Edlink SSO API

OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect single sign-on.

Operations 2

GET /my/profile Get the authenticated user profile #
POST /oauth2/token Exchange an authorization code for an access token #

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OpenAPI Specification

edlink-sso-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Edlink SSO API
  description: The Edlink API provides a unified, normalized interface to school roster and learning data across hundreds of SIS and LMS source systems.
  termsOfService: https://ed.link/legal/terms
  contact:
    name: Edlink Support
    url: https://ed.link/docs
    email: support@ed.link
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://ed.link/api/v2
  description: Edlink API v2
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: SSO
  description: OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect single sign-on.
paths:
  /my/profile:
    get:
      operationId: getMyProfile
      tags:
      - SSO
      summary: Get the authenticated user profile
      description: Returns the profile of the user associated with a User Access Token obtained via SSO.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The authenticated user's profile.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonResponse'
  /oauth2/token:
    post:
      operationId: createOauthToken
      tags:
      - SSO
      summary: Exchange an authorization code for an access token
      description: OAuth 2.0 token endpoint used during the SSO login flow to obtain a User Access Token.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An access token response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request.
components:
  schemas:
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
        token_type:
          type: string
          example: Bearer
        expires_in:
          type: integer
        scope:
          type: string
    Person:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        created_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        first_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        middle_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        last_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        display_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        email:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        phone:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        picture_url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        roles:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: One or more roles such as student, teacher, administrator, staff, guardian, district, observer.
        demographics:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
        grade_levels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        graduation_year:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        district_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uuid
        school_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        identifiers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        properties:
          type: object
          description: Non-standard custom properties from the source system.
    TokenRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - grant_type
      - code
      - client_id
      - client_secret
      properties:
        grant_type:
          type: string
          example: authorization_code
        code:
          type: string
        client_id:
          type: string
        client_secret:
          type: string
        redirect_uri:
          type: string
    PersonResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        $data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Edlink Integration Access Token, User Access Token, or Meta API token passed as a Bearer token.