handoffs
The discovery checklist should cover participant identity, exam assignment, session launch, access to evidence and result handoff. For each step, name the source system, destination, responsible team and success condition. Keep personal information limited to what the agreed workflow needs.
Test exceptions, not only the first successful attempt
Include a duplicate launch, a cancelled exam, a retake, a lost connection and a result awaiting human review. Confirm that each attempt keeps its own identifier and evidence. The receiving system must distinguish a technical status, an exam score and an integrity finding.
Choose on operating cost as well as feature fit
Evaluate administrator effort, participant instructions, support ownership and the work needed after platform updates. Agree who tests compatibility changes and when they can be introduced around the examination calendar. The cheapest initial connection can be expensive if no team owns the ongoing workflow.
Define a technical pilot
Demonstrate one complete route from assignment to reviewed result using your actual platform. Record unresolved requirements and acceptance evidence. Use that result to choose the architecture and scope the next stage.
What the separate-platform path includes
TrustExam provides tools for creating and reusing questions, setting exam timing and attempts, importing participants, organising groups and configuring invitations. Teachers manually assess open written answers. Coding tasks require an external execution service. During a demo, verify your sample questions, participant access and the result export separately from the integrity-review workflow.
Turn the workflow into an integration brief
Bring your LMS name and version, exam workflow, expected concurrent participation, result requirements and hosting constraints to the technical discussion. The integration brief template covers these decisions and is available without registration. Use it to scope compatibility and a pilot with your platform team.
Compare the delivery paths in our university network case, or explore the TrustExam exam platform if you want to manage exams directly. To review your own workflow, request an integration demo.