PowerSchool

PowerSchool Authentication API

OAuth 2.0 token operations

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POST /oauth/access_token/ Obtain OAuth 2.0 access token #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PowerSchool SIS REST Authentication API
  description: The PowerSchool SIS REST API provides programmatic access to student information system data including student demographics, enrollment records, grades, attendance, master scheduling, and district reporting.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: PowerSchool Developer Support
    url: https://help.powerschool.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.powerschool.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://{district}.powerschool.com
  description: District PowerSchool instance
  variables:
    district:
      description: The subdomain of the school district's PowerSchool installation
      default: demo
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: OAuth 2.0 token operations
paths:
  /oauth/access_token/:
    post:
      operationId: getAccessToken
      summary: Obtain OAuth 2.0 access token
      description: Exchange client credentials for a Bearer access token using the OAuth 2.0 client credentials grant type. The client_id and client_secret are provisioned through the PowerSchool Plugin Management Dashboard. Credentials must be Base64-encoded in the Authorization header as Basic {base64(client_id:client_secret)}.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - grant_type
              properties:
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - client_credentials
                  description: Must be "client_credentials"
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access token issued successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Token'
        '401':
          description: Invalid client credentials
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Token:
      type: object
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token response
      required:
      - access_token
      - token_type
      - expires_in
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
          description: The Bearer access token value
        token_type:
          type: string
          description: Token type, typically "Bearer"
          example: Bearer
        expires_in:
          type: string
          description: Token lifetime in seconds (returned as string)
          example: '3600'
    Error:
      type: object
      description: API error response
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code or type
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token obtained from /oauth/access_token/ using client credentials. Tokens expire and must be refreshed.
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Basic auth with Base64-encoded client_id:client_secret for the token endpoint only.