# Workday Business Processes Events API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-events-api/  
**Provider:** Workday Business Processes — https://apis.io/providers/workday-business-processes/  
**Base URL:** https://{tenantHostname}/businessProcess/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-e31b535f-7722-4f61-9795-a27ef9d78a86-enHYPHENus.md

Workday Business Processes Events API is one of 30 APIs that [Workday Business Processes](https://apis.io/providers/workday-business-processes/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Event. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, a changelog, and 14 JSON Schemas.

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.

## Operations (9)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

## Machine-readable artifacts (28)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/openapi/workday-business-processes-events-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-94cb4185-fabd-4dd5-b391-6aefe9672e32-enHYPHENus.md
- **APIReference** — https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/restapi/index.html
- **Authentication** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
- **RateLimits** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
- **ChangeLog** — https://developer.workday.com/bundles/rest-directory-ui/public/static/openApiFiles/businessProcess_v1_changeLog.json
- **Support** — https://community.workday.com
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
- **SpectralRules** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
- **Vocabulary** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-e31b535f-7722-4f61-9795-a27ef9d78a86-enHYPHENus.md
- **Documentation** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-0df5cd55-e578-43d3-b58f-ae98825d1df0-enHYPHENus.md
- **Documentation** — https://developer.workday.com/doc/jws1518455553089.md
- **OAuthScopes** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/scopes/workday-business-processes-scopes.yml

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- [Workday Integrations SOAP Service (business process operations)](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-integrations-soap-service/)
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- [Workday Business Processes 03/15/2021 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-03-15-2021-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 03/18/2026 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-03-18-2026-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 04/01/2023 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-04-01-2023-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 04/02/2022 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-04-02-2022-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 04/24/2023 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-04-24-2023-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 05/17/2025 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-05-17-2025-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 06/08/2026 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-06-08-2026-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 06/15/2024 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-06-15-2024-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 06/15/2026 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-06-15-2026-api/)
- [Workday Business Processes 06/30/2026 API](https://apis.io/apis/workday-business-processes/workday-business-processes-06-30-2026-api/)

## Tags

Event

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