Words the platform uses

Several fields accept only a fixed set of values. This page lists them for reference when a term is encountered in the interface, in an export, or in the API.

The values below are as the platform stores them. The interface generally displays a formatted label — on_hold is shown as “On hold” — while exports, filters and the API use the stored value.

Opportunity types

What kind of thing an opportunity is. Chosen when it is posted.

skill service volunteering funding event course collaboration mentorship other

Opportunity status

Where an opportunity is in its life. Set by the poster, except `expired`.

draft active fulfilled expired closed

Compensation

How, or whether, an opportunity pays.

volunteer paid funding barter unspecified

Opportunity visibility

Who can see an opportunity: everyone, or only your network.

public network

Connection status

Where a connection request stands.

pending accepted declined completed

Knowledge entry types

What kind of knowledge entry something is.

article case-study best-practice resource

Project status

Where a project is in its life.

planning active on_hold completed abandoned

Milestone status

Where a milestone stands.

planned active completed cancelled

Generated, with one known limitation

The values are read from the platform’s own API description — the full internal description, not the narrower API reference published on this site. Only the headings and one-line explanations are written by hand.

A set that disappears does not silently empty this page: regeneration fails and reports which vocabulary is missing.

The limitation: this reflects what the API describes, which can lag what the platform implements. A value present in the code but absent from the description will not appear here. If you encounter a value in the interface that is not listed, please report it rather than assuming the value is incorrect.