Most developers are used to OAuth flows: Client ID, Secret, redirect URI, exchange for an Access Token. PowerSchool does this, but with a twist relevant to the K-12 space.

: Avoid hardcoding internal database IDs. Rely on universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) and official APIs rather than direct database queries where possible.

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