# Workday Compensation REST API v3

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-compensation-rest-v3/  
**Provider:** Workday Advanced Compensation — https://apis.io/providers/workday-advanced-compensation/  
**Base URL:** https://<tenantHostname>/compensation/v3  
**Documentation:** https://developer.workday.com/

Workday Compensation REST API v3 is one of 10 APIs that [Workday Advanced Compensation](https://apis.io/providers/workday-advanced-compensation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Compensation, Scorecards, One-Time Payments, Workers, and REST. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a changelog, and an API reference.

Workday's first-party Compensation REST service, published as OpenAPI 3.0.1 on developer.workday.com. Fourteen operations over compensation scorecards, scorecard results and scores, workers, and one-time payment requests. Twenty of the twenty-six operations across v1-v3 declare Scope: Advanced Compensation, secured by the Set Up: Merit and Bonus domain. v1 and v2 are marked archived in Workday's own REST directory; v3 is Production.

## Operations (14)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/scorecardResults` | Provides the ability to set up and retrieve Scores on Scorecard Results. |
| POST | `/scorecardResults` | Creates a new Scorecard Result. |
| PATCH | `/scorecardResults/{ID}/scores/{subresourceID}` | Updates the Score for the specified Scorecard Result. |
| GET | `/scorecardResults/{ID}` | Provides the ability to set up and retrieve Scores on Scorecard Results. |
| DELETE | `/scorecardResults/{ID}` | Deletes the Scorecard Results with the specified ID. |
| GET | `/scorecards` | Retrieves Compensation Scorecard information. |
| POST | `/scorecards` | Creates a Compensation Scorecard |
| GET | `/scorecards/{ID}` | Retrieves Compensation Scorecard information. |
| PUT | `/scorecards/{ID}` | Updates a Compensation Scorecard |
| DELETE | `/scorecards/{ID}` | Deletes a Compensation Scorecard with the specified ID. |
| GET | `/workers` | Retrieves a collection of workers. |
| POST | `/workers/{ID}/requestOneTimePayment` | Request a one-time payment for a worker with the specified ID. |
| GET | `/workers/{ID}` | Retrieves a worker instance. |
| GET | `/values/oneTimePaymentPlanGroup/oneTimePaymentPlan/` | — |

## Machine-readable artifacts (9)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-advanced-compensation/refs/heads/main/openapi/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-rest-v3-openapi.json
- **OpenAPI** — https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/compensation_v3_20260905_oas3.json
- **OpenAPI** — https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/compensation_v2_20260905_oas3.json
- **OpenAPI** — https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/compensation_v1_20260905_oas3.json
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-advanced-compensation/refs/heads/main/overlays/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-rest-v3-overlay.yaml
- **ToolCrosswalk** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-advanced-compensation/refs/heads/main/mcp/workday-advanced-compensation-tool-crosswalk.yml
- **ChangeLog** — https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/compensation_v3_changeLog.json
- **APIReference** — https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/restapi/index.html
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-advanced-compensation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Workday Advanced Compensation APIs (9)

- [Workday Compensation SOAP Web Services (WWS v47.0)](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-compensation-soap-wws/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Bonus Plans API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-bonus-plans-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Budgets API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-budgets-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Grades API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-grades-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Plans API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-plans-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Reviews API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-compensation-reviews-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Employee Compensation API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-employee-compensation-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Merit Plans API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-merit-plans-api/)
- [Workday Advanced Compensation Stock Plans API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-advanced-compensation/workday-advanced-compensation-stock-plans-api/)

## Tags

Compensation, Scorecards, One-Time Payments, Workers, REST

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