Credly

Issue a Credly badge when a learner completes a credit.

Digital badges give learners something to show for a completion beyond a PDF — a verifiable credential they can post to LinkedIn or attach to a profile. Credly badges are issued automatically when the credit is claimed.

Connecting Credly

Go to Organization Settings → Accreditations and add an accreditation of type Credly.

Field	What it is
Authorization Token	The API token from your Credly integration
Environment	Production or Test
Organization ID	The Credly organization that issues the badges

Your token stays current on its own

Credly authorization tokens expire, and LecturePanda rotates yours well before that happens — so a working badge connection keeps working without anyone diarising a renewal. The configuration screen shows the current expiry date whenever you want to check it.

Issuing a badge from a credit

Attach the Credly accreditation to a credit, then pick the badge template to issue. The field searches your Credly organization's templates, so you're choosing from badges you've already designed rather than entering an ID.

When a learner claims that credit, the badge is issued to them. Nothing else is required from you or from them.

Badges alongside credit

A badge doesn't replace a credit or a certificate — it sits with them. A credit can report to an accreditor and issue a badge, so a learner finishes with the CE on file, a certificate to download, and a badge to share.