PowerSchool Schools API

School information and management

Operations 3

GET /ws/v1/district/school List all schools in district #
GET /ws/v1/district/school/count Count schools in district #
GET /ws/v1/school/{schoolDcid} Get a specific school #

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OpenAPI Specification

powerschool-schools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PowerSchool SIS REST Schools 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: Schools
  description: School information and management
paths:
  /ws/v1/district/school:
    get:
      operationId: getSchools
      summary: List all schools in district
      description: Returns all schools in the current district, sorted by name. Supports pagination via pagesize and page query parameters.
      tags:
      - Schools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Projection'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of schools
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchoolsResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /ws/v1/district/school/count:
    get:
      operationId: getSchoolsCount
      summary: Count schools in district
      description: Returns the total count of schools in the current district.
      tags:
      - Schools
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Count of schools
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceCount'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /ws/v1/school/{schoolDcid}:
    get:
      operationId: getSchool
      summary: Get a specific school
      description: Returns a single school record by its DCID.
      tags:
      - Schools
      parameters:
      - name: schoolDcid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The school's DCID (not school number)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: School record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchoolResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: School not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Name:
      type: object
      description: A person's name parts
      properties:
        first_name:
          type: string
          description: Given name
        middle_name:
          type: string
          description: Middle name
        last_name:
          type: string
          description: Surname / family name
    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
    Address:
      type: object
      description: A mailing or physical address
      properties:
        city:
          type: string
          description: City name
        postal_code:
          type: integer
          description: ZIP or postal code
        state_province:
          type: string
          description: State or province abbreviation
        street:
          type: string
          description: Street address line
    Addresses:
      type: object
      description: Collection of address types for a person or school
      properties:
        home:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        mailing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        physical:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
    SchoolPrincipal:
      type: object
      description: Principal or assistant principal contact info
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Principal's email address
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
    School:
      type: object
      description: A school within a district
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: School DCID (district-level unique identifier)
        school_number:
          type: integer
          description: School number (local identifier)
        name:
          type: string
          description: Full name of the school
        state_province_id:
          type: string
          description: State or province identifier
        low_grade:
          type: integer
          description: Lowest grade level served (e.g., -2 for pre-K, 0 for K, 1-12)
        high_grade:
          type: integer
          description: Highest grade level served
        alternate_school_number:
          type: integer
          description: Alternate school number if applicable
        addresses:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Addresses'
        phones:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Phones'
        principal:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchoolPrincipal'
        assistant_principal:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchoolPrincipal'
    PhoneNumber:
      type: object
      properties:
        number:
          type: string
          description: Phone number string
    ResourceCount:
      type: object
      description: Count of a resource collection
      properties:
        resource:
          type: object
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
              description: Total number of records in the resource collection
    Phones:
      type: object
      description: Phone numbers for a person or school
      properties:
        fax:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumber'
        home_phone:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumber'
        main:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumber'
    SchoolResponse:
      type: object
      description: Single school record response
      properties:
        school:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/School'
    SchoolsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paginated list of school records
      properties:
        schools:
          type: object
          properties:
            school:
              oneOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/School'
              - type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/School'
              description: Single school or array of schools
  parameters:
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: Page number for paginated results (1-indexed).
    Query:
      name: q
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: 'Filter expression using FIQL-like syntax. Example: id=ge=10000 to filter records with id >= 10000.'
      example: id=ge=10000
    PageSize:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 1000
        default: 100
      description: Number of records to return per page.
    Projection:
      name: projection
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. Omit to return all fields.
      example: id,name,school_number
  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.