PowerSchool Schools API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: PowerSchool SIS REST Authentication 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. The API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials for authentication and returns data in JSON format. Endpoints follow the /ws/v1/ path convention and support GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE HTTP methods for full CRUD operations on supported resources. Authentication tokens are obtained via /oauth/access_token/ using Basic auth with client credentials provisioned through the PowerSchool Plugin Management Dashboard.
  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:
  parameters:
    PageSize:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 1000
        default: 100
      description: Number of records to return per page.
    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
    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
  schemas:
    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'
    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'
    PhoneNumber:
      type: object
      properties:
        number:
          type: string
          description: Phone number string
    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'
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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'
    SchoolResponse:
      type: object
      description: Single school record response
      properties:
        school:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/School'
    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
  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.