# Blackboard

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/blackboard/  
**Website:** https://www.anthology.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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.

## Kin Score — 22.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 22.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 43.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 21.1 |
| Access Clarity | 21.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 18.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Enterprise — onboarding: unknown, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **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.

## Security (3)

- **Blackboard Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Blackboard Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Blackboard Trust Center** — ISO 27001, FedRAMP

## Plans (1)

- **Blackboard Plans Pricing**

## Tags

EdTech, LMS, Learning Management

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/blackboard/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.