Clever

Clever is a K-12 EdTech identity platform that provides a unified single sign-on portal and roster synchronization service used by over 111,000 US schools, including 95 of the largest 100 districts. The Clever REST API enables application partners to securely access real-time student roster data, school and district information, class and section data, and user identity records through a single integration. Clever Complete offers Secure Sync for district-managed rostering, LMS Connect for gradebook syncing, and Single Sign-On via OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML, eliminating the need for per-SIS integrations. Approximately 60 percent of US students log in monthly through Clever, making it the de facto identity layer for K-12 EdTech applications across the United States.

4 APIs 0 Features

EducationK-12EdTechSingle Sign-OnRosteringIdentitySSOStudent DataLMSSIS

APIs

Clever Data API

RESTful API providing access to district, school, student, teacher, section, and course data synchronized from Student Information Systems. Supports delta sync via Events API an...

Clever Single Sign-On API

OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML-based single sign-on integration that enables application partners to authenticate students, teachers, and staff through the Clever portal. Issues bear...

Clever LMS Connect API

Integration layer allowing Learning Management Systems to sync gradebook data, assignments, and course enrollments with Clever. Available as of API v3.1, enabling LMS partners t...

Clever Events API

Delta-sync event stream API that notifies application partners of changes to roster data (creates, updates, deletes) within a district. Must be enabled via the application dashb...

GraphQL

Clever GraphQL API

Clever provides a native GraphQL API endpoint alongside its REST API, offering a flexible query interface for K-12 education roster data. The GraphQL API allows application part...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans

Clever Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Clever Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Clever Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies

Clever Context

68 classes · 17 properties

JSON-LD

Example Payloads

Clever District Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Clever Section Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Clever Student Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Clever User Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

Documentation

JSONLDContext

Sources

aid: clever
name: Clever
description: Clever is a K-12 EdTech identity platform that provides a unified single sign-on portal and roster synchronization
  service used by over 111,000 US schools, including 95 of the largest 100 districts. The Clever REST API enables application
  partners to securely access real-time student roster data, school and district information, class and section data, and
  user identity records through a single integration. Clever Complete offers Secure Sync for district-managed rostering, LMS
  Connect for gradebook syncing, and Single Sign-On via OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML, eliminating the need for per-SIS integrations.
  Approximately 60 percent of US students log in monthly through Clever, making it the de facto identity layer for K-12 EdTech
  applications across the United States.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clever/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Education
- K-12
- EdTech
- Single Sign-On
- Rostering
- Identity
- SSO
- Student Data
- LMS
- SIS
apis:
- name: Clever Data API
  description: RESTful API providing access to district, school, student, teacher, section, and course data synchronized from
    Student Information Systems. Supports delta sync via Events API and requires a district-app token for authentication.
    Current version is v3.1.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.clever.com/docs/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.clever.com
  tags:
  - Rostering
  - Student Data
  - Districts
  - Schools
  - Sections
  - Courses
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.clever.com/docs/api-overview
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clever-data-api-openapi.yml
  - url: graphql/clever-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- name: Clever Single Sign-On API
  description: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML-based single sign-on integration that enables application partners to authenticate
    students, teachers, and staff through the Clever portal. Issues bearer access tokens scoped to individual users for identity
    and profile data access.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.clever.com/docs/integration-types
  baseURL: https://clever.com/oauth
  tags:
  - Single Sign-On
  - OAuth
  - OIDC
  - SAML
  - Authentication
  - Identity
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.clever.com/docs/integration-types
- name: Clever LMS Connect API
  description: Integration layer allowing Learning Management Systems to sync gradebook data, assignments, and course enrollments
    with Clever. Available as of API v3.1, enabling LMS partners to exchange academic progress data in real time with districts
    using Clever.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.clever.com/docs/integration-types
  baseURL: https://api.clever.com/v3.1
  tags:
  - LMS
  - Gradebook
  - Assignments
  - Courses
  - Learning Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.clever.com/docs/integration-types
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clever-lms-connect-api-openapi.yml
- name: Clever Events API
  description: Delta-sync event stream API that notifies application partners of changes to roster data (creates, updates,
    deletes) within a district. Must be enabled via the application dashboard and uses a district-app token for access, enabling
    efficient incremental data synchronization.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.clever.com/docs/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.clever.com/v3.1
  tags:
  - Events
  - Delta Sync
  - Webhooks
  - Rostering
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.clever.com/docs/api-overview
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clever-events-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://clever.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.clever.com
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/clever-inc
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clever-inc-/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.clever.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.clever.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.clever.com
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/clever
- type: Plans
  url: plans/clever-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/clever-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/clever-finops.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/clever-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/clever-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/clever-user.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/clever-student.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/clever-school.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/clever-section.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/clever-user-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/clever-student-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/clever-district-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/clever-section-example.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com