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Workday Data Sources API

Endpoints for discovering available data sources and fields.

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Operations 3

GET /dataSources Get Data Sources #

GET /dataSources/{ID} Get Data Source by Id #

GET /dataSources/{ID}/fields Get Data Source Fields #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Workday WQL Data Sources API
  description: Workday Query Language (WQL) API enabling SQL-like querying of Workday data through REST endpoints. Provides high-performance data access controlled via OAuth 2.0 tokens.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Workday Support
    email: support@workday.com
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/customer-service/support.html
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
servers:
- url: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/api/wql/v1/{tenant}
  description: Workday REST API Server
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: tenant_name
      description: The Workday tenant identifier
security:
- OAuth2:
  - r_wql
tags:
- name: Data Sources
  description: Endpoints for discovering available data sources and fields.
paths:
  /dataSources:
    get:
      operationId: getDataSources
      summary: Get Data Sources
      description: Returns a collection of available WQL data sources that can be queried.
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: Filter data sources by name.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing data sources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataSource'
                  total:
                    type: integer
              examples:
                Getdatasources200Example:
                  summary: Default getDataSources 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: abc123
                      descriptor: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      pluralName: example_value
                      fields:
                      - {}
                    total: 10
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /dataSources/{ID}:
    get:
      operationId: getDataSourceById
      summary: Get Data Source by Id
      description: Returns detailed information for a specific data source including its available fields.
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ID'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing data source details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataSource'
              examples:
                Getdatasourcebyid200Example:
                  summary: Default getDataSourceById 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    descriptor: example_value
                    name: Example Title
                    pluralName: example_value
                    fields:
                    - id: abc123
                      descriptor: example_value
                      alias: example_value
                      columnName: example_value
                      type: example_value
                      isRequired: true
                      isSortable: true
                      isFilterable: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /dataSources/{ID}/fields:
    get:
      operationId: getDataSourceFields
      summary: Get Data Source Fields
      description: Returns the fields available for a specific data source.
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ID'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing data source fields.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataSourceField'
                  total:
                    type: integer
              examples:
                Getdatasourcefields200Example:
                  summary: Default getDataSourceFields 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: abc123
                      descriptor: example_value
                      alias: example_value
                      columnName: example_value
                      type: example_value
                      isRequired: true
                      isSortable: true
                      isFilterable: true
                    total: 10
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    DataSourceField:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: abc123
        descriptor:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        alias:
          type: string
          description: The alias used to reference this field in WQL queries.
          example: example_value
        columnName:
          type: string
          description: The column name for the field.
          example: example_value
        type:
          type: string
          description: The data type of the field (e.g., Text, Numeric, Date, Boolean).
          example: example_value
        isRequired:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        isSortable:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        isFilterable:
          type: boolean
          example: true
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
          example: []
    DataSource:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The Workday ID of the data source.
          example: abc123
        descriptor:
          type: string
          description: A display descriptor for the data source.
          example: example_value
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the data source used in WQL FROM clauses.
          example: Example Title
        pluralName:
          type: string
          description: The plural name of the data source.
          example: example_value
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataSourceField'
          description: The fields available in this data source.
          example: []
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials were missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    ID:
      name: ID
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Workday ID of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The zero-based index of the first object in a response collection.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The maximum number of objects in a single response.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 20
        maximum: 100
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/oauth2/{tenant}/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/oauth2/{tenant}/token
          scopes:
            r_wql: Execute WQL queries

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