Kombo LMS API
Kombo — All your integrations with one API
Kombo is a unified API for HRIS, ATS, LMS, and Payroll that lets B2B vendors offer hundreds of HR and recruiting integrations through a single connection. It provides a developer-friendly API, webhooks, SFTP options, a white‑label connector, and an operations dashboard with scopes and logs. Kombo is GDPR-aligned and certified for ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.
Security & Compliance
Security and privacy are top priorities.
Security Features
Certifications
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Type II
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- SOC 2
Data & Hosting
Data residency
Regional data sovereignty with EU or US deployments; resources are region-specific and isolated (api.kombo.dev for EU, api.us.kombo.dev for US).
Retention & deletion
Standard log retention is 30 days for Start and Scale and 90+ days for Enterprise; higher tiers offer configurable or extended retention.
Feature Scope
- One API for 10+ LMS systems: distribute content and reach customers using platforms like Cornerstone, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and more (read users, push courses, write progress/completions).
- Sync assignments from the LMS: automatically read learner assignments to enroll users without admin work.
- Course/catalog publishing: create courses in the target LMS with titles, descriptions, metadata, and deep links.
- Deep link access: launch content from the LMS directly into the provider’s platform with one click.
- Real-time progress & completion writeback: update scores, durations, statuses; ensure completions appear in LMS compliance reports.
- User matching: access LMS user data (e.g., work email) to reliably reconcile identities across systems.
- Developer and operations tooling: unified data model; dashboard for integration operations; scopes configuration to minimize/anonymize fields for privacy/GDPR; logs with automated issue detection and guidance; coverage grid for supported data points.
- Passthrough API: call native LMS APIs for edge cases not covered by the unified API (Kombo handles tool-specific auth).
- Komboman (built-in API client): test Kombo and passthrough endpoints directly in the dashboard; request history; no extra auth management.
- Data Explorer: view/search data and perform write actions (e.g., create employees/absences) in a UI for debugging and testing.
- Webhooks and real-time sync; custom fields (read/write); request logs; issue system; enterprise-level customization; white-label connection flow.
- Alternative connection options: SFTP-based integrations (map exports to unified model; triggers syncs) for Scale/Enterprise tiers; SCIM integrations with IDPs (e.g., Azure AD, Okta) for automated user/group sync (Enterprise).
- Security & compliance: ISO and SOC 2 Type II certifications; GDPR posture; scopes-based data minimization; audit logs; configurable log retention; SAML SSO (Enterprise); uptime SLA (Enterprise).
- Support & partner ecosystem: dedicated Slack access to integration experts; prioritized feature requests; assistance with marketplace listings and go-to-market.
Pricing hints: Tiered plans: Start, Scale, Enterprise. Commercial model = fixed annual platform fee (features/support level) + variable per-customer fee per end-customer connection; not billed per API call/volume. Free proof-of-concept (sandbox access) available. Unit cost decreases as you scale. Scale includes SFTP integrations, higher sync frequency, prioritized feature requests, dedicated account manager. Enterprise adds white-glove onboarding, advanced log retention (90+ days), SAML SSO, bespoke/custom integrations with SLAs, support SLAs and training, strategic reviews, and partnerships access.
Security hints: ISO and SOC 2 Type II certified; GDPR posture; scopes for data minimization/anonymization; logs and audit logs with extended retention on higher tiers; SAML SSO (Enterprise); uptime SLA (Enterprise). Security Trust Center referenced.
Compliance hints: GDPR; ISO (unspecified standard on site); SOC 2 Type II; AICPA referenced.
Implementation hints: Typical first integration live within 1–2 weeks. Onboarding starts in sandbox (e.g., Workday, SAP) to validate end-to-end flows, then move to production. Integration-specific guides, dedicated Slack/Teams channel. Enterprise includes white-glove onboarding, customer onboarding calls, go-live check, monthly implementation check-ins (12 weeks), post go-live review.
Support hints: Unlimited Slack/MS Teams and Email across plans; faster response times on higher tiers; dedicated account manager on Scale; Support SLAs on Enterprise. Access to integration experts, engineers, and PMs; best-in-class technical support positioning.
Integration hints: Unified API across HRIS, ATS, LMS, and Payroll with 10+ LMS targets for content distribution; explicitly mentions Cornerstone, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors. Developer features include webhooks, custom fields, white-label connection flow, SFTP integrations, SCIM (Enterprise), passthrough API to native endpoints, Data Explorer UI, Komboman API tester.
Features at a Glance
Learning
- Course catalog
- Assignments
Data & API
- API
- Data export
Administration
- Custom fields
- Audit trail
Integrations
- Okta integration
- Azure AD integration
Security & IT
- SSO/SAML
- SCIM
- RBAC
- Audit logs
- Data residency region
- MFA
Compliance
- GDPR
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- DPA available
Pricing Model
On request
Tiered plans (Start, Scale, Enterprise). Pricing consists of a fixed annual platform fee (feature/support tier) plus a variable per-customer fee per end-customer connection; the per-customer fee decreases as you scale. There is no charge per API call or data volume. A free proof of concept with sandbox access is offered before contracting. Scale adds SFTP integrations, higher sync frequency, prioritized feature requests, extended log retention (30 days), and a dedicated account manager. Enterprise adds white-glove onboarding, advanced log retention (90+ days), SAML SSO, bespoke/custom integrations with SLAs, support SLAs and training, strategic reviews, and access to partnerships. Inactive integrations are not billed: fees stop when a connection is deactivated.
Implementation
Support
Email · Slack · Microsoft Teams
SLA: Faster response times are available on higher tiers; support SLAs are available on Enterprise.
Access to integration experts, engineers, and PMs. Dedicated account manager on Scale. Best-in-class technical support positioning. Unlimited Slack/MS Teams and Email across plans. Enterprise includes strategic reviews and training.
Integrations
Cornerstone OnDemand
LMSRead users, publish catalog via deep links, write back progress/completions
SAP SuccessFactors Learning
LMSRead users, catalog publishing, deep link launch, completion writeback
Webhooks
WebhookReal-time sync and eventing from Kombo
Okta
SSOSCIM user/group provisioning for automated sync (Enterprise)
Azure Active Directory
SSOSCIM user/group provisioning for automated sync (Enterprise)
White-label connection flow
OtherEmbeddable/enterprise connection UX for customer authorization
Passthrough API
APIDirect access to native LMS APIs; Kombo manages target-specific authentication
SFTP
OtherAlternative connection option (Scale/Enterprise); map exports to unified model and trigger syncs
Workday Learning
LMSRead users, assignments sync, catalog publishing, writeback