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Get a single Assertion

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

idOrEntityIdstringRequired

Responses

200

OK

400

Bad Request

*/*

get

GET /v2/assertions/{idOrEntityId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "status": {
    "success": true,
    "description": "ok"
  },
  "result": [
    {
      "entityType": "Assertion",
      "id": "6116c84d1ff787222b6c4d15",
      "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "openBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "createdBy": "Hey7J-GRSJeu6FNnHQwNyw",
      "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "issuer": "ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A-Q",
      "issuerOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/issuers/ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A",
      "image": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/SsCfI7FlTr6hAJe4irXnfQ/image",
      "recipient": {
        "identity": "sha256$4c2657856f",
        "hashed": true,
        "type": "email",
        "salt": "jgsu868",
        "plaintextIdentity": "[email protected]"
      },
      "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "narrative": "text",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://example.com",
          "narrative": "text",
          "name": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "genre": "text",
          "audience": "text"
        }
      ],
      "revoked": true,
      "revocationReason": "text",
      "acceptance": "Unaccepted",
      "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "extensions": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
      },
      "assertionRef": {
        "assertionUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng"
      },
      "badgeRef": {
        "badgeUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/iOMWsaF1QbmMCofM54JlUg"
      },
      "issuerRef": {
        "issuerUrl": "https://api.badgr.ws/public/issuers/Uu4wd2I1SKmD3vmtMJ19hw"
      },
      "pending": true,
      "source": "local",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/assertions/1",
      "originalJson": "{}",
      "imagePath": "uploads/badges/assertion-lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng.png",
      "ob3AwardProperties": {
        "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "licenseNumber": "text",
        "role": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "validationErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "nonFieldErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "fieldErrors": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "errorCode": "text",
  "warnings": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "latestTermsVersion": 1
}

Update an Assertion

put

Authorizations

Path parameters

idOrEntityIdstringRequired

Body

narrativestringOptional

Markdown narrative of the achievement

expiresstring · date-timeOptional

issuedOnstring · date-timeOptional

Timestamp when the assertion was issued

Responses

200

OK

400

Bad Request

*/*

put

PUT /v2/assertions/{idOrEntityId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 408

{
  "narrative": "text",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "url": "text",
      "narrative": "text",
      "name": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "genre": "text",
      "audience": "text"
    }
  ],
  "extensions": {
    "value": {
      "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
    }
  },
  "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "ob3AwardProperties": {
    "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
    "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
    "licenseNumber": "text",
    "role": "text"
  }
}

{
  "status": {
    "success": true,
    "description": "ok"
  },
  "result": [
    {
      "entityType": "Assertion",
      "id": "6116c84d1ff787222b6c4d15",
      "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "openBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "createdBy": "Hey7J-GRSJeu6FNnHQwNyw",
      "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "issuer": "ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A-Q",
      "issuerOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/issuers/ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A",
      "image": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/SsCfI7FlTr6hAJe4irXnfQ/image",
      "recipient": {
        "identity": "sha256$4c2657856f",
        "hashed": true,
        "type": "email",
        "salt": "jgsu868",
        "plaintextIdentity": "[email protected]"
      },
      "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "narrative": "text",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://example.com",
          "narrative": "text",
          "name": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "genre": "text",
          "audience": "text"
        }
      ],
      "revoked": true,
      "revocationReason": "text",
      "acceptance": "Unaccepted",
      "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "extensions": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
      },
      "assertionRef": {
        "assertionUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng"
      },
      "badgeRef": {
        "badgeUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/iOMWsaF1QbmMCofM54JlUg"
      },
      "issuerRef": {
        "issuerUrl": "https://api.badgr.ws/public/issuers/Uu4wd2I1SKmD3vmtMJ19hw"
      },
      "pending": true,
      "source": "local",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/assertions/1",
      "originalJson": "{}",
      "imagePath": "uploads/badges/assertion-lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng.png",
      "ob3AwardProperties": {
        "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "licenseNumber": "text",
        "role": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "validationErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "nonFieldErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "fieldErrors": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "errorCode": "text",
  "warnings": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "latestTermsVersion": 1
}

Revoke an Assertion

delete

Authorizations

Path parameters

idOrEntityIdstringRequired

Body

revocation_reasonstringOptional

Responses

200

OK

400

Bad Request

*/*

delete

DELETE /v2/assertions/{idOrEntityId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 28

