Payroll Pay Run Structure
PayRun schema from Workday Payroll API
Type: object
Properties: 15
CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSoftware-as-a-ServiceTax
PayRun is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 15 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payroll-pay-run-structure.json",
"name": "PayRun",
"description": "PayRun schema from Workday Payroll API",
"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"
}
},
"definitions": {
"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"
}
}
}
}
}
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