# Employment Hero REST API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/rest-api/  
**Provider:** Employment Hero — https://apis.io/providers/employment-hero/  
**Base URL:** https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references

Employment Hero REST API is one of 12 APIs that [Employment Hero](https://apis.io/providers/employment-hero/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include HR, HRIS, Payroll, and Employees. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a getting-started guide.

Versioned REST API (v1) for accessing Employment Hero HR, payroll, and employee data including organisations, employees, teams, leave, pay runs, and onboarding. Apps register through the Developer Portal to obtain OAuth 2.0 client credentials; access tokens are sent via the Authorization header and expire after 15 minutes, refreshed via refresh tokens.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
- **DeveloperPortal** — https://developer.employmenthero.com
- **GettingStarted** — https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-au/articles/15142240450703-Accessing-the-Employment-Hero-API-and-Developer-Portal
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/employment-hero/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Employment Hero APIs (11)

- [Employment Hero Payroll API (KeyPay)](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/payroll-api/)
- [Employment Hero Bank Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-bank-accounts-api/)
- [Employment Hero Certifications API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-certifications-api/)
- [Employment Hero Cost Centres API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-cost-centres-api/)
- [Employment Hero Custom Fields API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-custom-fields-api/)
- [Employment Hero Departments API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-departments-api/)
- [Employment Hero Documents API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-documents-api/)
- [Employment Hero Emergency Contacts API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-emergency-contacts-api/)
- [Employment Hero Employees API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-employees-api/)
- [Employment Hero Forms API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-forms-api/)
- [Employment Hero Job Histories API](https://apis.io/apis/employment-hero/employment-hero-job-histories-api/)

## Tags

HR, HRIS, Payroll, Employees

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