Before Visitor Aware can access data from your PowerSchool SIS, you must install the application plug-in within PowerSchool and obtain OAuth credentials.


  1. Download the included XML file.  Ensure that the file is saved as "plugin.xml".
  2. Sign in to the PowerSchool admin portal website using your System Administrator credentials.
  3. On the start page, choose System from the main menu, then go to System Settings > Plug-in Management Configuration > Install
  4. Select the plug-in installation file you saved to your computer (.xml), and then choose Install. The plug-in appears in the Installed Plug-ins section on the Plug-in Management Dashboard page. Make sure the plug-in is enabled. If it isn't, choose the Enable option on the Plug-in Management Dashboard page.
  5. On the Plug-in Management Dashboard page, make sure that the plug-in is enabled.
  6. Choose Data Configuration to view the OAuth credentials that were generated for the plug-in.
  7. Record the values for the Client ID and Client Secret so you can enter these credentials in Visitor Aware's OneRoster configuration page.


Make sure the REST endpoints are Internet accessible


Visitor Aware must be able to reach your PowerSchool server. To make sure the server is accessible, open ports 80 and 443 from the Internet to your PowerSchool server.


To validate that the endpoints are set correctly, check that you can open the PowerSchool server website pages from the Internet. For example, in your browser, go to https://PowerSchool.com/public/. If that doesn't work, contact PowerSchool support.