PowerSchool SIS API
★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentEducationStudent Managementoauth26 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Retrieve student records, school rosters, section enrollments, and attendance data from PowerSchool student information systems.
Use for: I need to pull student records from our PowerSchool SIS, I want to sync school enrollment data to our learning platform, List all schools in the district, Get attendance records for a specific student
Not supported: Does not handle grade book entries, assignment submissions, or fee payments -- use for student data retrieval only.
Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for PowerSchool SIS API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. The PowerSchool SIS API provides programmatic access to K-12 student information system data including student demographics, school rosters, course sections, enrollment records, and daily attendance. It enables education technology platforms to synchronize student data across district-wide systems with OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication and paginated responses.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the PowerSchool SIS API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the PowerSchool SIS API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with PowerSchool SIS API.
Pull district-wide student rosters with pagination for large datasets
Retrieve individual student demographic and enrollment details by ID
List all schools within a district for organizational mapping
Query course sections assigned to a specific school
Access section enrollment records to determine class composition
Fetch daily attendance records for individual students
Use Cases
Patterns agents use PowerSchool SIS API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Student Data Synchronization
Synchronize student demographic and enrollment records from PowerSchool SIS to third-party learning management systems or assessment platforms. The API provides paginated access to district-wide student lists and individual student details, enabling daily or hourly sync operations that keep downstream systems current without manual data entry.
Retrieve the full student list from /district/student with page=1 and pagesize=100, then fetch detailed records for each student via /student/{id}
Attendance Monitoring
Monitor student attendance patterns by pulling attendance records from PowerSchool SIS. The API returns attendance data per student, enabling early-warning systems that flag chronic absenteeism and alert counselors or administrators when students exceed absence thresholds.
Fetch attendance records for student ID 12345 via /student/12345/attendance and check for absences exceeding 3 days in the current month
Course Section Enrollment Reporting
Generate enrollment reports by querying section enrollment data for each school and section. The API enables administrators and reporting tools to determine class sizes, identify over-enrolled sections, and support scheduling decisions across the district.
List sections for school ID 5 via /school/5/section, then retrieve enrollments for each section via /section/{id}/section_enrollment to compile a class-size report
AI Agent Integration for Student Data Access
Enable AI agents to query PowerSchool SIS data through Jentic for tasks like generating progress reports, answering parent inquiries about attendance, or populating dashboards. Agents search for the relevant operation via Jentic, load the schema, and execute against the district's PowerSchool instance.
Search Jentic for 'retrieve student attendance data', load the PowerSchool SIS operation schema, and execute a call to /student/{id}/attendance for the target student
Key Endpoints
6 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for powerschool sis api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/district/student
List all students in the district with pagination
GET
/student/{id}
Retrieve a single student record by ID
GET
/district/school
List all schools in the district
GET
/school/{id}/section
List course sections for a school
GET
/section/{id}/section_enrollment
List enrollments for a section
GET
/student/{id}/attendance
Get attendance records for a student
GET
/district/student
List all students in the district with pagination
GET
/student/{id}
Retrieve a single student record by ID
GET
/district/school
List all schools in the district
GET
/school/{id}/section
List course sections for a school
GET
/section/{id}/section_enrollment
List enrollments for a section
GET
/student/{id}/attendance
Get attendance records for a student
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
PowerSchool OAuth 2.0 client credentials (client ID and secret) are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Agents receive scoped access tokens and never see the raw client secret or need to manage token refresh.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'get student attendance records') and Jentic returns the matching PowerSchool SIS operation with its full request schema, so the agent can call the correct endpoint without navigating PowerSchool documentation.
Time to first call
Direct PowerSchool integration: 3-7 days for OAuth setup, pagination handling, and server configuration. Through Jentic: under 1 hour using search, load schema, and execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using PowerSchool SIS API through Jentic.
Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for PowerSchool SIS API?
PowerSchool does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call PowerSchool SIS API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.
What authentication does the PowerSchool SIS API use?
The PowerSchool SIS API uses OAuth 2.0 with a client credentials flow. You obtain an access token by sending your client ID and secret to the token endpoint at /oauth/access_token on your PowerSchool server instance. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the credential vault and agents receive scoped tokens without handling raw secrets.
Can I retrieve attendance data for a specific student with the PowerSchool SIS API?
Yes. The GET /student/{id}/attendance endpoint returns attendance records for a specific student identified by their PowerSchool ID. The response includes dates, attendance codes, and period information.
What are the rate limits for the PowerSchool SIS API?
PowerSchool applies rate limiting at the server level, typically allowing a set number of concurrent connections per plugin. The exact limits depend on your district's server configuration and PowerSchool version. Contact your district administrator for specific thresholds.
How do I list all students in a district through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, then search for the operation using the query 'list students in district'. Jentic returns the GET /district/student operation with its full input schema including page and pagesize parameters. Execute the call to retrieve paginated student records.
Does the PowerSchool SIS API support write operations?
This spec covers read-only endpoints for students, schools, sections, enrollments, and attendance. PowerSchool does support write operations through additional API extensions, but this specification focuses on the core data retrieval endpoints most commonly needed for integrations.
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