If You Are Publishing Data

• Select “We will be publishing data to the Registry.”
• Select the Publishing Role(s). Note that one or more of these roles may be selected.
• Select your publishing method(s). One or more may be selected

If You Are Consuming Data

• Select “We will be consuming data from the Registry”
• Select your consumption method(s). One or more may be chosen
  • Use Graph Search API – You plan to use the Registry Search API to do real time searching
  • Downloading Data for Offline Storage – You plan to use the Registry Search API to download data for use offline, or in another application
  • Customizing Credential Finder Widgets – Create a customized credential search to embed on your website

You may choose to BOTH consume AND publish if you wish

Add Details About Your Organization

In the next section, fill out basic information about your organization, such as its Name, website URL, FEIN, DUNS, and OPEID, sector, and type.

Note: An FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number) is nine digits.

Add Publishing Estimates

If you are publishing credentials, you’ll add an estimate of the number of credentials your organization will publish to the Registry. For each credential type your organization offers, you’ll need to “add a new publishing estimate”.

Save Your Information

Once you have completed the items above, save your organization’s information by clicking one of the following options:

• Save without Submitting will save your information as a draft so you can come back and make changes.
• Save and Submit for Approval will notify Credential Engine. We will review and decide whether or not to approve your organization. We will notify you via email when your organization is submitted and when a decision has been made.

Upon approval, you will be ready to add your organization’s credentials to Credential Publisher by visiting https://apps.credentialengine.org/publisher

Note: You may always update your organization’s information via the Publisher’s Accounts Dashboard.

Add New Users to an Existing Account

Once you have an active account and approved organization, you may add additional users who can help collect and submit data to the Credential Registry.

1. Log into your account via https://apps.credentialengine.org/accounts/
2. Click Go to My Dashboard
3. Click on the Users tab beneath My Organization
4. Navigate to the bottom and click Add User
5. Enter the new user’s information and click Invite
   • The new user will receive an email asking them to verify their account.

Grant Permissions for Third-Party Publishers

Once your account is active and approved, you can grant permissions to third parties, such as a state agency, integration partner, or higher education vendor to publish on your organization’s behalf. Third-party publishers will request permission to publish on your behalf, which will notify your organization admins.

To grant permissions

1. Log into your account via https://apps.credentialengine.org/accounts/ and go to your dashboard. You can also click the link in the notification email
2. Click on the Third Party Publishing tab
3. Go to the Pending Publisher Requests section
4. Click Grant Permission

You will see the list of approved third-party publishers for your organization under the “Current Publishers” section.