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Blackbaud Terms API

The Terms API from Blackbaud — 4 operation(s) for terms.

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Operations 4

GET /terms Terms all #

GET /terms/{id} Term by id #

GET /terms/{term_id}/gradingPeriods GradingPeriods for term #

GET /v1/terms Core terms #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Blackbaud Terms API
  x-refined-note:
  - x-apievangelist-provenance differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Terms across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: blackbaud-oneroster-api-openapi.yml, blackbaud-school-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster
- url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/school
security:
- Bb-Api-Subscription-Key: []
  OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Terms
paths:
  /terms:
    get:
      operationId: getAllTerms
      summary: Terms all
      description: Returns a collection of terms.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - It was possible to read the collection.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcademicSessionsOutputModel'
              example:
                academicSessions:
                - title: 1st Semester
                  startDate: '2022-09-01'
                  endDate: '2022-12-24'
                  type: term
                  parent:
                    sourcedId: as-syr-222-2023
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_parent
                    type: academicSession
                  children:
                  - sourcedId: as-grp-222-1234
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_child
                    type: academicSession
                  schoolYear: '2023'
                  sourcedId: as-trm-222-1234
                  status: active
                  dateLastModified: '2022-09-26T09:45:00Z'
                - title: 2nd Semester
                  startDate: '2023-01-01'
                  endDate: '2023-06-30'
                  type: term
                  parent:
                    sourcedId: as-syr-222-2023
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_parent
                    type: academicSession
                  children:
                  - sourcedId: as-grp-222-1234
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_child
                    type: academicSession
                  schoolYear: '2023'
                  sourcedId: as-trm-222-1235
                  status: active
                  dateLastModified: '2022-09-26T09:45:00Z'
      tags:
      - Terms
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster
  /terms/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getTerm
      summary: Term by id
      description: Returns a specific term.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: sourcedId for the term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - It was possible to read the collection.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcademicSessionOutputModel'
              example:
                academicSession:
                  title: 1st Semester
                  startDate: '2022-09-01'
                  endDate: '2022-12-24'
                  type: term
                  parent:
                    sourcedId: as-syr-222-2023
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_parent
                    type: academicSession
                  children:
                  - sourcedId: as-grp-222-1234
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_child
                    type: academicSession
                  schoolYear: '2023'
                  sourcedId: as-trm-222-1234
                  status: active
                  dateLastModified: '2022-09-26T09:45:00Z'
      tags:
      - Terms
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster
  /terms/{term_id}/gradingPeriods:
    get:
      operationId: getGradingPeriodsForTerm
      summary: GradingPeriods for term
      description: Returns a collection of grading periods for the specified ```term_id```
      parameters:
      - name: term_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: sourcedId for the term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - It was possible to read the collection.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcademicSessionsOutputModel'
              example:
                academicSessions:
                - title: 2st Quarter
                  startDate: '2022-10-01'
                  endDate: '2022-12-24'
                  type: gradingPeriod
                  parent:
                    sourcedId: as-trm-222-1234
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_parent
                    type: academicSession
                  schoolYear: '2023'
                  sourcedId: as-grp-222-2345
                  status: active
                  dateLastModified: '2022-09-26T09:45:00Z'
                - title: 3rd Quarter
                  startDate: '2023-01-02'
                  endDate: '2023-03-31'
                  type: gradingPeriod
                  parent:
                    sourcedId: as-trm-222-1235
                    href: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster/v1p1/link_to_parent
                    type: academicSession
                  schoolYear: '2023'
                  sourcedId: as-grp-222-2346
                  status: active
                  dateLastModified: '2022-09-26T09:45:00Z'
      tags:
      - Terms
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/afe-rostr/ims/oneroster
  /v1/terms:
    get:
      operationId: v1termsget
      summary: Core terms
      description: 'Returns a collection of core school terms.


        Requires at least one of the following roles in the Education Management system:


        Academic Group Manager


        Schedule Manager


        Platform Manager


        Any Manager Role'
      parameters:
      - name: school_year
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The school year to get terms for. Defaults to the current school year.
      - name: offering_type
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The offering type to filter terms by.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TermCollection'
              example:
                count: 2
                value:
                - id: 123
                  begin_date: '2018-08-30T12:00:00Z'
                  description: Term 1
                  end_date: '2019-11-24T12:00:00Z'
                  level_description: The first term
                  level_id: 1
                  offering_type: 1
                  school_year_label: 2018-2019
                  marking_periods:
                  - id: 1
                    name: Spring Term
                    start: '2026-01-31T12:00:00Z'
                    end: '2026-05-31T12:00:00Z'
                - id: 1234
                  begin_date: '2018-11-25T12:00:00Z'
                  description: Term 2
                  end_date: '2019-02-01T12:00:00Z'
                  level_description: The second term
                  level_id: 1
                  offering_type: 1
                  school_year_label: 2018-2019
                  marking_periods:
                  - id: 1
                    name: Spring Term
                    start: '2026-01-31T12:00:00Z'
                    end: '2026-05-31T12:00:00Z'
      tags:
      - Terms
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/school
components:
  schemas:
    AcademicSessionModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        startDate:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        endDate:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        type:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        parent:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GuidRefModel'
        children:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GuidRefModel'
        schoolYear:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        sourcedId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        status:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        dateLastModified:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
        metadata:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      additionalProperties: false
    StatusInfoModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        imsx_codeMajor:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        imsx_severity:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        imsx_messageRefIdentifier:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        imsx_operationRefIdentifier:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        imsx_description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        imsx_codeMinor:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    AcademicSessionOutputModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        academicSession:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcademicSessionModel'
        statusInfoSet:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusInfoModel'
      additionalProperties: false
    AcademicSessionsOutputModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        academicSessions:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcademicSessionModel'
        statusInfoSet:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusInfoModel'
      additionalProperties: false
    GuidRefModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        sourcedId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        href:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        type:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    MarkingPeriod:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: The ID for the marking period
          format: int32
        name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The name of the marking period
        start:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The start time of the marking period. Uses <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339" target="_blank">ISO-8601</a> (24H) format: 2003-04-21T10:29:43'
          format: date-time
        end:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The end time of the marking period. Uses <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339" target="_blank">ISO-8601</a> (24H) format: 2003-04-21T10:29:43'
          format: date-time
      additionalProperties: false
      description: An object with marking period information, including id, name and date range
    Term:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: The duration ID for the term
          format: int32
        begin_date:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The begin date of the term. Uses <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339" target="_blank">ISO-8601</a> (24H) format: 2003-04-21T10:29:43'
          format: date-time
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The description for the term
        end_date:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The end date of the term. Uses <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339" target="_blank">ISO-8601</a> (24H) format: 2003-04-21T10:29:43'
          format: date-time
        level_description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The description of the level for the term
        level_id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: The school level for the term
          format: int32
        offering_type:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: The offering type for the term
          format: int32
        school_year_label:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The label used to identify the range of dates in a school year
        marking_periods:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MarkingPeriod'
          description: An array of marking periods
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Term Model
    TermCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: The number of items in the collection
          format: int32
          readOnly: true
        next_link:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: For paginated responses, the URI for the next page of results
        value:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Term'
          description: The set of items included in the response. This may be a subset of the items in the collection
      additionalProperties: false
      description: A Collection
  securitySchemes:
    Bb-Api-Subscription-Key:
      type: apiKey
      name: Bb-Api-Subscription-Key
      in: header
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.blackbaud.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.sky.blackbaud.com/token
          scopes: {}
x-refined-from:
- blackbaud-oneroster-api-openapi.yml
- blackbaud-school-api-openapi.yml