Workday Payroll Earnings API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Workday Payroll Input Deductions Earnings API
  description: API for submitting and managing payroll input data within the Workday platform, including one-time payments, payroll adjustments, supplemental earnings, and batch input submissions.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Workday Support
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/customer-support.html
    email: support@workday.com
  termsOfService: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
servers:
- url: https://api.workday.com/payroll-input/v1
  description: Workday Payroll Input Production
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/payroll-input/v1
  description: Workday Payroll Input Tenant-Specific
  variables:
    tenant:
      description: Workday tenant identifier
      default: your-tenant
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Earnings
  description: Manage earning codes and worker earnings
paths:
  /workers/{workerId}/earnings:
    get:
      operationId: listWorkerEarnings
      summary: Workday Payroll List Worker Earnings
      description: Retrieve all earnings records for a specific worker, including regular pay, overtime, bonuses, and other earning types.
      tags:
      - Earnings
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workerId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of worker earnings
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningCollection'
              examples:
                ListWorkerEarnings200Example:
                  summary: Default listWorkerEarnings 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: ern_20260430_00301
                      earningCode:
                        id: REGULAR
                        descriptor: Weekly USD Pay Group
                      amount: 2500.0
                      hours: 40.0
                      rate: 32.5
                      effectiveDate: '2026-04-30'
                      payPeriod:
                        startDate: '2026-04-30'
                        endDate: '2026-04-30'
                    total: 52
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /earningCodes:
    get:
      operationId: listEarningCodes
      summary: Workday Payroll List Earning Codes
      description: Retrieve all configured earning codes that define types of compensation such as regular pay, overtime, and bonuses.
      tags:
      - Earnings
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of earning codes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningCodeCollection'
              examples:
                ListEarningCodes200Example:
                  summary: Default listEarningCodes 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: REGULAR
                      descriptor: Weekly USD Pay Group
                      type: Regular
                      taxable: true
                      active: true
                    total: 52
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or token expired
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            UnauthorizedExample:
              summary: Default Unauthorized response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                error: INVALID_REQUEST
                message: Validation failed for the provided fields.
                details:
                - field: amount
                  message: Validation failed for the provided fields.
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            NotFoundExample:
              summary: Default NotFound response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                error: INVALID_REQUEST
                message: Validation failed for the provided fields.
                details:
                - field: amount
                  message: Validation failed for the provided fields.
  schemas:
    PayPeriod:
      type: object
      properties:
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Start date of the pay period
          example: '2026-04-30'
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: End date of the pay period
          example: '2026-04-30'
    EarningCode:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the earning code
          example: REGULAR
        descriptor:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the earning code
          example: Weekly USD Pay Group
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Regular
          - Overtime
          - Bonus
          - Commission
          - Holiday
          - PTO
          - Supplemental
          - Other
          description: Category of the earning
          example: Regular
        taxable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this earning is subject to taxation
          example: true
        active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the earning code is currently active
          example: true
    Earning:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique earning record identifier
          example: ern_20260430_00301
        earningCode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningCodeRef'
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Earning amount
          example: 2500.0
        hours:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Hours worked for this earning
          example: 40.0
        rate:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Pay rate for this earning
          example: 32.5
        effectiveDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Effective date of the earning
          example: '2026-04-30'
        payPeriod:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayPeriod'
    EarningCodeRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Earning code identifier
          example: REGULAR
        descriptor:
          type: string
          description: Earning code display name
          example: Weekly USD Pay Group
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
          example: INVALID_REQUEST
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Validation failed for the provided fields.
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              field:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
          description: Detailed error information
    EarningCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Earning'
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of earnings
          example: 52
    EarningCodeCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningCode'
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of earning codes
          example: 52
  parameters:
    workerId:
      name: workerId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier for the worker (Workday ID)
      schema:
        type: string
      example: w_100542
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of results to return
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 20
      example: 20
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: Number of results to skip for pagination
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
      example: 0
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token obtained through Workday authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: Workday Payroll Input API Documentation
  url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html