Workday Business Processes

Workday Business Processes Events API

Returns a collection of events based on the specified parameters. You must specify either the worker or initiating worker query parameter. If you did not specify the worker nor the initiating worker parameter, this method returns an empty response. This operation returns the most recent results first. The results are sorted in descending order of the creation date of the event. Secured by the Business Process Security Policy for each event.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

GET /events Retrieves business process events #

GET /events/{ID}/remainingSteps Retrieves remaining steps for a business process event #

POST /events/{ID}/rescind Rescinds a business process event #

GET /events/{ID}/comments Retrieves comments for a business process event #

GET /events/{ID} Retrieves a business process event #

GET /events/{ID}/inProgressSteps Retrieves in progress steps for a business process event #

POST /events/{ID}/cancel Cancels a business process event #

GET /events/{ID}/attachments Retrieves attachments for a business process event #

GET /events/{ID}/completedSteps Retrieves completed steps for a business process event #

Documentation

https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-94cb4185-fabd-4dd5-b391-6aefe9672e32-enHYPHENus.md

https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/restapi/index.html

https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md

https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md

https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-e31b535f-7722-4f61-9795-a27ef9d78a86-enHYPHENus.md

https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-0df5cd55-e578-43d3-b58f-ae98825d1df0-enHYPHENus.md

https://developer.workday.com/doc/jws1518455553089.md

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/openapi/workday-business-processes-events-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json

Other Resources

https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/businessProcess_v1_changeLog.json

https://community.workday.com

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/scopes/workday-business-processes-scopes.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: businessProcess Events API
  description: The public APIs to access event actions and details
  version: v1
  x-workday-internal-source: xo
  x-workday-internal-routing: Public
  x-workday-internal-protected-usage-enabled: false
  x-workday-internal-service-container-id: b6729d1b232d10000cd0f346f6b90004
  x-api-evangelist-harvested: '2026-09-17'
  x-api-evangelist-source: https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/businessProcess_v1_20260905_oas3.json
servers:
- url: https://{tenantHostname}/businessProcess/v1
  description: Workday tenant REST API host (API Gateway)
  variables:
    tenantHostname:
      default: wd2-impl-services1.workday.com
      description: Your Workday tenant API hostname, e.g. wd2-impl-services1.workday.com
tags:


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