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Open Badge v2 JSON-LD: Annotated Example with Every Field Explained
A real Open Badges 2.0 & 3.0 assertion, line by line. Every required + optional field, why it matters, and the verification flow each field participates in.
Nacho Coll 10 min read 
Slack Notifications for Badge Issuance: Real-Time Awards Channel
Push a Slack message every time a credential is issued, revoked, or viewed. Includes recipient, badge name, and verify URL, using signed webhooks and a small relay.
Nacho Coll 11 min read 
Discord Server Achievement Badges: Open Badges Members Can Take Anywhere
Reward Discord members with portable Open Badges they can show on LinkedIn — not just a server-side role. Bot setup + slash command walkthrough.
Nacho Coll 11 min read 
Google Forms to Open Badge: No-Code Certificate Issuance in 30 Minutes
Build a Google Form, hook it to Apps Script, issue an Open Badge on every submission. No paid tools, no SaaS in the middle.
Nacho Coll 11 min read 
Airtable to Open Badges: Cohort Management with Automatic Issuance
Manage a training cohort in Airtable, mark "completed", and Airtable Automation fires a webhook that issues a verifiable Open Badge — no human in the loop.
Nacho Coll 11 min read Issuing Open Badges from Notion: 3 Patterns for Course Creators
Three working patterns for triggering Open Badge issuance from Notion: button automation, database webhook, and a no-code Make.com bridge.
Nacho Coll 12 min read Salesforce Open Badges: Issuing Verifiable Credentials from CRM Triggers
Trigger Open Badge issuance from any Salesforce object event — Lead won, Account upgraded, training milestone — with an Apex callout to the Badges Ninja API.
Nacho Coll 9 min read Issuing Open Badges via the Badges Ninja REST API: Quickstart
Authenticate, create an issuer, design or upload a badge, award it to a recipient — all via REST. JavaScript and Python examples included.
Nacho Coll 10 min read 
Embed Badge Verification on Your Website (No Iframe, No SDK)
Add a small JavaScript snippet (or a server-side fetch) to your site that verifies any Open Badge against a public JSON-LD endpoint. No iframe, no third-party tracker.
Nacho Coll 10 min read