When I Work

When I Work Payrolls API

Payrolls allows you to select a pay period date range and hours worked within that range. Default range if not supplied is today + 3 days. > Please note that payrolls cannot be created or deleted via the API For more info about managing Payroll, visit the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/close-and-export-payroll/).

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /2/payrolls List Payrolls #
GET /2/payrolls/{id} Get Payroll #
PUT /2/payrolls/{id} Update Payroll #
GET /2/payrolls/{id}/stats Get Payroll Statistics for current hours #
GET /2/payrolls/notices List Notices #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://apidocs.wheniwork.com/external/index.html
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RateLimits
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/openapi/when-i-work-payrolls-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-shift-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-user-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-time-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-position-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-schedule-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-site-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/json-schema/when-i-work-shifttemplate-schema.json

Other Resources

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Examples
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Vocabulary
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JSONLDContext
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/when-i-work/refs/heads/main/plans/when-i-work-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
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OpenAPI Specification

when-i-work-payrolls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: When I Work API Documentation Payrolls API
  description: The When I Work API is thorough, flexible, and restful.
servers:
- url: https://api.wheniwork.com
  description: Production
security:
- W-Token: []
tags:


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