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Blackboard (now part of Anthology) provides Blackboard Learn LMS plus the Anthology product suite (Ally, Student). The Anthology Developer portal exposes REST APIs for Learn, Ally, and Student, with versions across the 3200, 3900, and 4000 series and ongoing backward compatibility.

Blackboard publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include EdTech, LMS, and Learning Management.

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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4 APIs
EdTechLMSLearning Management

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 28.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Blackboard Learn REST API

REST API for Blackboard Learn, the flagship LMS. Covers users, courses, content, grades, assignments, announcements, terms, system roles, and SIS data integration. SOAP APIs are...

Anthology Ally REST API

REST API for Anthology Ally, the accessibility and learning effectiveness service.

Anthology Student REST API

REST API for Anthology Student, the SIS for higher education.

Blackboard Learn SOAP API (Legacy)

Legacy SOAP web services for Blackboard Learn integrations.

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Blackboard GraphQL Schema

This document describes a conceptual GraphQL schema for the Blackboard (Anthology) Learn LMS REST API. Blackboard Learn exposes its capabilities through a REST API at https://de...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Blackboard Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Blackboard Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Blackboard Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Blackboard Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Blackboard Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Blackboard Trust Center

ISO 27001, FedRAMP

SECURITY

Resources

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developer
Developer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: blackboard
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/blackboard/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Blackboard
kind: company
description: Blackboard (now part of Anthology) provides Blackboard Learn LMS plus the Anthology product suite (Ally, Student).
  The Anthology Developer portal exposes REST APIs for Learn, Ally, and Student, with versions across the 3200, 3900, and
  4000 series and ongoing backward compatibility.
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/blackboard.png
tags:
- EdTech
- LMS
- Learning Management
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: blackboard:learn-rest
  name: Blackboard Learn REST API
  description: REST API for Blackboard Learn, the flagship LMS. Covers users, courses, content, grades, assignments, announcements,
    terms, system roles, and SIS data integration. SOAP APIs are also available for legacy integrations.
  humanURL: https://developer.blackboard.com/portal/displayApi
  tags:
  - REST
  - LMS
  - Learn
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.blackboard.com/portal/displayApi
  - url: graphql/blackboard-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: blackboard:ally-rest
  name: Anthology Ally REST API
  description: REST API for Anthology Ally, the accessibility and learning effectiveness service.
  humanURL: https://developer.blackboard.com/
  tags:
  - Accessibility
  - Ally
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.blackboard.com/
- aid: blackboard:student-rest
  name: Anthology Student REST API
  description: REST API for Anthology Student, the SIS for higher education.
  humanURL: https://developer.blackboard.com/
  tags:
  - SIS
  - Student
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.blackboard.com/
- aid: blackboard:learn-soap
  name: Blackboard Learn SOAP API (Legacy)
  description: Legacy SOAP web services for Blackboard Learn integrations.
  humanURL: https://developer.blackboard.com/
  tags:
  - SOAP
  - Legacy
  - Learn
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.blackboard.com/
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/blackboard-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/blackboard-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/blackboard-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/blackboard
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackboardlearn
- type: Website
  url: https://www.anthology.com/
- type: Developer
  url: https://developer.blackboard.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/blackboard-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/blackboard-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/blackboard-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com