diff --git a/lib/db/services.php b/lib/db/services.php
index 0383b29e1e4..9e06120db53 100644
--- a/lib/db/services.php
+++ b/lib/db/services.php
@@ -1004,6 +1004,14 @@ $functions = array(
         'description' => 'Update completion status for the current user in an activity, only for activities with manual tracking.',
         'type'        => 'write',
     ),
+
+    // Rating functions.
+    'core_rating_get_item_ratings' => array(
+        'classname'   => 'core_rating_external',
+        'methodname'  => 'get_item_ratings',
+        'description' => 'Retrieving all the ratings for an item.',
+        'type'        => 'read',
+    ),
 );
 
 $services = array(
@@ -1068,6 +1076,7 @@ $services = array(
             'core_course_view_course',
             'core_completion_get_activities_completion_status',
             'core_notes_get_course_notes',
+            'core_rating_get_item_ratings',
             ),
         'enabled' => 0,
         'restrictedusers' => 0,
diff --git a/rating/classes/external.php b/rating/classes/external.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f98b0fb0263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rating/classes/external.php
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Completion external API
+ *
+ * @package    core_rating
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Costantino Cito <ccito@cvaconsulting.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 2.9
+ */
+
+require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
+require_once("$CFG->dirroot/rating/lib.php");
+
+/**
+ * Completion external functions
+ *
+ * @package    core_rating
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Costantino Cito <ccito@cvaconsulting.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 2.9
+ */
+class core_rating_external extends external_api {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of get_item_ratings parameters.
+     *
+     * @return external_function_parameters
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public static function get_item_ratings_parameters() {
+        return new external_function_parameters (
+            array(
+                'contextlevel' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'contextlevel'),
+                'instanceid'  => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The Instance id of item associated with the context level'),
+                'component'   => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component'),
+                'ratingarea'  => new external_value(PARAM_AREA, 'Rating area', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''),
+                'itemid'      => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Associated id'),
+                'scaleid'     => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Scale id'),
+                'sort'        => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Sort order', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''),
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Getting list of ratings for a given item (forum post etc)
+     * @param string $contextlevel ('context_course', etc..)
+     * @param int $instanceid (eg. the 'id' in the 'book' table)
+     * @param string $component the name of the component
+     * @param string|null $ratingarea
+     * @param int $itemid the item id
+     * @param int $scaleid the scale id
+     * @param string $sort sql order
+     * @return array Result and possible warnings
+     * @throws moodle_exception
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public static function get_item_ratings($contextlevel, $instanceid, $component, $ratingarea, $itemid, $scaleid, $sort) {
+        global $USER;
+
+        $arrayparams = array(
+                 'contextlevel' => $contextlevel,
+                 'instanceid'   => $instanceid,
+                 'component'    => $component,
+                 'ratingarea'   => $ratingarea,
+                 'itemid'       => $itemid,
+                 'scaleid'      => $scaleid,
+                 'sort'         => $sort);
+
+        // Validate and normalize parameters.
+        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_item_ratings_parameters(), $arrayparams);
+
+        $context = self::get_context_from_params($params);
+        self::validate_context($context);
+        list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id);
+
+        // Minimal capability required.
+        if (!has_capability('moodle/rating:view', $context)) {
+            throw new moodle_exception('noviewrate', 'rating');
+        }
+
+        // Can we see all ratings?
+        $canviewallratings = has_capability('moodle/rating:viewall', $context);
+
+        // Create the Sql sort order string.
+        switch ($params['sort']) {
+            case 'firstname':
+                $sqlsort = "u.firstname ASC";
+                break;
+            case 'rating':
+                $sqlsort = "r.rating ASC";
+                break;
+            default:
+                $sqlsort = "r.timemodified ASC";
+        }
+
+        $ratingoptions = new stdClass;
+        $ratingoptions->context = $context;
+        $ratingoptions->component = $params['component'];
+        $ratingoptions->ratingarea = $params['ratingarea'];
+        $ratingoptions->itemid = $params['itemid'];
+        $ratingoptions->sort = $sqlsort;
+
+        $rm = new rating_manager();
+        $ratings = $rm->get_all_ratings_for_item($ratingoptions);
+        $scalemenu = make_grades_menu($params['scaleid']);
+
+        // If the scale was changed after ratings were submitted some ratings may have a value above the current maximum.
+        // We can't just do count($scalemenu) - 1 as custom scales start at index 1, not 0.
+        $maxrating = max(array_keys($scalemenu));
+
+        $results = array();
+
+        foreach ($ratings as $rating) {
+            if ($canviewallratings || $USER->id == $rating->userid) {
+                $result = array();
+                $usercontext = context_user::instance($rating->userid);
+                $profileimageurl = moodle_url::make_pluginfile_url($usercontext->id, 'user', 'icon', null, '/', 'f1');
+                $result['userid'] = $rating->userid;
+                $result['userpictureurl'] = $profileimageurl->out(false);
+                $result['fullname'] = fullname($rating);
+                $result['rating'] = $scalemenu[$rating->rating];
+                $result['timemodified'] = $rating->timemodified;
+                $results[] = $result;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $warnings = array();
+        return array('ratings' => $results, 'warning' => $warnings);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of get_item_ratings result values.
+     *
+     * @return external_single_structure
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public static function get_item_ratings_returns() {
+
+        return new external_single_structure(
+            array(
+                'ratings'    => new external_multiple_structure(
+                    new external_single_structure(
+                        array(
+                            'userid'          => new external_value(PARAM_INT,  'User id'),
+                            'userpictureurl'  => new external_value(PARAM_URL,  'URL user picture'),
+                            'fullname'        => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'fullname'),
+                            'rating'          => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Rating on scale'),
+                            'timemodified'    => new external_value(PARAM_INT,  'Time modified (timestamp)')
+                        ), 'Ratings'
+                    ), 'List of ratings'
+                ),
+                'warnings'  => new external_warnings(),
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 385d10921d1..31a138f1061 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2015040200.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2015040200.01;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.