diff --git a/.upgradenotes/MDL-82742-2024080913015227.yml b/.upgradenotes/MDL-82742-2024080913015227.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61ee3c47652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.upgradenotes/MDL-82742-2024080913015227.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+issueNumber: MDL-82742
+notes:
+  core_badges:
+    - message: >-
+        Added fields `recipientid` and `recipientfullname` to
+        `user_badge_exporter`, which is used in the return structure of
+        external functions `core_badges_get_user_badge_by_hash` and
+        `core_badges_get_user_badges`.
+      type: changed
diff --git a/badges/classes/external/user_badge_exporter.php b/badges/classes/external/user_badge_exporter.php
index 4d8b44241e6..1c7ad234a5f 100644
--- a/badges/classes/external/user_badge_exporter.php
+++ b/badges/classes/external/user_badge_exporter.php
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ class user_badge_exporter extends exporter {
                 'optional' => true,
                 'default' => 0,
             ],
+            'recipientid' => [
+                'type' => PARAM_INT,
+                'description' => 'Id of the awarded user',
+            ],
+            'recipientfullname' => [
+                'type' => PARAM_NOTAGS,
+                'description' => 'Full name of the awarded user',
+            ],
             'email' => [
                 'type' => PARAM_TEXT,
                 'description' => 'User email',
diff --git a/badges/tests/external/external_test.php b/badges/tests/external/external_test.php
index e8e08654582..9e5f7598387 100644
--- a/badges/tests/external/external_test.php
+++ b/badges/tests/external/external_test.php
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ class external_test extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Add recipient.
+            $badge->recipientid = $this->student->id;
+            $badge->recipientfullname = fullname($this->student);
+
             $expectedbadges[] = (array) $badge;
             if (isset($badge->courseid)) {
                 // Save the course badge to be able to compare it in our tests.
diff --git a/badges/tests/external/get_user_badge_by_hash_test.php b/badges/tests/external/get_user_badge_by_hash_test.php
index 0d1eea0b1c2..2348f70bb96 100644
--- a/badges/tests/external/get_user_badge_by_hash_test.php
+++ b/badges/tests/external/get_user_badge_by_hash_test.php
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class get_user_badge_by_hash_test extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
                                                                             'f3')->out(false);
         $badge->status = BADGE_STATUS_ACTIVE_LOCKED;
 
+        // Add recipient.
+        $badge->recipientid = $student1->id;
+        $badge->recipientfullname = fullname($student1);
+
         // Add an endorsement for the badge.
         $endorsement              = new \stdClass();
         $endorsement->badgeid     = $badgeid;
@@ -184,13 +188,13 @@ class get_user_badge_by_hash_test extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
         // Site badge.
         $result = get_user_badge_by_hash::execute($data['sitebadge'][0]['uniquehash']);
         $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(get_user_badge_by_hash::execute_returns(), $result);
-        $this->assertEquals($data['sitebadge'][0]['uniquehash'], $result['badge'][0]['uniquehash']);
+        $this->assertEquals($data['sitebadge'][0], $result['badge'][0]);
         $this->assertEmpty($result['warnings']);
 
         // Course badge.
         $result = get_user_badge_by_hash::execute($data['coursebadge'][0]['uniquehash']);
         $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(get_user_badge_by_hash::execute_returns(), $result);
-        $this->assertEquals($data['coursebadge'][0]['uniquehash'], $result['badge'][0]['uniquehash']);
+        $this->assertEquals($data['coursebadge'][0], $result['badge'][0]);
         $this->assertEmpty($result['warnings']);
 
         // Wrong hash.
diff --git a/lib/badgeslib.php b/lib/badgeslib.php
index 9067254faa7..1802ed78b18 100644
--- a/lib/badgeslib.php
+++ b/lib/badgeslib.php
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function badges_get_badge_by_hash(string $hash): object|bool {
  * @return object
  */
 function badges_prepare_badge_for_external(stdClass $badge, stdClass $user): object {
-    global $PAGE, $USER;
+    global $PAGE, $SITE, $USER;
     if ($badge->type == BADGE_TYPE_SITE) {
         $context = context_system::instance();
     } else {
@@ -450,6 +450,17 @@ function badges_prepare_badge_for_external(stdClass $badge, stdClass $user): obj
         ];
     }
 
+    // Recipient (the badge was awarded to this person).
+    $badge->recipientid = $user->id;
+    if ($user->deleted) {
+        $strdata = new stdClass();
+        $strdata->user = fullname($user);
+        $strdata->site = format_string($SITE->fullname, true, ['context' => context_system::instance()]);
+        $badge->recipientfullname = get_string('error:userdeleted', 'badges', $strdata);
+    } else {
+        $badge->recipientfullname = fullname($user);
+    }
+
     // Create a badge instance to be able to get the endorsement and other info.
     $badgeinstance = new badge($badge->id);
     $endorsement   = $badgeinstance->get_endorsement();