Use Blackboard from Claude
Add the Blackboard connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorBlackboard
Blackboard integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Blackboard once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryEducation
Use Blackboard from Codex
Add the Blackboard connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Education
What the Blackboard connector can do
Blackboard Learn handles courses, grading, and announcements for schools and universities. With a Blackboard connection in type.com, an education Space can ask Claude to pull a course's announcements, update how a child course relates to its parent, or attach a file to a gradebook attempt, with the request logged in the thread.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Blackboard once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Blackboard in type.com
Catch up on course announcements
Pull the list of announcements for a course so staff can review recent updates without logging into Blackboard directly.
Get the announcements for our Intro to Psychology course from the past two weeks.
Restructure a course hierarchy
Update the relationship between a parent and child course when the department reorganizes how sections are grouped.
Update the child course link for Section 3 of Biology under its new parent course.
Attach supporting work to a gradebook attempt
Upload a file to a specific gradebook attempt so submitted work stays linked to the right assignment record.
Upload this file to the gradebook attempt for the lab report submission we discussed.
Representative actions
- Course Announcements Access
Retrieves the list of announcements for a specific course.
- Get course announcement by id
Retrieves one announcement's full detail, including content and attachments.
- Update child course in parent
Changes how a child course links to its parent, useful when restructuring a course hierarchy.
- Upload file to attempt in gradebook
Attaches a file to a specific gradebook attempt within a course.
- Get oauth2 authorization code
Starts the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow used to authenticate Blackboard API requests.
Connection
API and auth details
Blackboard Learn APIs support LMS integrations around courses, users, enrollments, grades, groups, content, announcements, assignments, terms, organizations, and REST API extensions for education-platform workflows.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- OAuth
- API reference
- https://developer.blackboard.com/portal/displayApi
- Official site
- https://www.blackboard.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Blackboard
Can Claude manage Blackboard courses from type.com?
Yes. Once Blackboard is connected and shared with a Space, Claude can review announcements, manage course hierarchies, and handle gradebook attachments from a thread.
How does type.com authenticate with Blackboard?
Blackboard connects through OAuth. An admin completes the authorization once when setting up the connection.
Can Blackboard announcement checks run on a schedule?
Yes. Turn a recurring check, like a weekly announcement digest, into a type.com automation that posts to a channel.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Blackboard?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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