Connection: Blackboard LMS using API

Step 1:

From your Blackboard account, go to Admin > (Under Integrations) REST API Integrations.

Step 2:

Click on "Create Integration".

Step 3:

• Open a separate tab on your Web Browser and Log into IntelliBoard http://next.intelliboard.net/with the main subscription email.
• Click "Integrations".

Under Blackboard API, click "+ Connect".

Step 4:

• Copy the BBL Application ID
• Under Connection Information:
  • LMS Name: Please name your new connection
  • URL: Copy and paste the Blackboard Learn URL, including "https://"
  • Client ID and Client Secret Key: Please do not modify those values
  • Set the connection as Active and Confirm the processing hour.

Step 5:

• Go back to Blackboard and paste the BBL Application ID copied.
• Learn User: Please search and select any Admin Privileged user
• Leave the remaining values as default and click 'Submit'

Step 6:

After seeing a Success: Integration created. Message on Blackboard:

• Go back to IntelliBoard Next and Save the connection
• You will see 3 green check marks that confirm our new connection is success.
• A new Learn Authorization page will pop up, please click "Allow" to continue.

Step 7:

• Set in User filters to filter the Blackboard users you want to see in IntelliBoard.
  • All Users: To show all users in your Blackboard LMS.
  • Active Users: To show only active users in your Blackboard LMS.

• Set in Course filters to filter the Blackboard courses that you want to see in IntelliBoard.
  • All Courses: To show all courses in your Blackboard LMS.
  • Active Courses: To show only active courses in your Blackboard LMS.

• Select the Teacher Roles and Student Roles as defined in your Blackboard LMS.

• Click "Save".

Step 8:

• Upon saving, it will direct you to the Connection page. 
• Go to Actions > Edit or Click on your newly created Blackboard connection. 
• Click on "Process Data" and let it process.
• As soon as the process ends, click "Go to dashboard"

FINISHED! You are now connected and ready to see all your Blackboard LMS data!

For additional assistance, please email helpdesk@IntelliBoard.net.