How Do I Add a Credly Badge Into TalentPass?
A Clear, Step-by-Step Guide for Early Users**
Credly is one of the most widely used digital badge providers in the world. Millions of learners and professionals have their certifications—everything from tech skills to workplace training—stored in Credly’s digital wallet.
This makes Credly a key source of people’s learning history, and a major building block of their TalentPass Passport.
TalentPass is designed to support all of your Credly badges.
But because the digital credential ecosystem is still evolving toward interoperability, direct imports are coming but not live yet.
This guide shows you exactly how to bring your Credly credentials into TalentPass today, using simple steps that preserve all the important information while we finish the deeper integration work with Credly’s API and OB3 pathways.
Why Can’t I Import My Credly Wallet Directly Yet?
A few reasons:
- Credly’s platform uses its own metadata structure
- Some Credly badges use early-generation versions of Open Badges
- OB3 (Open Badges 3.0), the true interoperability standard, is still rolling out
- Cross-platform pipelines require coordinated engineering between companies
- TalentPass is preparing a universal intake system that supports older and new formats
What matters is this:
You can add your Credly badges to TalentPass today, and they will automatically “upgrade” later as integrations roll out.
No rework. No re-upload.
Your badge will simply become more structured and portable in the future.
What Parts of a Credly Badge Should I Bring Into TalentPass?
Credly badges usually include:
- the badge image
- the badge title
- the issuing organization
- the description
- the skills tagged by the issuer
- the issue date
- the expiration date (if any)
- verification metadata
- and a public link to the badge page
All of these can be represented in TalentPass right now, using a combination of:
- uploaded files
- screenshots
- linked URLs
- attached evidence
- contextual notes
This gives TalentPass the information it needs to place your credential:
- in your Passport
- on skill nodes
- inside related stories
- and across your Talent Tree
How to Add Your Credly Badges Into TalentPass (Step-by-Step)
These instructions work for desktop or mobile.
STEP 1 — Open your Credly badge on Credly.com
Log into your Credly account and open the credential you want to add.
Navigate to your Badge Details page—the one that shows:
- the badge image
- badge name
- issuer
- description
- issue date
- skills
- verification link
- metadata view
This is the page we’ll capture.
STEP 2 — Take a Screenshot of the Badge + Metadata
A screenshot is currently the single most valuable piece of evidence for your Credly credential because it shows:
- the badge graphic
- the verified issuer
- what the badge represents
- the tags and skills assigned
- the confirmation that it is yours
- the issue date
- the expiration date
- proof this is your credential
Make sure your screenshot includes:
- the badge image
- the title
- the issuer
- the date
- the description
- skills or categories listed
- the “Verified” mark or metadata panel (if visible)
You may take more than one screenshot if needed.
STEP 3 — Download Any PDF Version (If Available)
Some Credly issuers allow you to:
- download a PDF certificate
- download a structured file
- save a certificate version of the badge
If your issuer provides this option, download it.
Then upload it directly into TalentPass.
PDFs are excellent for long-term verification.
STEP 4 — Copy the Public Badge Link
On your badge page, look for:
“Share” → “Public Link”
Copy that link.
TalentPass will store it as part of your credential’s evidence.
This gives future verifiers a clear chain back to the original issue.
STEP 5 — Open TalentPass and Add the Credential
Go to:
Passport → Add Credential → Upload Evidence
Then attach:
- your screenshot(s)
- PDF version (optional)
- the public link
- any other related files or media
Give it a clear name:
“Credly – [Name of Credential]”
(e.g., “Credly – Google Data Analytics Certificate”)
Select a category if prompted (e.g., Technical Skill, Training, Certification).
STEP 6 — Add Context (Optional but Recommended)
There’s a space to optionally add context, including:
- what you learned
- the skills the program built
- the experience connected to it
- why this badge matters to your talent story
This helps place the credential correctly within your Talent Tree.
STEP 7 — Attach the Credential to the Right Skills or Experiences
After upload, TalentPass may ask:
“Do you want to connect this credential to any skills?”
You can attach it to:
- Technical Skills
- Human Skills
- a specific Story
- an Experience or Role
- or your Passport only
You can attach a single credential to multiple places, because many badges reflect more than one skill or competency.
How Will This Change When Direct Integrations Arrive?
Once Credly and TalentPass fully connect via:
- OB3
- API-level syncing
- standardized metadata packaging
- identity-confirmation flows
…your badges will:
- automatically sync
- appear with full metadata
- connect directly to the skills they represent
- attach to stories more precisely
- become portable and verifiable across platforms
And everything you upload now will carry forward—you will not need to redo anything.
Why These Workarounds Matter Today
This early-release experience helps:
- the TalentPass team
- the Credentialing Ecosystem team
- the engineers building the ingest system
- the Passport Pages integration pipeline
- and the issuer-partnership team
Your real use cases tell us:
- which issuers people rely on most
- what metadata is essential
- what gets confusing
- where the heavy lifting is happening
- which formats to support next
- and where to aim the first rounds of automation
Your hands-on experience is shaping the future of how credentials move.
Final Takeaway
Even before direct integration is complete:
- You can add all your Credly badges right now.
- Screenshots + PDFs + links create a fully usable credential record.
- Everything you add today becomes stronger as the ecosystem evolves.
- Your feedback helps prioritize which credential issuers connect next.
Credly badges are a major part of many people’s learning histories — and TalentPass gives you a place to store them, use them, and eventually verify them with full interoperability.
