Freshteam

Freshteam Employees API

Employee records, custom fields, and organization structure (HRIS).

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
HR Operations Management BC-300.70

Operations 11

GET /employees List employees #
POST /employees Create an employee #
GET /employees/{id} Retrieve an employee #
PUT /employees/{id} Update an employee #
GET /employee_fields List employee fields #
GET /branches List branches #
GET /departments List departments #
GET /sub_departments List sub-departments #
GET /business_units List business units #
GET /teams List teams #
GET /roles List roles #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/
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APIReference
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/#employees
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APIReference
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/#time_offs
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APIReference
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/#job_postings
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APIReference
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/#applicants
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APIReference
https://developers.freshteam.com/api/#new_hires

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/freshteam/refs/heads/main/openapi/freshteam-employees-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/freshteam/refs/heads/main/collections/freshteam.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/freshteam/refs/heads/main/collections/freshteam.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

freshteam-employees-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Freshteam Employees API
  description: The Freshteam API is the REST interface to Freshworks' HR and applicant tracking (ATS) product.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Freshworks - Freshteam
    url: https://developers.freshteam.com/api/
servers:
- url: https://{domain}.freshteam.com/api
  description: Account-specific Freshteam API base
  variables:
    domain:
      default: your-account
      description: Your Freshteam account subdomain.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Employees
  description: Employee records, custom fields, and organization structure (HRIS).
paths:
  /employees:
    get:
      operationId: listEmployees
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List employees
      description: Lists employees in the account. Paginated via page, sort, and sort_type.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SortType'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of employees.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    post:
      operationId: createEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Create an employee
      description: Creates a new employee record.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /employees/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Retrieve an employee
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Update an employee
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /employee_fields:
    get:
      operationId: listEmployeeFields
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List employee fields
      description: Lists the standard and custom fields defined on employee records.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of employee fields.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /branches:
    get:
      operationId: listBranches
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List branches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of branches.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /departments:
    get:
      operationId: listDepartments
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List departments
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of departments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /sub_departments:
    get:
      operationId: listSubDepartments
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List sub-departments
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of sub-departments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /business_units:
    get:
      operationId: listBusinessUnits
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List business units
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of business units.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /teams:
    get:
      operationId: listTeams
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List teams
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of teams.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /roles:
    get:
      operationId: listRoles
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List roles
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of roles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or the API token is missing or invalid.
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. See x-ratelimit-remaining header.
  parameters:
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Page number for paginated list results (default 1).
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
    IdPath:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The resource identifier.
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
    Sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Field to sort the list by.
      schema:
        type: string
    SortType:
      name: sort_type
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Sort direction, asc or desc.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - asc
        - desc
  schemas:
    Employee:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        official_email:
          type: string
          format: email
        designation:
          type: string
        department_id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        branch_id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        reporting_to_id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        status:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Account API token generated in the Freshteam UI under API Settings, passed as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN.'