Credly Organizations API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Credly Web Service API
  description: >-
    The Credly Web Service API lets an issuing organization manage verifiable
    digital credentials (Open Badges) on the Credly platform, owned by Pearson.
    Organizations create and manage badge templates, issue and revoke badges to
    recipients, read organization and employee data, pull an events feed, and
    expose recipient credentials through Open Badges Infrastructure (OBI)
    endpoints. All calls are scoped to an organization via the organization_id
    path parameter.


    Authentication is either HTTP Basic - the organization's authorization_token
    as the username with a blank password (Base64-encoded in the Authorization
    header) - or OAuth 2.0 using the client_credentials grant against
    https://api.credly.com/oauth/token, sending the resulting Bearer token.


    Real-time notifications are delivered as outbound webhooks (Credly POSTs a
    JSON object to a configured HTTPS URL). There is no public WebSocket API.


    Endpoints marked "confirmed" were verified against Credly's live developer
    documentation; endpoints marked "modeled" follow Credly's documented,
    consistent /v1/organizations/{organization_id}/... REST conventions and
    should be reconciled against the current API reference before production use.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Credly (Pearson)
    url: https://credly.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.credly.com/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox-api.credly.com/v1
    description: Sandbox
security:
  - basicAuth: []
  - oauth2: []
tags:
  - name: Badge Templates
    description: Reusable credential designs badges are issued against.
  - name: Issued Badges
    description: Badges issued to recipients from a badge template.
  - name: Organizations
    description: Organization details and employees directory.
  - name: Events
    description: Organization event feed (mirrors webhook events).
  - name: OBI Recipients
    description: Open Badges Infrastructure endpoints for public verification.
paths:
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badge_templates:
    get:
      operationId: listBadgeTemplates
      tags:
        - Badge Templates
      summary: List badge templates
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of the organization's badge templates.
        (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
        - name: filter
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Filter expression, e.g. state::active.
        - name: sort
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of badge templates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createBadgeTemplate
      tags:
        - Badge Templates
      summary: Create a badge template
      description: >-
        Creates a new badge template for the organization. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created badge template.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badge_templates/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getBadgeTemplate
      tags:
        - Badge Templates
      summary: Retrieve a badge template
      description: Returns a single badge template by ID. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The badge template.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateBadgeTemplate
      tags:
        - Badge Templates
      summary: Update a badge template
      description: Updates an existing badge template. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated badge template.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplateEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteBadgeTemplate
      tags:
        - Badge Templates
      summary: Delete a badge template
      description: Deletes a badge template. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The badge template was deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badges:
    get:
      operationId: listIssuedBadges
      tags:
        - Issued Badges
      summary: List issued badges
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of issued badges for the organization. Supports
        filtering (for example by recipient_email) and sorting. (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
        - name: filter
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Filter expression, e.g. recipient_email::user@example.com.
        - name: sort
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of issued badges.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadgeList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: issueBadge
      tags:
        - Issued Badges
      summary: Issue a badge
      description: >-
        Issues a badge to a recipient from a badge template. Requires
        recipient_email and badge_template_id. (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssueBadgeInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The issued badge.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadgeEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badges/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getIssuedBadge
      tags:
        - Issued Badges
      summary: Retrieve an issued badge
      description: Returns a single issued badge by ID. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The issued badge.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadgeEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badges/{id}/replace:
    put:
      operationId: replaceIssuedBadge
      tags:
        - Issued Badges
      summary: Replace an issued badge
      description: >-
        Replaces an issued badge (for example, to correct recipient details or
        move it to a different template), superseding the original. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssueBadgeInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The replacement issued badge.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadgeEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/badges/{id}/revoke:
    put:
      operationId: revokeIssuedBadge
      tags:
        - Issued Badges
      summary: Revoke an issued badge
      description: >-
        Revokes an issued badge with an optional reason. A badge that has been
        replaced cannot be revoked. (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reason:
                  type: string
                  description: Reason the badge is being revoked.
                suppress_revoke_notification_email:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The revoked issued badge.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadgeEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /organizations/{organization_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getOrganization
      tags:
        - Organizations
      summary: Retrieve organization details
      description: Returns details for the organization. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationEnvelope'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/employees:
    get:
      operationId: listEmployees
      tags:
        - Organizations
      summary: List employees
      description: >-
        Returns data about all employees for the organization. Requires the
        workforce scope or read permission. (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of employees.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /organizations/{organization_id}/events:
    get:
      operationId: listEvents
      tags:
        - Events
      summary: List organization events
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated feed of organization events. Event types include
        badge.created, badge.deleted, badge.privacy.changed, and
        badge.state.changed. Returns at most 50 results per page; use the page
        parameter for more. These are the same events delivered via webhooks.
        (confirmed)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of events.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /obi/v2/issuers/{organization_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getObiIssuer
      tags:
        - OBI Recipients
      summary: Retrieve OBI issuer profile
      description: >-
        Returns the organization as a public Open Badges Infrastructure (OBI)
        issuer profile. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The OBI issuer profile.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /obi/v2/organizations/{organization_id}/badge_assertions/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getObiBadgeAssertion
      tags:
        - OBI Recipients
      summary: Retrieve OBI badge assertion
      description: >-
        Returns a recipient's issued badge as a public, standards-compliant Open
        Badges assertion for third-party verification. (modeled)
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The OBI badge assertion.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: >-
        HTTP Basic Authentication using the organization's authorization_token
        as the username and a blank password.
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 client_credentials grant. Tokens are short-lived (2 hours) and
        sent as a Bearer token.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.credly.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read: Read access to organization resources.
            issue: Issue and manage badges.
            workforce: Access to employee/workforce data.
  parameters:
    OrganizationId:
      name: organization_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the issuing organization.
      schema:
        type: string
    Id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The resource ID.
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The page number of paginated results.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or was not provided.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: The request was well-formed but could not be processed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Metadata:
      type: object
      description: Pagination and response metadata.
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
        current_page:
          type: integer
        total_count:
          type: integer
        total_pages:
          type: integer
        per:
          type: integer
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
    BadgeTemplate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        image_url:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum: [active, archived, draft]
        skills:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    BadgeTemplateInput:
      type: object
      required:
        - name
        - description
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        image:
          type: string
          description: Base64-encoded image or image URL.
        skills:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        badge_template_activity_type:
          type: string
    BadgeTemplateEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplate'
    BadgeTemplateList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplate'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    IssuedBadge:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum: [accepted, pending, rejected, revoked]
        recipient_email:
          type: string
        issued_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        issuer_earner_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        badge_template:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadgeTemplate'
    IssueBadgeInput:
      type: object
      required:
        - recipient_email
        - badge_template_id
      properties:
        recipient_email:
          type: string
          format: email
        badge_template_id:
          type: string
        issued_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        issued_to_first_name:
          type: string
        issued_to_last_name:
          type: string
        issuer_earner_id:
          type: string
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        locale:
          type: string
          enum: [en, fr, de, ko, ja, zh-CN, pt, es-ES, es-US, fr-CA, pt-BR]
        suppress_badge_notification_email:
          type: boolean
    IssuedBadgeEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadge'
    IssuedBadgeList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuedBadge'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    Organization:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        photo_url:
          type: string
    OrganizationEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Organization'
    Employee:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
    EmployeeList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    Event:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        event_type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - badge.created
            - badge.deleted
            - badge.privacy.changed
            - badge.state.changed
        occurred_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        data:
          type: object
    EventList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'