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The application sends the Client ID as the username and the Client Secret as the password, using HTTP Basic Authentication to the token endpoint. In return, PowerSchool issues a , which is typically valid for 3,600 seconds (one hour). This token must be included in the Authorization header of all subsequent API requests.

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To illustrate how these pieces come together, let's walk through the conceptual steps of building a simple "Teacher Bell Schedule" plugin: The application sends the Client ID as the