Introduction

NextSchool Data API

The NextSchool Data API provides a GraphQL interface for accessing school data including students, teachers, and school information.

Base URL

All API requests are sent as POST requests to the base URL. Use the sandbox environment for testing and development — it connects to a separate database so you can experiment without affecting production data.

Key Features

• GraphQL API — Request exactly the fields you need
• JWT Authentication — Secure access with short-lived access tokens and refresh tokens
• Multi-tenant — Data automatically scoped to your school
• Real-time Data — Access up-to-date student and staff records

Authentication

The API uses JWT-based authentication. You'll need to:

1. Login with your credentials to get an access token and refresh token
2. Include the access token in the Authorization header of every request
3. Refresh the token when it expires (every 15 minutes)

Quick Example

curl -X POST https://data.nextschool.io/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"query": "{ students(limit: 5) { id fullName classroomName } }"}'

Available Resources