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title: "Badge endorsement settings"
slug: "badge-endorsement-settings"
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:26Z
canonical: "totara.help/badge-endorsement-settings"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Badge endorsement settings

When adding a badge endorsement you can configure the following setting options.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ***Issuer details*** |
| Name | The name of the third party providing the endorsement. | - |
| Email | A contact email address for the third party providing the endorsement. | - |
| Issuer URL | A home page or social media profile for the third party providing the endorsement. | The URL or URI provided must be accessible via HTTP. |
| Date issued | The date the endorsement was provided. | - |
| ***Claim*** |
| Claim URL | The claim URL should be link to a post in which the third party organisation endorses the badge. | - |
| Endorsement comment | This field can be used to add an additional comment from the third party about the badge. For example: 'The badge and its associated learning materials are fantastic examples of Scrum project management training.' | This field is optional. |

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