diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/urls.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/urls.py
index 23036e841a..f220133df6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/urls.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/urls.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ Contentstore API URLs.
 
 from django.urls import include, re_path
 
+from .v0 import urls as v0_urls
 from .v1 import urls as v1_urls
 
 app_name = 'cms.djangoapps.contentstore'
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    re_path(r'^v1/', include(v1_urls))
+    re_path(r'^v0/', include(v0_urls)),
+    re_path(r'^v1/', include(v1_urls)),
 ]
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e799ab1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+Serializers for v0 contentstore API.
+"""
+from .advanced_settings import AdvancedSettingsFieldSerializer, CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer
+from .tabs import CourseTabSerializer, CourseTabUpdateSerializer, TabIDLocatorSerializer
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/advanced_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/advanced_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a61b32afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/advanced_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+""" Serializers for course advanced settings"""
+from typing import Type, Dict as DictType
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.fields import Field as SerializerField
+from xblock.fields import (
+    Boolean,
+    DateTime,
+    Dict,
+    Field as XBlockField,
+    Float,
+    Integer,
+    List,
+    String,
+)
+from xmodule.course_module import CourseFields, EmailString
+from xmodule.fields import Date
+
+from cms.djangoapps.models.settings.course_metadata import CourseMetadata
+
+# Maps xblock fields to their corresponding Django Rest Framework serializer field
+XBLOCK_DRF_FIELD_MAP = [
+    (Boolean, serializers.BooleanField),
+    (String, serializers.CharField),
+    (List, serializers.ListField),
+    (Dict, serializers.DictField),
+    (Date, serializers.DateField),
+    (DateTime, serializers.DateTimeField),
+    (Integer, serializers.IntegerField),
+    (EmailString, serializers.EmailField),
+    (Float, serializers.FloatField),
+]
+
+
+class AdvancedSettingsFieldSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+    """
+    Serializer for a single course setting field.
+
+    This serializer accepts a ``value_field`` parameter that allows you to
+    specify what field to use for a particular instance of this serializer.
+
+    Args:
+        value_field (SerializerField): The ``value`` field will have this type
+    """
+
+    deprecated = serializers.BooleanField(read_only=True, help_text=_("Marks a field as deprecated."))
+    display_name = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, help_text=_("User-friendly display name for the field"))
+    help = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, help_text=_("Help text that describes the setting."))
+
+    def __init__(self, value_field: SerializerField, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.fields["value"] = value_field
+
+
+class CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+    """
+    Serializer for course advanced settings.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_drf_field_type_from_xblock_field(xblock_field: XBlockField) -> Type[SerializerField]:
+        """
+        Return the corresponding DRF Serializer field for an XBlock field.
+
+        Args:
+            xblock_field (XBlockField): An XBlock field
+
+        Returns:
+            Type[SerializerField]: Return the DRF Serializer type
+            corresponding to the XBlock field.
+        """
+        for xblock_type, drf_type in XBLOCK_DRF_FIELD_MAP:
+            if isinstance(xblock_field, xblock_type):
+                return drf_type
+        return serializers.JSONField
+
+    def get_fields(self) -> DictType[str, SerializerField]:
+        """
+        Return the fields for this serializer.
+
+        This method dynamically generates the fields and field types based on
+        fields available on the Course.
+
+        Returns:
+            DictType[str, SerializerField]: A mapping of field names to field serializers
+        """
+        fields = {}
+        for field, field_type in vars(CourseFields).items():
+            if isinstance(field_type, XBlockField) and field not in CourseMetadata.FIELDS_EXCLUDE_LIST:
+                fields[field] = AdvancedSettingsFieldSerializer(
+                    required=False,
+                    label=field_type.name,
+                    help_text=field_type.help,
+                    value_field=self._get_drf_field_type_from_xblock_field(field_type)(),
+                )
+        return fields
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/tabs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee0d2e837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/tabs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+""" Serializers for course tabs """
+from typing import Dict
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from xmodule.tabs import CourseTab
+
+from openedx.core.lib.api.serializers import UsageKeyField
+
+
+class CourseTabSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+    """Serializer for course tabs."""
+
+    type = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, help_text=_("Tab type"))
+    title = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, help_text=_("Default name for the tab displayed to users"))
+    is_hideable = serializers.BooleanField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("True if it's possible to hide the tab for a course"),
+    )
+    is_hidden = serializers.BooleanField(
+        help_text=_("True the tab is hidden for the course"),
+    )
+    is_movable = serializers.BooleanField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("True if it's possible to reorder the tab in the list of tabs"),
+    )
+    course_staff_only = serializers.BooleanField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("True if this tab should be displayed only for instructors"),
+    )
+    name = serializers.CharField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("Name of the tab displayed to users. Overrides title."),
+    )
+    tab_id = serializers.CharField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("Name of the tab displayed to users. Overrides title."),
+    )
+    settings = serializers.DictField(
+        read_only=True,
+        help_text=_("Additional settings specific to the tab"),
+    )
+
+    def to_representation(self, instance: CourseTab) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Returns a dict representation of a ``CourseTab`` that contains more data than its ``to_json`` method.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (CourseTab): A course tab instance to serialize
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary containing key values from course tab.
+        """
+        tab_data = {
+            "type": instance.type,
+            "title": instance.title,
+            "is_hideable": instance.is_hideable,
+            "is_hidden": instance.is_hidden,
+            "is_movable": instance.is_movable,
+            "course_staff_only": instance.course_staff_only,
+            "name": instance.name,
+            "tab_id": instance.tab_id,
+        }
+        tab_settings = {
+            key: value for key, value in instance.tab_dict.items() if key not in tab_data and key != "link_func"
+        }
+        tab_data["settings"] = tab_settings
+        return tab_data
+
+
+class TabIDLocatorSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+    """Serializer for tab locations, used to identify a tab in a course."""
+
+    tab_id = serializers.CharField(required=False, help_text=_("ID of tab to update"))
+    tab_locator = UsageKeyField(required=False, help_text=_("Location (Usage Key) of tab to update"))
+
+    def validate(self, attrs: Dict) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Validates that either the ``tab_id`` or ``tab_locator`` are specified, but not both.
+
+        Args:
+            attrs (Dict): A dictionary of attributes to validate
+        """
+        has_tab_id = "tab_id" in attrs
+        has_tab_locator = "tab_locator" in attrs
+        if has_tab_locator ^ has_tab_id:
+            return super().validate(attrs)
+        raise serializers.ValidationError(
+            {"non_field_errors": _("Need to supply either a valid tab_id or a tab_location.")}
+        )
+
+
+class CourseTabUpdateSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+    """
+    Serializer to update course tabs.
+    """
+
+    is_hidden = serializers.BooleanField(
+        required=True,
+        help_text=_("True to hide the tab, and False to show it."),
+    )
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_advanced_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_advanced_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70bb851927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_advanced_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""
+Tests for the course advanced settings API.
+"""
+import json
+
+import ddt
+from django.test import override_settings
+from django.urls import reverse
+from milestones.tests.utils import MilestonesTestCaseMixin
+
+from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class CourseAdvanceSettingViewTest(CourseTestCase, MilestonesTestCaseMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for AdvanceSettings API View.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.url = reverse(
+            "cms.djangoapps.contentstore:v0:course_advanced_settings",
