Workday Time Clock API

Endpoints for managing time clock events.

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workday-time-clock-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Workday Time Tracking Time Clock API
  description: Time Tracking API for managing employee time entry, timesheets, time clock events, and time validations.
  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/timeTracking/v1/{tenant}
  description: Workday REST API Server
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: tenant_name
      description: The Workday tenant identifier
security:
- OAuth2:
  - r_timeTracking
  - w_timeTracking
tags:
- name: Time Clock
  description: Endpoints for managing time clock events.
paths:
  /workers/{ID}/timeClockEvents:
    get:
      operationId: getTimeClockEvents
      summary: Get Time Clock Events
      description: Returns time clock events for a worker.
      tags:
      - Time Clock
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ID'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - name: fromDate
        in: query
        description: Filter events from this date.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2026-01-15'
      - name: toDate
        in: query
        description: Filter events to this date.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2026-01-15'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing time clock events.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEvent'
                  total:
                    type: integer
              examples:
                Gettimeclockevents200Example:
                  summary: Default getTimeClockEvents 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: abc123
                      descriptor: example_value
                      clockEventType: example_value
                      clockEventTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      timeZone: example_value
                    total: 10
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createTimeClockEvent
      summary: Create Time Clock Event
      description: Creates a time clock event (clock in/out) for a worker.
      tags:
      - Time Clock
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ID'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEventRequest'
            examples:
              CreatetimeclockeventRequestExample:
                summary: Default createTimeClockEvent request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  clockEventType:
                    id: abc123
                    descriptor: example_value
                    href: https://www.example.com
                  clockEventTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                  timeZone: example_value
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Time clock event created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEvent'
              examples:
                Createtimeclockevent201Example:
                  summary: Default createTimeClockEvent 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    descriptor: example_value
                    clockEventType: example_value
                    clockEventTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    timeZone: example_value
                    location:
                      id: abc123
                      descriptor: example_value
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    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
    ID:
      name: ID
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Workday ID of the worker.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ResourceReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: abc123
        descriptor:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
          example: []
    TimeClockEventRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        clockEventType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceReference'
        clockEventTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        timeZone:
          type: string
          example: example_value
      required:
      - clockEventType
      - clockEventTime
    TimeClockEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: abc123
        descriptor:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        clockEventType:
          type: string
          description: The type of event (e.g., Clock In, Clock Out, Meal Start, Meal End).
          example: example_value
        clockEventTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        timeZone:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceReference'
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials were missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was invalid or malformed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  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_timeTracking: Read time tracking data
            w_timeTracking: Write time tracking data