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Integrating with Blackbaud SKY API

Before connecting to pickAtime in the SKY API, confirm you have a pickAtime account for your school. If not, create one here.

Also confirm your school meets Blackbaud's SKY API prerequisites.

Pricing note: A $350 annual integration fee applies.

Connecting the pickAtime App

  1. In Blackbaud.com, go to Marketplace.
  2. Search for pickAtime.
  3. Select pickAtime from the results.
  4. Click Connect.
  5. Click Go To Application Website.

Next Steps

Once your pickAtime account exists and is connected to the SKY API, you'll need to:

  1. Update your Account Settings (below).
  2. Begin Setting Up Your SSO.

Account Settings

  1. Log into pickAtime with your email and password.
  2. Go to Global Setup / Business.
  3. Locate the Single Sign On section (under Advanced Options) and confirm SSO Provider is set to Blackbaud.
Field What it does
SSO Login URL Redirects participants to a login page after their session expires, so they can re-access the system. Should point to your portal or website.
SSO Secret Key Provided by Blackbaud during SSO setup for your school's account
SKY API Importer Enable this if you intend to use it

⚠️ Important: Enabling Blackbaud SSO removes your Account URL. Once connected, parents and students access your account exclusively through the Blackbaud Resource Board tile — not a direct pickAtime link.

Create Your Event

When you first log into pickAtime, you'll land in the Admin tool on the Event Reports page.

Steps to Create a New Event

  1. Select Events/Preview from the sidebar.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Enter a name for your event — e.g., Fall 2026 Conferences.
  4. Select the event type: PTA.
  5. (If you've used pickAtime before) Select a Template from the pull-down, based on a previous event. This carries over your starting settings from UI Setup, CUI Messages, and Notifications Setup.
  6. Select your event's time zone.
  7. (Optional) Add a Date and Location.

Once saved, your event will appear as a new row in the Events list.

About the Date and Location Fields

These fields are optional and primarily used to distinguish between multiple events when more than one is listed.

  • The Date field is just a label — if your conference spans multiple dates, you can list them all here, or leave it blank.
  • You do not need to create a separate event for each date — a single event can include any number of dates.

Adding Event Details

Use the Event Details box to add event-specific information you'd like to display on the scheduler or include in emails.

Anything entered here becomes available as a macro: $(E_DESCRIPTION)

You can insert this macro into your CUI Messages or Notifications Setup templates to automatically pull in this text.

Removing a Previous Event

If you've used pickAtime before and are importing new data, you can delete your previous event(s) once the new one is created.

  1. Create your new event first (see steps above).
  2. Click Delete on the old event.

Creating the new event before deleting the old one lets you use the previous event as a template. Be sure to confirm your new event is set to type PTA.

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