Workday Payroll · JSON Structure

Payroll Pay Run Collection Structure

PayRunCollection schema from Workday Payroll API

Type: object Properties: 2
CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSaaSTax

PayRunCollection is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 2 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

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Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payroll-pay-run-collection-structure.json",
  "name": "PayRunCollection",
  "description": "PayRunCollection schema from Workday Payroll API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/PayRun"
      }
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Total number of pay runs matching the query",
      "example": 52
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "PayRun": {
      "name": "PayRun",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier for the pay run",
          "example": "pr_20260430_weekly_001"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable name of the pay run",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        },
        "payGroup": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/PayGroupRef"
        },
        "payPeriod": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/PayPeriod"
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "Draft",
            "InProgress",
            "Completed",
            "Cancelled"
          ],
          "description": "Current status of the pay run",
          "example": "Draft"
        },
        "runCategory": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "Regular",
            "OffCycle",
            "OnDemand"
          ],
          "description": "Category of the pay run",
          "example": "Regular"
        },
        "paymentDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Date payments will be distributed",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        },
        "totalGrossPay": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Total gross pay for the pay run",
          "example": 245830.5
        },
        "totalNetPay": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Total net pay for the pay run",
          "example": 178452.3
        },
        "totalDeductions": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Total deductions for the pay run",
          "example": 38210.8
        },
        "totalTaxes": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Total tax withholdings for the pay run",
          "example": 29167.4
        },
        "workerCount": {
          "type": "int32",
          "description": "Number of workers included in the pay run",
          "example": 87
        },
        "currency": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 4217 currency code",
          "example": "USD"
        },
        "createdOn": {
          "type": "datetime",
          "description": "When the pay run was created",
          "example": "2026-04-30T16:45:00Z"
        },
        "completedOn": {
          "type": "datetime",
          "description": "When the pay run was completed",
          "example": "2026-04-30T16:45:00Z"
        }
      }
    },
    "PayPeriod": {
      "name": "PayPeriod",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "startDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Start date of the pay period",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "End date of the pay period",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        }
      }
    },
    "PayGroupRef": {
      "name": "PayGroupRef",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pay group identifier",
          "example": "pg_weekly_usd"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pay group display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}