+            kwargs={"course_id": self.course.id},
+        )
+
+    def get_and_check_developer_response(self, response):
+        """
+        Make basic asserting about the presence of an error response, and return the developer response.
+        """
+        content = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+        assert "developer_message" in content
+        return content["developer_message"]
+
+    def test_permissions_unauthenticated(self):
+        """
+        Test that an error is returned in the absence of auth credentials.
+        """
+        self.client.logout()
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        error = self.get_and_check_developer_response(response)
+        assert error == "Authentication credentials were not provided."
+
+    def test_permissions_unauthorized(self):
+        """
+        Test that an error is returned if the user is unauthorised.
+        """
+        client, _ = self.create_non_staff_authed_user_client()
+        response = client.get(self.url)
+        error = self.get_and_check_developer_response(response)
+        assert error == "You do not have permission to perform this action."
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        ("ENABLE_EDXNOTES", "edxnotes"),
+        ("ENABLE_OTHER_COURSE_SETTINGS", "other_course_settings"),
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_conditionally_excluded_fields_present(self, setting, excluded_field):
+        """
+        Test that the response contain all fields irrespective of exclusions.
+        """
+        for setting_value in (True, False):
+            with override_settings(FEATURES={setting: setting_value}):
+                response = self.client.get(self.url)
+                content = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+                assert excluded_field in content
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        ("", ("display_name", "due"), ()),
+        ("display_name", ("display_name",), ("due", "edxnotes")),
+        ("display_name,edxnotes", ("display_name", "edxnotes"), ("due", "tags")),
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_filtered_fields(self, filtered_fields, present_fields, absent_fields):
+        """
+        Test that the response contain all fields that are in the filter, and none that are filtered out.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get(self.url, {"filter_fields": filtered_fields})
+        content = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+        for field in present_fields:
+            assert field in content.keys()
+        for field in absent_fields:
+            assert field not in content.keys()
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_tabs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9502952803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_tabs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+"""
+Tests for the course tab API.
+"""
+
+import json
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+import ddt
+from django.urls import reverse
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import ItemFactory
+from xmodule.tabs import CourseTabList
+
+from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class TabsAPITests(CourseTestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for Tabs (a.k.a Pages) page
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Common setup for tests.
+        """
+
+        # call super class to setup course, etc.
+        super().setUp()
+
+        # Set the URLs for tests
+        self.url = reverse(
+            "cms.djangoapps.contentstore:v0:course_tab_list",
+            kwargs={"course_id": self.course.id},
+        )
+        self.url_settings = reverse(
+            "cms.djangoapps.contentstore:v0:course_tab_settings",
+            kwargs={"course_id": self.course.id},
+        )
+        self.url_reorder = reverse(
+            "cms.djangoapps.contentstore:v0:course_tab_reorder",
+            kwargs={"course_id": self.course.id},
+        )
+
+        # add a static tab to the course, for code coverage
+        self.test_tab = ItemFactory.create(
+            parent_location=self.course.location,
+            category="static_tab",
+            display_name="Static_1",
+        )
+        self.reload_course()
+
+    def check_invalid_response(self, resp):
+        """
+        Check the response is an error and return the developer message.
+        """
+        assert resp.status_code, 400
+        resp_content = json.loads(resp.content)
+        assert "developer_message" in resp_content
+        return resp_content["developer_message"]
+
+    def make_reorder_tabs_request(self, data):
+        """
+        Helper method to make a request for reordering tabs.
+
+        Args:
+            data (List): Data to send in the post request
+
+        Returns:
+            Response received from API.
+        """
+        return self.client.post(
+            self.url_reorder,
+            data=data,
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+    def make_update_tab_request(self, tab_id_locator, data):
+        """
+        Helper method to make a request for hiding/showing tabs.
+
+        Args:
+            tab_id_locator (Dict): A dict containing the tab_id/tab_locator to update
+            data (Dict): Data to send in the post request
+
+        Returns:
+            Response received from API.
+        """
+        return self.client.post(
+            f"{self.url_settings}?{urlencode(tab_id_locator)}",
+            data=data,
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+    def test_reorder_tabs(self):
+        """
+        Test re-ordering of tabs
+        """
+
+        # get the original tab ids
+        orig_tab_ids = [tab.tab_id for tab in self.course.tabs]
+        tab_ids = list(orig_tab_ids)
+        num_orig_tabs = len(orig_tab_ids)
+
+        # make sure we have enough tabs to play around with
+        assert num_orig_tabs >= 5
+
+        # reorder the last two tabs
+        tab_ids[num_orig_tabs - 1], tab_ids[num_orig_tabs - 2] = tab_ids[num_orig_tabs - 2], tab_ids[num_orig_tabs - 1]
+
+        # remove the middle tab
+        # (the code needs to handle the case where tabs requested for re-ordering is a subset of the tabs in the course)
+        removed_tab = tab_ids.pop(num_orig_tabs // 2)
+        assert len(tab_ids) == num_orig_tabs - 1
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_reorder_tabs_request([{"tab_id": tab_id} for tab_id in tab_ids])
+        assert resp.status_code == 204
+
+        # reload the course and verify the new tab order
+        self.reload_course()
+        new_tab_ids = [tab.tab_id for tab in self.course.tabs]
+        assert new_tab_ids == tab_ids + [removed_tab]
+        assert new_tab_ids != orig_tab_ids
+
+    def test_reorder_tabs_invalid_list(self):
+        """
+        Test re-ordering of tabs with invalid tab list.
+
+        Not all tabs can be rearranged. Here we are trying to swap the first
+        two tabs, which is disallowed since the first tab is the "Course" tab
+        which is immovable.
+        """
+
+        orig_tab_ids = [tab.tab_id for tab in self.course.tabs]
+        tab_ids = list(orig_tab_ids)
+
+        # reorder the first two tabs
+        tab_ids[0], tab_ids[1] = tab_ids[1], tab_ids[0]
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_reorder_tabs_request([{"tab_id": tab_id} for tab_id in tab_ids])
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+        error = self.check_invalid_response(resp)
+        assert "error" in error
+
+    def test_reorder_tabs_invalid_tab_ids(self):
+        """
+        Test re-ordering of tabs with invalid tab.
+        """
+
+        invalid_tab_ids = ["courseware", "info", "invalid_tab_id"]
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_reorder_tabs_request([{"tab_id": tab_id} for tab_id in invalid_tab_ids])
+        self.check_invalid_response(resp)
+
+    def test_reorder_tabs_invalid_tab_locators(self):
+        """
+        Test re-ordering of tabs with invalid tab.
+        """
+
+        invalid_tab_locators = ["invalid_tab_locator", "block-v1:test+test+test+type@static_tab+block@invalid"]
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_reorder_tabs_request([{"tab_locator": tab_id} for tab_id in invalid_tab_locators])
+        self.check_invalid_response(resp)
+
+    def check_toggle_tab_visibility(self, tab_type, new_is_hidden_setting):
+        """
+        Helper method to check changes in tab visibility.
+        """
+        old_tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_type(self.course.tabs, tab_type)
+        # visibility should be different from new setting
+        assert old_tab.is_hidden != new_is_hidden_setting
+
+        resp = self.make_update_tab_request({"tab_id": old_tab.tab_id}, {"is_hidden": new_is_hidden_setting})
+        assert resp.status_code == 204, resp.content
+        # reload the course and verify the new visibility setting
+        self.reload_course()
+        new_tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_type(self.course.tabs, tab_type)
+        assert new_tab.is_hidden == new_is_hidden_setting
+
+    def test_toggle_tab_visibility(self):
+        """
+        Test that toggling the visibility via the API works.
+        """
+        self.check_toggle_tab_visibility("wiki", True)
+        self.check_toggle_tab_visibility("wiki", False)
+
+    def test_toggle_tab_visibility_fail(self):
+        """
+        Test that it isn't possible to toggle visibility of unsupported tabs
+        """
+
+        tab_type = "courseware"
+
+        tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_type(self.course.tabs, tab_type)
+
+        assert not tab.is_hideable
+        assert not tab.is_hidden
+
+        resp = self.make_update_tab_request({"tab_id": tab.tab_id}, {"is_hidden": True})
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+        error = self.check_invalid_response(resp)
+        assert error["error"] == f"Tab of type {tab_type} can not be hidden"
+
+        # Make sure the visibility wasn't affected
+        self.reload_course()
+        updated_tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_type(self.course.tabs, tab_type)
+        assert not updated_tab.is_hidden
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        {"tab_id": "wiki", "tab_locator": "block-v1:test+test+test+type@static_tab+block@invalid"},
+        {"tab_id": "invalid_tab_id"},
+        {"tab_locator": "invalid_tab_locator"},
+        {"tab_locator": "block-v1:test+test+test+type@static_tab+block@invalid"},
+        {},
+    )
+    def test_toggle_invalid_tab_visibility(self, invalid_tab_locator):
+        """
+        Test toggling visibility of an invalid tab
+        """
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_update_tab_request(invalid_tab_locator, {"is_hidden": False})
+        self.check_invalid_response(resp)
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        dict(is_hidden=None),
+        dict(is_hidden="abc"),
+        dict(),
+    )
+    def test_toggle_tab_invalid_visibility(self, invalid_visibility):
+        """
+        Test toggling visibility of an invalid tab
+        """
+
+        # post the request
+        resp = self.make_update_tab_request({"tab_id": "wiki"}, invalid_visibility)
+        self.check_invalid_response(resp)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/urls.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb435ef338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+""" Contenstore API v0 URLs. """
+
+from django.urls import re_path
+
+from openedx.core.constants import COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+from .views import AdvancedCourseSettingsView, CourseTabSettingsView, CourseTabListView, CourseTabReorderView
+
+app_name = "v0"
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    re_path(
+        fr"^advanced_settings/{COURSE_ID_PATTERN}$",
+        AdvancedCourseSettingsView.as_view(),
+        name="course_advanced_settings",
+    ),
+    re_path(
+        fr"^tabs/{COURSE_ID_PATTERN}$",
+        CourseTabListView.as_view(),
+        name="course_tab_list",
+    ),
+    re_path(
+        fr"^tabs/{COURSE_ID_PATTERN}/settings$",
+        CourseTabSettingsView.as_view(),
+        name="course_tab_settings",
+    ),
+    re_path(
+        fr"^tabs/{COURSE_ID_PATTERN}/reorder$",
+        CourseTabReorderView.as_view(),
+        name="course_tab_reorder",
+    ),
+]
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91f4388cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+Views for v0 contentstore API.
+"""
+from .advanced_settings import AdvancedCourseSettingsView
+from .tabs import CourseTabSettingsView, CourseTabListView, CourseTabReorderView
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/advanced_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/advanced_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..320ee9054d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/advanced_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+""" API Views for course advanced settings """
+
+from django import forms
+import edx_api_doc_tools as apidocs
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
+from rest_framework.request import Request
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+
+from cms.djangoapps.models.settings.course_metadata import CourseMetadata
+from common.djangoapps.student.auth import has_studio_read_access, has_studio_write_access
+from openedx.core.lib.api.view_utils import DeveloperErrorViewMixin, verify_course_exists, view_auth_classes
+from ..serializers import CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer
+from ....views.course import update_course_advanced_settings
+
+
+@view_auth_classes(is_authenticated=True)
+class AdvancedCourseSettingsView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
+    """
+    View for getting and setting the advanced settings for a course.
+    """
+
+    class FilterQuery(forms.Form):
+        """
+        Form for validating query marameters passed to advanced course settings view
+        to filter the data it returns.
+        """
+        filter_fields = forms.CharField(strip=True, empty_value=None, required=False)
+
+        def clean_filter_fields(self):
+            if 'filter_fields' in self.data and self.cleaned_data['filter_fields']:
+                return set(self.cleaned_data['filter_fields'].split(','))
+            return None
+
+    @apidocs.schema(
+        parameters=[
+            apidocs.string_parameter("course_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH, description="Course ID"),
+            apidocs.string_parameter(
+                "filter_fields",
+                apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH,
+                description="Comma separated list of fields to filter",
+            ),
+        ],
+        responses={
+            200: CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer,
+            401: "The requester is not authenticated.",
+            403: "The requester cannot access the specified course.",
+            404: "The requested course does not exist.",
+        },
+    )
+    @verify_course_exists()
+    def get(self, request: Request, course_id: str):
+        """
+        Get an object containing all the advanced settings in a course.
+
+        **Example Request**
+
+            GET /api/contentstore/v0/advanced_settings/{course_id}
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+        If the request is successful, an HTTP 200 "OK" response is returned.
+
+        The HTTP 200 response contains a single dict that contains keys that
+        are the course's advanced settings. For each setting a dictionary is
+        returned that contains the following fields:
+
+        * **deprecated**: This is true for settings that are deprecated.
+        * **display_name**: This is a friendly name for the setting.
+        * **help**: Contains help text that explains how the setting works.
+        * **value**: Contains the value of the setting. The exact format
+          depends on the setting and is often explained in the ``help`` field
+          above.
+
+        There may be other fields returned by the response.
+
+        **Example Response**
+
+        ```json
+        {
+            "display_name": {
+                "value": "Demonstration Course",
+                "display_name": "Course Display Name",
+                "help": "Enter the name of the course as it should appear in the course list.",
+                "deprecated": false,
+                "hide_on_enabled_publisher": false
+            },
+            "course_edit_method": {
+                "value": "Studio",
+                "display_name": "Course Editor",
+                "help": "Enter the method by which this course is edited (\"XML\" or \"Studio\").",
+                "deprecated": true,
+                "hide_on_enabled_publisher": false
+            },
+            "days_early_for_beta": {
+                "value": null,
+                "display_name": "Days Early for Beta Users",
+                "help": "Enter the number of days before the start date that beta users can access the course.",
+                "deprecated": false,
+                "hide_on_enabled_publisher": false
+            },
+            ...
+        }
+        ```
+        """
+        filter_query_data = AdvancedCourseSettingsView.FilterQuery(request.query_params)
+        if not filter_query_data.is_valid():
+            raise ValidationError(filter_query_data.errors)
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        if not has_studio_read_access(request.user, course_key):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+        course_module = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
+        return Response(CourseMetadata.fetch_all(
+            course_module,
+            filter_fields=filter_query_data.cleaned_data['filter_fields'],
+        ))
+
+    @apidocs.schema(
+        body=CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer,
+        parameters=[apidocs.string_parameter("course_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH, description="Course ID")],
+        responses={
+            200: CourseAdvancedSettingsSerializer,
+            401: "The requester is not authenticated.",
+            403: "The requester cannot access the specified course.",
+            404: "The requested course does not exist.",
+        },
+    )
+    @verify_course_exists()
+    def patch(self, request: Request, course_id: str):
+        """
+        Update a course's advanced settings.
+
+        **Example Request**
+
+            PATCH /api/contentstore/v0/advanced_settings/{course_id} {
+                "{setting_name}": {
+                    "value": {setting_value}
+                }
+            }
+
+        **PATCH Parameters**
+
+        The data sent for a patch request should follow a similar format as
+        is returned by a ``GET`` request. Multiple settings can be updated in
+        a single request, however only the ``value`` field can be updated
+        any other fields, if included, will be ignored.
+
+        Here is an example request that updates the ``advanced_modules``
+        available for the course, and enables the calculator tool:
+
+        ```json
+        {
+            "advanced_modules": {
+                "value": [
+                    "poll",
+                    "survey",
+                    "drag-and-drop-v2",
+                    "lti_consumer"
+                ]
+            },
+            "show_calculator": {
+                "value": true
+            }
+        }
+        ```
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+        If the request is successful, an HTTP 200 "OK" response is returned,
+        along with all the course's settings similar to a ``GET`` request.
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        if not has_studio_write_access(request.user, course_key):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+        course_module = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
+        updated_data = update_course_advanced_settings(course_module, request.data, request.user)
+        return Response(updated_data)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/tabs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f6ddd778e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/tabs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+""" API Views for course tabs """
+
+import edx_api_doc_tools as apidocs
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.request import Request
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
+
+from common.djangoapps.student.auth import has_studio_read_access, has_studio_write_access
+from openedx.core.lib.api.view_utils import DeveloperErrorViewMixin, verify_course_exists, view_auth_classes
+from ..serializers import CourseTabSerializer, CourseTabUpdateSerializer, TabIDLocatorSerializer
+from ....views.tabs import edit_tab_handler, get_course_tabs, reorder_tabs_handler
+
+
+@view_auth_classes(is_authenticated=True)
+class CourseTabListView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
+    """
+    API view to list course tabs.
+    """
+
+    @apidocs.schema(
+        parameters=[apidocs.string_parameter("course_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH, description="Course ID")],
+        responses={
+            200: CourseTabSerializer,
+            401: "The requester is not authenticated.",
+            403: "The requester cannot access the specified course.",
+            404: "The requested course does not exist.",
+        },
+    )
+    @verify_course_exists()
+    def get(self, request: Request, course_id: str) -> Response:
+        """
+        Get a list of all the tabs in a course including hidden tabs.
+
+        **Example Request**
+
+            GET /api/contentstore/v0/tabs/{course_id}
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+        If the request is successful, an HTTP 200 "OK" response is returned.
+
+        The HTTP 200 response contains a list of objects that contain info
+        about each tab.
+
+        **Example Response**
+
+        ```json
+        [
+            {
+                "course_staff_only": false,
+                "is_hidden": false,
+                "is_hideable": false,
+                "is_movable": false,
+                "name": "Home",
+                "settings": {},
+                "tab_id": "info",
+                "title": "Home",
+                "type": "course_info"
+            },
+            {
+                "course_staff_only": false,
+                "is_hidden": false,
+                "is_hideable": false,
+                "is_movable": false,
+                "name": "Course",
+                "settings": {},
+                "tab_id": "courseware",
+                "title": "Course",
+                "type": "courseware"
+            },
+            ...
+        }
+        ```
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        if not has_studio_read_access(request.user, course_key):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+
+        course_module = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
+        tabs_to_render = get_course_tabs(course_module, request.user)
+        return Response(CourseTabSerializer(tabs_to_render, many=True).data)
+
+
+@view_auth_classes(is_authenticated=True)
+class CourseTabSettingsView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
+    """
+    API view for course tabs settings.
+    """
+
+    def handle_exception(self, exc):
+        """Handle NotImplementedError and return a proper response for it."""
+        if isinstance(exc, NotImplementedError):
+            return self._make_error_response(400, str(exc))
+        if isinstance(exc, ItemNotFoundError):
+            return self._make_error_response(400, str(exc))
+        return super().handle_exception(exc)
+
+    @apidocs.schema(
+        body=CourseTabUpdateSerializer(help_text=_("Change the visibility of tabs in a course.")),
+        parameters=[
+            apidocs.string_parameter("course_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH, description="Course ID"),
+            apidocs.string_parameter("tab_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.QUERY, description="Tab ID"),
+            apidocs.string_parameter("tab_location", apidocs.ParameterLocation.QUERY, description="Tab usage key"),
+        ],
+        responses={
+            204: "In case of success, a 204 is returned with no content.",
+            401: "The requester is not authenticated.",
+            403: "The requester cannot access the specified course.",
+            404: "The requested course does not exist.",
+        },
+    )
+    @verify_course_exists()
+    def post(self, request: Request, course_id: str) -> Response:
+        """
+        Change visibility of tabs in a course.
+
+        **Example Requests**
+
+        You can provide either a tab_id or a tab_location.
+
+        Hide a course tab using ``tab_id``:
+
+            POST /api/contentstore/v0/tabs/{course_id}/settings/?tab_id={tab_id} {
+                "is_hidden": true
+            }
+
+        Hide a course tab using ``tab_location``
+
+            POST /api/contentstore/v0/tabs/{course_id}/settings/?tab_location={tab_location} {
+                "is_hidden": true
+            }
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+        If the request is successful, an HTTP 204 response is returned
+        without any content.
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        if not has_studio_write_access(request.user, course_key):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+
+        tab_id_locator = TabIDLocatorSerializer(data=request.query_params)
+        tab_id_locator.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+
+        course_module = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
+        serializer = CourseTabUpdateSerializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+
+        edit_tab_handler(
+            course_module,
+            {
+                "tab_id_locator": tab_id_locator.data,
+                **serializer.data,
+            },
+            request.user,
+        )
+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+
+
+@view_auth_classes(is_authenticated=True)
+class CourseTabReorderView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
+    """
+    API view for reordering course tabs.
+    """
+
+    def handle_exception(self, exc: Exception) -> Response:
+        """
+        Handle NotImplementedError and return a proper response for it.
+        """
+        if isinstance(exc, NotImplementedError):
+            return self._make_error_response(400, str(exc))
+        return super().handle_exception(exc)
+
+    @apidocs.schema(
+        body=[TabIDLocatorSerializer],
+        parameters=[
+            apidocs.string_parameter("course_id", apidocs.ParameterLocation.PATH, description="Course ID"),
+        ],
+        responses={
+            204: "In case of success, a 204 is returned with no content.",
+            401: "The requester is not authenticated.",
+            403: "The requester cannot access the specified course.",
+            404: "The requested course does not exist.",
+        },
+    )
+    @verify_course_exists()
+    def post(self, request: Request, course_id: str) -> Response:
+        """
+        Reorder tabs in a course.
+
+        **Example Requests**
+
+        Move course tabs:
+
+            POST /api/contentstore/v0/tabs/{course_id}/reorder [
+                {
+                    "tab_id": "info"
+                },
+                {
+                    "tab_id": "courseware"
+                },
+                {
+                    "tab_locator": "block-v1:TstX+DemoX+Demo+type@static_tab+block@d26fcb0e93824fbfa5c9e5f100e2511a"
+                },
+                {
+                    "tab_id": "wiki"
+                },
+                {
+                    "tab_id": "discussion"
+                },
+                {
+                    "tab_id": "progress"
+                }
+            ]
+
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+        If the request is successful, an HTTP 204 response is returned
+        without any content.
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        if not has_studio_write_access(request.user, course_key):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+
+        course_module = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
+        tab_id_locators = TabIDLocatorSerializer(data=request.data, many=True)
+        tab_id_locators.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        reorder_tabs_handler(
+            course_module,
+            {"tabs": tab_id_locators.validated_data},
+            request.user,
+        )
+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index 44ea5c58bb..8353fb332c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import random
 import re
 import string
 from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Dict
 
 import django.utils
 from ccx_keys.locator import CCXLocator
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
-from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied, ValidationError
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import BlockUsageLocator
 from organizations.api import add_organization_course, ensure_organization
 from organizations.exceptions import InvalidOrganizationException
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from cms.djangoapps.course_creators.views import add_user_with_status_unrequested, get_course_creator_status
 from cms.djangoapps.models.settings.course_grading import CourseGradingModel
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ from openedx.features.content_type_gating.partitions import CONTENT_TYPE_GATING_
 from openedx.features.course_experience.waffle import ENABLE_COURSE_ABOUT_SIDEBAR_HTML
 from openedx.features.course_experience.waffle import waffle as course_experience_waffle
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
-from xmodule.course_module import DEFAULT_START_DATE, CourseFields
+from xmodule.course_module import CourseBlock, DEFAULT_START_DATE, CourseFields
 from xmodule.error_module import ErrorBlock
 from xmodule.modulestore import EdxJSONEncoder
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ from .library import (
 )
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+User = get_user_model()
 
 __all__ = ['course_info_handler', 'course_handler', 'course_listing',
            'course_info_update_handler', 'course_search_index_handler',
@@ -126,7 +129,8 @@ __all__ = ['course_info_handler', 'course_handler', 'course_listing',
            'advanced_settings_handler',
            'course_notifications_handler',
            'textbooks_list_handler', 'textbooks_detail_handler',
-           'group_configurations_list_handler', 'group_configurations_detail_handler']
+           'group_configurations_list_handler', 'group_configurations_detail_handler',
+           'get_course_and_check_access']
 
 WAFFLE_NAMESPACE = 'studio_home'
 
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ class AccessListFallback(Exception):
 
 def get_course_and_check_access(course_key, user, depth=0):
     """
-    Internal method used to calculate and return the locator and course module
+    Function used to calculate and return the locator and course module
     for the view functions in this file.
     """
     if not has_studio_read_access(user, course_key):
@@ -1315,7 +1319,7 @@ def grading_handler(request, course_key_string, grader_index=None):
                 return JsonResponse()
 
 
-def _refresh_course_tabs(request, course_module):
+def _refresh_course_tabs(user: User, course_module: CourseBlock):
     """
     Automatically adds/removes tabs if changes to the course require them.
 
@@ -1341,7 +1345,7 @@ def _refresh_course_tabs(request, course_module):
     # Additionally update any tabs that are provided by non-dynamic course views
     for tab_type in CourseTabPluginManager.get_tab_types():
         if not tab_type.is_dynamic and tab_type.is_default:
-            tab_enabled = tab_type.is_enabled(course_module, user=request.user)
+            tab_enabled = tab_type.is_enabled(course_module, user=user)
             update_tab(course_tabs, tab_type, tab_enabled)
 
     CourseTabList.validate_tabs(course_tabs)
@@ -1395,41 +1399,61 @@ def advanced_settings_handler(request, course_key_string):
                 return JsonResponse(CourseMetadata.fetch(course_module))
             else:
                 try:
-                    # validate data formats and update the course module.
-                    # Note: don't update mongo yet, but wait until after any tabs are changed
-                    is_valid, errors, updated_data = CourseMetadata.validate_and_update_from_json(
-                        course_module,
-                        request.json,
-                        user=request.user,
+                    return JsonResponse(
+                        update_course_advanced_settings(course_module, request.json, request.user)
                     )
+                except ValidationError as err:
+                    return JsonResponseBadRequest(err.detail)
 
-                    if is_valid:
-                        try:
-                            # update the course tabs if required by any setting changes
-                            _refresh_course_tabs(request, course_module)
-                        except InvalidTabsException as err:
-                            log.exception(str(err))
-                            response_message = [
-                                {
-                                    'message': _('An error occurred while trying to save your tabs'),
-                                    'model': {'display_name': _('Tabs Exception')}
-                                }
-                            ]
-                            return JsonResponseBadRequest(response_message)
 
-                        # now update mongo
-                        modulestore().update_item(course_module, request.user.id)
+def update_course_advanced_settings(course_module: CourseBlock, data: Dict, user: User) -> Dict:
+    """
+    Helper function to update course advanced settings from API data.
 
-                        return JsonResponse(updated_data)
-                    else:
-                        return JsonResponseBadRequest(errors)
+    This function takes JSON data returned from the API and applies changes from
+    it to the course advanced settings.
 
-                # Handle all errors that validation doesn't catch
-                except (TypeError, ValueError, InvalidTabsException) as err:
-                    return HttpResponseBadRequest(
-                        django.utils.html.escape(str(err)),
-                        content_type="text/plain"
-                    )
+    Args:
+        course_module (CourseBlock): The course run object on which to operate.
+        data (Dict): JSON data as found the ``request.data``
+        user (User): The user performing the operation
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict: The updated data after applying changes based on supplied data.
+    """
+    try:
+        # validate data formats and update the course module.
+        # Note: don't update mongo yet, but wait until after any tabs are changed
+        is_valid, errors, updated_data = CourseMetadata.validate_and_update_from_json(
+            course_module,
+            data,
+            user=user,
+        )
+
+        if not is_valid:
+            raise ValidationError(errors)
+
+        try:
+            # update the course tabs if required by any setting changes
+            _refresh_course_tabs(user, course_module)
+        except InvalidTabsException as err:
+            log.exception(str(err))
+            response_message = [
+                {
+                    'message': _('An error occurred while trying to save your tabs'),
+                    'model': {'display_name': _('Tabs Exception')}
+                }
+            ]
+            raise ValidationError(response_message) from err
+
+        # now update mongo
+        modulestore().update_item(course_module, user.id)
+
+        return updated_data
+
+    # Handle all errors that validation doesn't catch
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, InvalidTabsException) as err:
+        raise ValidationError(django.utils.html.escape(str(err))) from err
 
 
 class TextbookValidationError(Exception):
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
index ade51e2cd3..356087f51f 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 """
 Views related to course tabs
 """
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey, UsageKey
-
-from common.djangoapps.edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
-from common.djangoapps.student.auth import has_course_author_access
-from common.djangoapps.util.json_request import JsonResponse, expect_json
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
+from xmodule.course_module import CourseBlock
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.tabs import CourseTab, CourseTabList, InvalidTabsException, StaticTab
 
+from common.djangoapps.edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from common.djangoapps.student.auth import has_course_author_access
+from common.djangoapps.util.json_request import JsonResponse, JsonResponseBadRequest, expect_json
 from ..utils import get_lms_link_for_item
-__all__ = ['tabs_handler']
+
+__all__ = ["tabs_handler", "update_tabs_handler"]
+
+User = get_user_model()
 
 
 @expect_json
@@ -43,40 +50,74 @@ def tabs_handler(request, course_key_string):
 
     course_item = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
 
-    if 'application/json' in request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', 'application/json'):
-        if request.method == 'GET':  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=no-else-raise
-            raise NotImplementedError('coming soon')
+    if "application/json" in request.META.get("HTTP_ACCEPT", "application/json"):
+        if request.method == "GET":  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=no-else-raise
+            raise NotImplementedError("coming soon")
         else:
-            if 'tabs' in request.json:
-                return reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, request)
-            elif 'tab_id_locator' in request.json:
-                return edit_tab_handler(course_item, request)
-            else:
-                raise NotImplementedError('Creating or changing tab content is not supported.')
+            try:
+                update_tabs_handler(course_item, request.json, request.user)
+            except ValidationError as err:
+                return JsonResponseBadRequest(err.detail)
+            return JsonResponse()
 
-    elif request.method == 'GET':  # assume html
+    elif request.method == "GET":  # assume html
         # get all tabs from the tabs list: static tabs (a.k.a. user-created tabs) and built-in tabs
         # present in the same order they are displayed in LMS
 
-        tabs_to_render = []
-        for tab in CourseTabList.iterate_displayable(course_item, user=request.user, inline_collections=False,
-                                                     include_hidden=True):
-            if isinstance(tab, StaticTab):
-                # static tab needs its locator information to render itself as an xmodule
-                static_tab_loc = course_key.make_usage_key('static_tab', tab.url_slug)
-                tab.locator = static_tab_loc
-            tabs_to_render.append(tab)
+        tabs_to_render = list(get_course_tabs(course_item, request.user))
 
-        return render_to_response('edit-tabs.html', {
-            'context_course': course_item,
-            'tabs_to_render': tabs_to_render,
-            'lms_link': get_lms_link_for_item(course_item.location),
-        })
+        return render_to_response(
+            "edit-tabs.html",
+            {
+                "context_course": course_item,
+                "tabs_to_render": tabs_to_render,
+                "lms_link": get_lms_link_for_item(course_item.location),
+            },
+        )
     else:
         return HttpResponseNotFound()
 
 
-def reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, request):
+def get_course_tabs(course_item: CourseBlock, user: User) -> Iterable[CourseTab]:
+    """
+    Yields all the course tabs in a course including hidden tabs.
+
+    Args:
+        course_item (CourseBlock): The course object from which to get the tabs
+        user (User): The user fetching the course tabs.
+
+    Returns:
+        Iterable[CourseTab]: An iterable containing course tab objects from the
+        course
+    """
+
+    for tab in CourseTabList.iterate_displayable(course_item, user=user, inline_collections=False, include_hidden=True):
+        if isinstance(tab, StaticTab):
+            # static tab needs its locator information to render itself as an xmodule
+            static_tab_loc = course_item.id.make_usage_key("static_tab", tab.url_slug)
+            tab.locator = static_tab_loc
+        yield tab
+
+
+def update_tabs_handler(course_item: CourseBlock, tabs_data: Dict, user: User) -> None:
+    """
+    Helper to handle updates to course tabs based on API data.
+
+    Args:
+        course_item (CourseBlock): Course module whose tabs need to be updated
+        tabs_data (Dict): JSON formatted data for updating or reordering tabs.
+        user (User): The user performing the operation.
+    """
+
+    if "tabs" in tabs_data:
+        reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, tabs_data, user)
+    elif "tab_id_locator" in tabs_data:
+        edit_tab_handler(course_item, tabs_data, user)
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError("Creating or changing tab content is not supported.")
+
+
+def reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, tabs_data, user):
     """
     Helper function for handling reorder of tabs request
     """
@@ -85,7 +126,7 @@ def reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, request):
     # The locators are used to identify static tabs since they are xmodules.
     # Although all tabs have tab_ids, newly created static tabs do not know
     # their tab_ids since the xmodule editor uses only locators to identify new objects.
-    requested_tab_id_locators = request.json['tabs']
+    requested_tab_id_locators = tabs_data["tabs"]
 
     # original tab list in original order
     old_tab_list = course_item.tabs
@@ -95,9 +136,7 @@ def reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, request):
     for tab_id_locator in requested_tab_id_locators:
         tab = get_tab_by_tab_id_locator(old_tab_list, tab_id_locator)
         if tab is None:
-            return JsonResponse(
-                {"error": f"Tab with id_locator '{tab_id_locator}' does not exist."}, status=400
-            )
+            raise ValidationError({"error": f"Tab with id_locator '{tab_id_locator}' does not exist."})
         new_tab_list.append(tab)
 
     # the old_tab_list may contain additional tabs that were not rendered in the UI because of
@@ -109,54 +148,50 @@ def reorder_tabs_handler(course_item, request):
     try:
         CourseTabList.validate_tabs(new_tab_list)
     except InvalidTabsException as exception:
-        return JsonResponse(
-            {"error": f"New list of tabs is not valid: {str(exception)}."}, status=400
-        )
+        raise ValidationError({"error": f"New list of tabs is not valid: {str(exception)}."}) from exception
 
     # persist the new order of the tabs
     course_item.tabs = new_tab_list
-    modulestore().update_item(course_item, request.user.id)
-
-    return JsonResponse()
+    modulestore().update_item(course_item, user.id)
 
 
-def edit_tab_handler(course_item, request):
+def edit_tab_handler(course_item: CourseBlock, tabs_data: Dict, user: User):
     """
     Helper function for handling requests to edit settings of a single tab
     """
 
     # Tabs are identified by tab_id or locator
-    tab_id_locator = request.json['tab_id_locator']
+    tab_id_locator = tabs_data["tab_id_locator"]
 
     # Find the given tab in the course
     tab = get_tab_by_tab_id_locator(course_item.tabs, tab_id_locator)
     if tab is None:
-        return JsonResponse(
-            {"error": f"Tab with id_locator '{tab_id_locator}' does not exist."}, status=400
-        )
+        raise ValidationError({"error": f"Tab with id_locator '{tab_id_locator}' does not exist."})
 
-    if 'is_hidden' in request.json:
-        # set the is_hidden attribute on the requested tab
-        tab.is_hidden = request.json['is_hidden']
-        modulestore().update_item(course_item, request.user.id)
+    if "is_hidden" in tabs_data:
+        if tab.is_hideable:
+            # set the is_hidden attribute on the requested tab
+            tab.is_hidden = tabs_data["is_hidden"]
+            modulestore().update_item(course_item, user.id)
+        else:
+            raise ValidationError({"error": f"Tab of type {tab.type} can not be hidden"})
     else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f'Unsupported request to edit tab: {request.json}')
-
-    return JsonResponse()
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported request to edit tab: {tabs_data}")
 
 
-def get_tab_by_tab_id_locator(tab_list, tab_id_locator):
+def get_tab_by_tab_id_locator(tab_list: List[CourseTab], tab_id_locator: Dict[str, str]) -> Optional[CourseTab]:
     """
     Look for a tab with the specified tab_id or locator.  Returns the first matching tab.
     """
-    if 'tab_id' in tab_id_locator:
-        tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_id(tab_list, tab_id_locator['tab_id'])
-    elif 'tab_locator' in tab_id_locator:
-        tab = get_tab_by_locator(tab_list, tab_id_locator['tab_locator'])
+    tab = None
+    if "tab_id" in tab_id_locator:
+        tab = CourseTabList.get_tab_by_id(tab_list, tab_id_locator["tab_id"])
+    elif "tab_locator" in tab_id_locator:
+        tab = get_tab_by_locator(tab_list, tab_id_locator["tab_locator"])
     return tab
 
 
-def get_tab_by_locator(tab_list, usage_key_string):
+def get_tab_by_locator(tab_list: List[CourseTab], usage_key_string: str) -> Optional[CourseTab]:
     """
     Look for a tab with the specified locator.  Returns the first matching tab.
     """
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
index 988feed9f6..9477bdc7f6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ class CourseMetadata:
         return exclude_list
 
     @classmethod
-    def fetch(cls, descriptor):
+    def fetch(cls, descriptor, filter_fields=None):
         """
         Fetch the key:value editable course details for the given course from
         persistence and return a CourseMetadata model.
         """
         result = {}
-        metadata = cls.fetch_all(descriptor)
+        metadata = cls.fetch_all(descriptor, filter_fields=filter_fields)
         exclude_list_of_fields = cls.get_exclude_list_of_fields(descriptor.id)
 
         for key, value in metadata.items():
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class CourseMetadata:
         return result
 
     @classmethod
-    def fetch_all(cls, descriptor):
+    def fetch_all(cls, descriptor, filter_fields=None):
         """
         Fetches all key:value pairs from persistence and returns a CourseMetadata model.
         """
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ class CourseMetadata:
             if field.scope != Scope.settings:
                 continue
 
+            if filter_fields and field.name not in filter_fields:
+                continue
+
             field_help = _(field.help)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=translation-of-non-string
             help_args = field.runtime_options.get('help_format_args')
             if help_args is not None:
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/api/serializers.py b/openedx/core/lib/api/serializers.py
index 01be907780..947d5a07f1 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/api/serializers.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/api/serializers.py
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ class UsageKeyField(serializers.Field):
         try:
             return UsageKey.from_string(data)
         except InvalidKeyError as err:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError("Invalid course key") from err
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("Invalid usage key") from err
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/api/view_utils.py b/openedx/core/lib/api/view_utils.py
index 1cedc64039..24ddc83887 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/api/view_utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/api/view_utils.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DeveloperErrorViewMixin:
             return exc.response
         elif isinstance(exc, APIException):
             return self._make_error_response(exc.status_code, exc.detail)
-        elif isinstance(exc, Http404) or isinstance(exc, ObjectDoesNotExist):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=consider-merging-isinstance
+        elif isinstance(exc, (Http404, ObjectDoesNotExist)):
             return self._make_error_response(404, str(exc) or "Not found.")
         elif isinstance(exc, ValidationError):
             return self._make_validation_error_response(exc)