diff --git a/mod/chat/classes/external.php b/mod/chat/classes/external.php
index ba542295996..45000f38ae2 100644
--- a/mod/chat/classes/external.php
+++ b/mod/chat/classes/external.php
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class mod_chat_external extends external_api {
                 $chatdetails['id'] = $chat->id;
                 $chatdetails['coursemodule']      = $chat->coursemodule;
                 $chatdetails['course']            = $chat->course;
-                $chatdetails['name']              = $chat->name;
+                $chatdetails['name']              = external_format_string($chat->name, $chatcontext->id);
                 // Format intro.
                 list($chatdetails['intro'], $chatdetails['introformat']) =
                     external_format_text($chat->intro, $chat->introformat, $chatcontext->id, 'mod_chat', 'intro', null);
@@ -586,16 +586,16 @@ class mod_chat_external extends external_api {
                         array(
                             'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Chat id'),
                             'coursemodule' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Course module id'),
-                            'course' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Course id'),
-                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Chat name'),
+                            'course' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Course id'),
+                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Chat name'),
                             'intro' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The Chat intro'),
                             'introformat' => new external_format_value('intro'),
                             'chatmethod' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'chat method (sockets, daemon)', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'keepdays' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'keep days', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'studentlogs' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'student logs visible to everyone', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
-                            'chattime' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'chat time', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
+                            'chattime' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'chat time', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'schedule' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'schedule type', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
-                            'timemodified' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'time of last modification', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
+                            'timemodified' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'time of last modification', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'section' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'course section id', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'visible' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'visible', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'groupmode' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group mode', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
diff --git a/mod/data/classes/external.php b/mod/data/classes/external.php
index eb0b2adc285..6db74923240 100644
--- a/mod/data/classes/external.php
+++ b/mod/data/classes/external.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class mod_data_external extends external_api {
                 $newdb['id'] = $database->id;
                 $newdb['coursemodule'] = $database->coursemodule;
                 $newdb['course'] = $database->course;
-                $newdb['name']  = $database->name;
+                $newdb['name']  = external_format_string($database->name, $datacontext->id);
                 // Format intro.
                 list($newdb['intro'], $newdb['introformat']) =
                     external_format_text($database->intro, $database->introformat,
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ class mod_data_external extends external_api {
                         array(
                             'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Database id'),
                             'coursemodule' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Course module id'),
-                            'course' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Course id'),
-                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Database name'),
+                            'course' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Course id'),
+                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Database name'),
                             'intro' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The Database intro'),
                             'introformat' => new external_format_value('intro'),
                             'comments' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'comments enabled', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
diff --git a/mod/forum/externallib.php b/mod/forum/externallib.php
index d41444d71a6..052e2d84e35 100644
--- a/mod/forum/externallib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/externallib.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class mod_forum_external extends external_api {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                $forum->name = external_format_string($forum->name, $context->id);
                 // Format the intro before being returning using the format setting.
                 list($forum->intro, $forum->introformat) = external_format_text($forum->intro, $forum->introformat,
                                                                                 $context->id, 'mod_forum', 'intro', 0);
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ class mod_forum_external extends external_api {
             new external_single_structure(
                 array(
                     'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Forum id'),
-                    'course' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Course id'),
+                    'course' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Course id'),
                     'type' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'The forum type'),
-                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Forum name'),
+                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Forum name'),
                     'intro' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The forum intro'),
                     'introformat' => new external_format_value('intro'),
                     'assessed' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Aggregate type'),