Justworks

Justworks Payrolls API

Read access to payroll runs and per-payroll fees

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Justworks Company Payrolls API
  description: 'Read company-level data from the Justworks Partner API including

    company identity, bank account on file, verified business information,

    custom field definitions, and operating jurisdictions.

    '
  version: '2026-05-25'
  contact:
    name: Justworks Partner Support
    url: https://public-api.justworks.com/v1/docs
servers:
- url: https://public-api.justworks.com
  description: Production Server
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Payrolls
  description: Read access to payroll runs and per-payroll fees
paths:
  /v1/payrolls:
    get:
      summary: Justworks List Payrolls
      description: List payroll runs within a date range.
      operationId: listPayrolls
      tags:
      - Payrolls
      parameters:
      - name: start_date
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: end_date
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Cursor'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of payroll runs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayrollList'
  /v1/payrolls/{payroll_id}/fees:
    get:
      summary: Justworks List Payroll Fees
      description: List per-member fees applied to a payroll run.
      operationId: listPayrollFees
      tags:
      - Payrolls
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PayrollId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Cursor'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of payroll fees
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayrollFee'
                  next_cursor:
                    type: string
                    nullable: true
components:
  parameters:
    PayrollId:
      name: payroll_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Cursor:
      name: cursor
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 100
  schemas:
    PayrollFee:
      type: object
      properties:
        member_id:
          type: string
        reference_id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        reference_type:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
    Payroll:
      type: object
      description: 'A payroll run. Monetary amounts use zero-decimal currency units —

        $45.00 is represented as the integer 4500.

        '
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        company_debit:
          type: integer
        employee_taxes:
          type: integer
        employer_taxes:
          type: integer
        gross_pay:
          type: integer
        net_pay:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
        debit_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        pay_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        payment_method:
          type: string
    PayrollList:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Payroll'
        next_cursor:
          type: string
          nullable: true
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://secure.justworks.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://public-api.justworks.com/oauth/token
          refreshUrl: https://public-api.justworks.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            company.basic:read: Read basic company data
            company.detail:read: Read detailed company data
            company.bank_account:read: Read company bank account on file