Xero

Xero PayrollAu API

Operations available to regular developers

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
HR Operations Management BC-300.70

Operations 32

GET /Employees Searches payroll employees #
POST /Employees Creates a payroll employee #
GET /Employees/{EmployeeID} Retrieves an employee's detail by unique employee id #
POST /Employees/{EmployeeID} Updates an employee's detail #
GET /LeaveApplications Retrieves leave applications #
POST /LeaveApplications Creates a leave application #
GET /LeaveApplications/v2 Retrieves leave applications including leave requests #
GET /LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID} Retrieves a leave application by a unique leave application id #
POST /LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID} Updates a specific leave application #
POST /LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/approve Approve a requested leave application by a unique leave application id #
POST /LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/reject Reject a leave application by a unique leave application id #
GET /PayItems Retrieves pay items #
POST /PayItems Creates a pay item #
GET /PayrollCalendars Retrieves payroll calendars #
POST /PayrollCalendars Creates a Payroll Calendar #
GET /PayrollCalendars/{PayrollCalendarID} Retrieves payroll calendar by using a unique payroll calendar ID #
GET /PayRuns Retrieves pay runs #
POST /PayRuns Creates a pay run #
GET /PayRuns/{PayRunID} Retrieves a pay run by using a unique pay run id #
POST /PayRuns/{PayRunID} Updates a pay run #
GET /Payslip/{PayslipID} Retrieves for a payslip by a unique payslip id #
POST /Payslip/{PayslipID} Updates a payslip #
GET /Settings Retrieves payroll settings #
GET /Superfunds Retrieves superfunds #
POST /Superfunds Creates a superfund #
GET /Superfunds/{SuperFundID} Retrieves a superfund by using a unique superfund ID #
POST /Superfunds/{SuperFundID} Updates a superfund #
GET /SuperfundProducts Retrieves superfund products #
GET /Timesheets Retrieves timesheets #
POST /Timesheets Creates a timesheet #
GET /Timesheets/{TimesheetID} Retrieves a timesheet by using a unique timesheet id #
POST /Timesheets/{TimesheetID} Updates a timesheet #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounting/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/assets/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/bank-feeds/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/finance/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/guides/oauth2/overview/
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/payroll-au/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/payroll-nz/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/payroll-uk/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/projects/overview
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Documentation
https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/files/overview

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/openapi/xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml
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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/XeroAPI/Xero-OpenAPI/master/xero-payroll-au.yaml
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AsyncAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/asyncapi/xero-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-employee-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-pay-run-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-super-fund-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-leave-application-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-payroll-calendar-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/json-schema/xero-timesheet-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 12.0.2
  title: Xero Payroll Au API
  description: This is the Xero Payroll API for orgs in Australia region.
  termsOfService: https://developer.xero.com/xero-developer-platform-terms-conditions/
  contact:
    name: Xero Platform Team
    email: api@xero.com
    url: https://developer.xero.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/XeroAPI/Xero-OpenAPI/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- description: Xero Payroll AU API
  url: https://api.xero.com/payroll.xro/1.0
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/xero/openapi/xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml