How Grammarly Authorship works
Grammarly Authorship is an opt-in feature that helps students demonstrate the originality of their work by automatically labeling text in a document as typed, sourced, or unknown—in other words, text they wrote themselves, brought in from another source, or created with AI. It gives students a low-lift, transparent way to show authentic work and gives instructors insight into the writing process directly inside Blackboard.
Authorship stores activity locally and only shares data when a student explicitly shares their report and submits an assignment. Authorship currently works in a single Google Doc or Microsoft Word document.
Setting up Authorship in Blackboard involves three roles:
- Administrator: Installs the Authorship LTI 1.3 tool and REST API integration once for the whole institution.
- Instructor: Turns on Authorship for individual assignments and reviews reports as students submit.
- Student: Shares an Authorship report URL when submitting an Authorship-enabled assignment.
Install the Authorship LTI
Complete the following steps in the Blackboard Administrator Panel to make Authorship available across your institution.
1. Register the LTI 1.3 tool
In the Blackboard Administrator Panel, go to LTI Tool Providers and select Register LTI 1.3 Tool. Enter the configuration values below.
| Configuration Field | Value |
| Application ID | 847d34f0-ea19-4053-ba20-0ecdc260ee36 |
| Tool Status | Enabled |
| User Fields To Send | Enable role in Course and Name |
Enter the Application (Client) ID when prompted, then click Submit.
Next, set Tool Status to Approved, and under Institution Policies, enable the Role in Course and Name options.
2. Create a user for the API integration
In the Administrator Panel, go to Users and select Create User. Create a dedicated “empty” user for the API integration. The system role and institution role can be any value. Note the username of this user—you’ll reference it as the Learn User in the next step.
3. Register the REST API integration
In the Administrator Panel, go to REST API Integrations and select Create Integration. Use the same Application ID as before, along with the configuration below.
| Configuration Field | Value |
| Application ID | 847d34f0-ea19-4053-ba20-0ecdc260ee36 |
| Learn User | The user created in Step 2 |
| End User Access | Yes |
| Authorized To Act As User | Yes |
4. (Optional) Update Authorship placement
Go to the Administrator Panel, navigate to LTI Tool Providers, click the dropdown icon next to Grammarly Authorship, and choose Manage Placement.
Click Synchronize placements in the top right corner.
After syncing, you should see a new placement: Grammarly Authorship Registration.
5. Register Grammarly Authorship
Navigate into any course, create course content, and choose the content market.
Choose Grammarly Authorship Registration by either clicking the thumbprint icon or the + icon.
Wait for the LTI to launch and click Connect to Grammarly.
A new tab will open, and you may be prompted to log in. Next, you should see the “Connection successful” message when the installation is complete:
Close the new tab, and you should see a confirmation message on the original screen. If you clicked the + icon in the content market, you can also remove this content from this course now.
Once these steps are complete, Authorship is installed institution-wide, and instructors can enable it on their assignments.