{
  "revocation_reason": "text"
}

{
  "status": {
    "success": true,
    "description": "ok"
  },
  "result": [
    {
      "entityType": "Assertion",
      "id": "6116c84d1ff787222b6c4d15",
      "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "openBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "createdBy": "Hey7J-GRSJeu6FNnHQwNyw",
      "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "issuer": "ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A-Q",
      "issuerOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/issuers/ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A",
      "image": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/SsCfI7FlTr6hAJe4irXnfQ/image",
      "recipient": {
        "identity": "sha256$4c2657856f",
        "hashed": true,
        "type": "email",
        "salt": "jgsu868",
        "plaintextIdentity": "[email protected]"
      },
      "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "narrative": "text",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://example.com",
          "narrative": "text",
          "name": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "genre": "text",
          "audience": "text"
        }
      ],
      "revoked": true,
      "revocationReason": "text",
      "acceptance": "Unaccepted",
      "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "extensions": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
      },
      "assertionRef": {
        "assertionUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng"
      },
      "badgeRef": {
        "badgeUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/iOMWsaF1QbmMCofM54JlUg"
      },
      "issuerRef": {
        "issuerUrl": "https://api.badgr.ws/public/issuers/Uu4wd2I1SKmD3vmtMJ19hw"
      },
      "pending": true,
      "source": "local",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/assertions/1",
      "originalJson": "{}",
      "imagePath": "uploads/badges/assertion-lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng.png",
      "ob3AwardProperties": {
        "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "licenseNumber": "text",
        "role": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "validationErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "nonFieldErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "fieldErrors": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "errorCode": "text",
  "warnings": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "latestTermsVersion": 1
}

Get list of Assertions for the specified scope

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

scopestring · enumRequiredPossible values:

idOrEntityIdstringRequired

Query parameters

recipientstringOptional

A recipient identifier to filter by

numinteger · int32Optional

Request pagination of results, before/after cursors may be provided in response header

include_expiredbooleanOptionalDefault: false

include_revokedbooleanOptionalDefault: false

afterstringOptional

Pagination cursor provided in "Link" response header

beforestringOptional

Pagination cursor provided in "Link" response header

Responses

200

List of Assertions

400

Bad Request

*/*

get

GET /v2/{scope}/{idOrEntityId}/assertions HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "status": {
    "success": true,
    "description": "ok"
  },
  "result": [
    {
      "entityType": "Assertion",
      "id": "6116c84d1ff787222b6c4d15",
      "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "openBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "createdBy": "Hey7J-GRSJeu6FNnHQwNyw",
      "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "issuer": "ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A-Q",
      "issuerOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/issuers/ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A",
      "image": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/SsCfI7FlTr6hAJe4irXnfQ/image",
      "recipient": {
        "identity": "sha256$4c2657856f",
        "hashed": true,
        "type": "email",
        "salt": "jgsu868",
        "plaintextIdentity": "[email protected]"
      },
      "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "narrative": "text",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://example.com",
          "narrative": "text",
          "name": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "genre": "text",
          "audience": "text"
        }
      ],
      "revoked": true,
      "revocationReason": "text",
      "acceptance": "Unaccepted",
      "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "extensions": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
      },
      "assertionRef": {
        "assertionUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng"
      },
      "badgeRef": {
        "badgeUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/iOMWsaF1QbmMCofM54JlUg"
      },
      "issuerRef": {
        "issuerUrl": "https://api.badgr.ws/public/issuers/Uu4wd2I1SKmD3vmtMJ19hw"
      },
      "pending": true,
      "source": "local",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/assertions/1",
      "originalJson": "{}",
      "imagePath": "uploads/badges/assertion-lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng.png",
      "ob3AwardProperties": {
        "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "licenseNumber": "text",
        "role": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "validationErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "nonFieldErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "fieldErrors": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "errorCode": "text",
  "warnings": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "latestTermsVersion": 1
}

Issue a new Assertion to a recipient

post

Authorizations

Path parameters

scopestring · enumRequiredPossible values:

idOrEntityIdstringRequired

The entity ID of the selected scope entity

Example: K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q

Body

Request to award an assertion. When request scope is issuers, one of badgeclass or badgeclassOpenBadgeId must be provided.

