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Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administrato

Mayur_Khandelwal — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:51:56 GMT

We have integrated the Schoology APIs in our web application. When I call the below URL, it authorizes the user but will not redirect a user to our application

https://app.schoology.com/oauth/authorize?" + authorizeToken + "&oauth_callback=" + webUrl + "?code=schoology"

The above URL validates the user credential and shows the "Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administrator" message. Earlier this URL was redirecting the user to our application.

Any help is appreciated.

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

navyn — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:13:36 GMT

Ran into the same issue.

There have been changes to the parameter name, change it from "&oauth_callback=" to "&return_url="

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

Mayur_Khandelwal — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:11:31 GMT

Hi Navyn,

I tried with "&return_url=" but it is also not working.

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

navyn — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:51:51 GMT

Some changes we're undocumented or probably made inadvertently. Make sure the URL encoded return_url doesn't have the protocol or port number specified.

For example, the return_url https://sekolah.org:80/schoology should now be changed to sekolah.org/schoology if not it will be invalid.

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

Mayur_Khandelwal — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:36:54 GMT

Hi Navyn,

I am using API integration in our application. Do I need to set up the Authentication tab also? which contains the remote auth URL and return URL.

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

KritiS — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:04:06 GMT

Hi @Mayur_Khandelwal

In order to protect your privacy and avoid sharing any Personal Identifiable Information (PII) data in the Community, we recommend reaching out to the Technical Contact of your district who should be able to connect with the PowerSchool Support Team. The Support Team would be able to take a closer look at your application, gather more information, and assist you further.

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

Bulb — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:08:22 GMT

Hello @Mayur_Khandelwal

Have you resolved this issue?

Thanks

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

poorb — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:48:30 GMT

My application is experiencing this same issue as well, without any code changes on our end. Has there been any luck in getting a resolution or hearing back from the support team?

Re: Unable to authenticate, there was no valid return URL found. Please report this to your administ

stevenschemers — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:20:46 GMT

Same thing is happening with our app. Zero code changes to initial connection flow and users are getting this error.