Blackbaud API
SKY API is a real REST and OAuth 2.0 program at developer.blackbaud.com with a free 1,000 call/day sandbox. Production access for third parties requires ISV Partner approval and per-connection fees, plus each customer org's admin granting scopes. Legacy RE7 and FE7 have no API surface.
Frequently asked questions
Blackbaud scores D on the API Report Card. SKY API is a real REST and OAuth 2.0 program at developer.blackbaud.com with a free 1,000 call/day sandbox. Production access for third parties requires ISV Partner approval and per-connection fees, plus each customer org's admin granting scopes. Legacy RE7 and FE7 have no API surface.
Without a usable official API, teams fall back on manual exports, file drops, or one-off vendor integrations. The other option is an unofficial API layer like Supergood that automates the authenticated web app directly. Site terms may apply to any integration approach, and how they apply is a determination each team makes for itself.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the largest software vendor in the world focused exclusively on the social-good economy, nonprofits, K-12 and higher education, foundations, healthcare philanthropy, arts & cultural organizations, and corporate social responsibility programs.
Vertical: misc (nonprofit / social-good software). Development / advancement staff live in Raiser's Edge NXT to track prospects, log moves-management actions, send appeals, process gifts (one-time, recurring, pledges, planned giving, matching gifts, tribute / memorial), generate acknowledgement letters and tax receipts, and run wealth-screening and prospect research via ResearchPoint.
Blackbaud is effectively the default vendor for North American nonprofit fundraising and fund accounting at the mid-market and enterprise tier.
Yes, Blackbaud is the system of record for the most sensitive operating data a nonprofit, school, foundation, or arts organization holds.
Founded 1981 in Charleston, SC by Anthony Bakker. IPO'd on NASDAQ in 2004 (BLKB).
Production API access for third-party developers is gated behind ISV Partner Program approval and a published per-connection fee schedule. 429 rate-limit / 403 quota-limit responses are common; free developer tier capped at 1,000 calls/day shared environment. Full sourced list under Sources below.
Common alternatives include Bonterra (EveryAction / Salsa / Network for Good), Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud (NPSP), Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, Virtuous, Neon One. Graded alternatives appear under "More from the report card" below.
Grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? We check six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and roll them into a letter grade. Grades get re-verified, and they only move on evidence.