badgeclassstringOptional

ID or Entity ID of the badge class to be awarded

Example: K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q

badgeclassOpenBadgeIdstring · uriOptional

OB URL of the badge class to be awarded

Example: https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q

issuedOnstring · date-timeOptional

Timestamp when the assertion was issued

allowDuplicateAwardsbooleanOptional

If set to false and the recipient already has this assertion, then the request will fail

narrativestringOptional

Markdown narrative of the achievement

expiresstring · date-timeOptional

Responses

201

Created

400

Bad Request

*/*

post

POST /v2/{scope}/{idOrEntityId}/assertions HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 650

{
  "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
  "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
  "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "recipient": {
    "identity": "[email protected]",
    "type": "email",
    "hashed": true
  },
  "allowDuplicateAwards": true,
  "narrative": "text",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "narrative": "text",
      "name": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "genre": "text",
      "audience": "text"
    }
  ],
  "extensions": {
    "value": {
      "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
    }
  },
  "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "ob3AwardProperties": {
    "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
    "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
    "licenseNumber": "text",
    "role": "text"
  }
}

{
  "status": {
    "success": true,
    "description": "ok"
  },
  "result": [
    {
      "entityType": "Assertion",
      "id": "6116c84d1ff787222b6c4d15",
      "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "openBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "createdBy": "Hey7J-GRSJeu6FNnHQwNyw",
      "badgeclass": "K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "badgeclassOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/K829IK8RS6ercwkpeFOn-Q",
      "issuer": "ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A-Q",
      "issuerOpenBadgeId": "https://api.badgr.io/public/issuers/ZvYydoQhRtOKalNzFPZR2A",
      "image": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/SsCfI7FlTr6hAJe4irXnfQ/image",
      "recipient": {
        "identity": "sha256$4c2657856f",
        "hashed": true,
        "type": "email",
        "salt": "jgsu868",
        "plaintextIdentity": "[email protected]"
      },
      "issuedOn": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "narrative": "text",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://example.com",
          "narrative": "text",
          "name": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "genre": "text",
          "audience": "text"
        }
      ],
      "revoked": true,
      "revocationReason": "text",
      "acceptance": "Unaccepted",
      "expires": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
      "extensions": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": {}
      },
      "assertionRef": {
        "assertionUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng"
      },
      "badgeRef": {
        "badgeUrl": "https://api.badgr.io/public/badges/iOMWsaF1QbmMCofM54JlUg"
      },
      "issuerRef": {
        "issuerUrl": "https://api.badgr.ws/public/issuers/Uu4wd2I1SKmD3vmtMJ19hw"
      },
      "pending": true,
      "source": "local",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/assertions/1",
      "originalJson": "{}",
      "imagePath": "uploads/badges/assertion-lY1LJ6K4RqG7ThGLYvWNng.png",
      "ob3AwardProperties": {
        "activityStart": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "activityEnd": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
        "licenseNumber": "text",
        "role": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-07-18T03:21:54.455Z",
  "validationErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "nonFieldErrors": [
    "text"
  ],
  "fieldErrors": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "errorCode": "text",
  "warnings": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": [
      "text"
    ]
  },
  "latestTermsVersion": 1
}

Revoke multiple Assertions

post

Authorizations

Bodyobject[]

idstringOptional

ID of the Assertion to revoke

Example: 62aa04adf5afe00d0a6dac72

entityIdstringOptional

Entity ID of the Assertion to revoke

Example: i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ

revocationReasonstringRequired

Short description of why the Assertion is being revoked

Example: Course was cancelled

revokedbooleanRead-onlyOptional

reasonstringRead-onlyOptional

Error reason if assertion could not be revoked

codestringRead-onlyOptional

Error code if assertion could not be revoked

Responses

200

OK

400

Bad Request

*/*

post

POST /v2/assertions/revoke HTTP/1.1
Host: api.badgr.io
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 113

[
  {
    "id": "62aa04adf5afe00d0a6dac72",
    "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
    "revocationReason": "Course was cancelled"
  }
]

[
  {
    "id": "62aa04adf5afe00d0a6dac72",
    "entityId": "i9CirfwJTuSfiqg0FFUBdQ",
    "revocationReason": "Course was cancelled",
    "revoked": true,
    "reason": "text",
    "code": "text"
  }
]