# Check Payrolls API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-payrolls-api/  
**Provider:** Check — https://apis.io/providers/check-hq/  
**Base URL:** https://api.checkhq.com  
**Documentation:** https://docs.checkhq.com

Check Payrolls API is one of 45 APIs that [Check](https://apis.io/providers/check-hq/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Payrolls. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 2 JSON Schemas.

The Payrolls API from Check — 12 operation(s) for payrolls.

## Operations (15)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/payrolls` | Create a payroll |
| GET | `/payrolls` | List payrolls |
| GET | `/payrolls/{payroll}` | Get a payroll |
| PATCH | `/payrolls/{payroll}` | Update a payroll |
| DELETE | `/payrolls/{payroll}` | Delete a payroll |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/approve` | Approve a payroll |
| GET | `/payrolls/{payroll}/paper_checks` | Get paper checks |
| GET | `/payrolls/{payroll}/preview` | Preview a payroll |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/reopen` | Reopen a pending payroll |
| GET | `/payrolls/{payroll}/reports/paper_checks` | Get Paper Checks Report |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/simulate/complete_disbursements` | [Sandbox] Complete disbursements |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/simulate/complete_funding` | [Sandbox] Complete funding |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/simulate/fail_funding` | [Sandbox] Fail funding |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/simulate/start_processing` | [Sandbox] Start processing |
| POST | `/payrolls/{payroll}/void` | Void a payroll |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/check-hq/refs/heads/main/openapi/check-hq-payrolls-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/check-hq/refs/heads/main/json-schema/check-hq-log-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/check-hq/refs/heads/main/json-schema/check-hq-earning-rate-schema.json

## Other Check APIs (12)

- [Check Payroll API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/payroll-api/)
- [Check Components](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/components/)
- [Check MCP Server](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/mcp-server/)
- [Check CLI](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/cli/)
- [Check Addresses API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-addresses-api/)
- [Check Agencies API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-agencies-api/)
- [Check Bank Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-bank-accounts-api/)
- [Check Benefits API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-benefits-api/)
- [Check Communications API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-communications-api/)
- [Check Companies API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-companies-api/)
- [Check Company Benefits API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-company-benefits-api/)
- [Check Company Provided Documents API](https://apis.io/apis/check-hq/check-hq-company-provided-documents-api/)

## Tags

Payrolls

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