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title: "Course notification placeholders"
slug: "course-notification-placeholders"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "Reference"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:21Z
canonical: "totara.help/course-notification-placeholders"
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# Course notification placeholders

## Course placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific [notification placeholders](/19/docs/notification-placeholders) for courses.

| **Placeholder title** | **Placeholder syntax** | **Placeholder meaning** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Course Fullname | [course:full_name] | The full name of the course. |
| Course Fullname (with link) | [course:full_name_link] | The full name of a course with a link to that course. |
| Course completion date | [course_completion:completion_date] | The set course completion date. |
| Course completion: Due date | [course_completion:due_date] | The set course due date. |

## Course activity placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific [notification placeholders](/19/docs/notification-placeholders) for course activities.

| **Placeholder title** | **Placeholder syntax** | **Placeholder meaning** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Course Fullname | [course:full_name] | The full name of the course. |
| Course Fullname (with link) | [course:full_name_link] | The full name of a course with a link to that course. |
| Activity name | [activity:name] | The name of the course activity. |
| Activity name (with link) | [activity:name_link] | The name of the course activity with a link to that activity. |
| Activity type | [activity:type] | The type of [course activity](/19/docs/course-activity-types) e.g. assignment, quiz, etc. |
| Activity completion date | [activity_completion:completion_date] | The completion date set for the course activity. |

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