Cornerstone OnDemand

Cornerstone OnDemand is an enterprise talent management platform offering REST APIs for learning management, performance reviews, succession planning, recruiting, and workforce analytics. The APIs are RESTful, support OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials authentication, and return JSON (with some XML support). Developers can integrate with modules including Core HR, Learning, Performance, Recruiting, Reporting, Bulk data import, Connectors, and Webhooks through the Cornerstone Developer Portal at csod.dev.

Cornerstone OnDemand publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Talent Management, Learning Management, Performance Management, Recruiting, and HR.

The Cornerstone OnDemand catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

Cornerstone OnDemand’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, authentication, status page, and 12 more developer resources.

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30.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 12/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessEnterprise

7 APIs

Talent ManagementLearning ManagementPerformance ManagementRecruitingHRWorkforce AnalyticsSuccession PlanningEnterprise

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 30.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 3.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 12/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cornerstone Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

HelpDocumentation

HelpDocumentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Security

Security

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Status

Status

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Plans

FinOps

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Marketplace

Marketplace

Source (apis.yml)

aid: cornerstone
name: Cornerstone OnDemand
description: Cornerstone OnDemand is an enterprise talent management platform offering REST APIs for learning management,
  performance reviews, succession planning, recruiting, and workforce analytics. The APIs are RESTful, support OAuth 2.0 Client
  Credentials authentication, and return JSON (with some XML support). Developers can integrate with modules including Core
  HR, Learning, Performance, Recruiting, Reporting, Bulk data import, Connectors, and Webhooks through the Cornerstone Developer
  Portal at csod.dev.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cornerstone.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cornerstone/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Talent Management
- Learning Management
- Performance Management
- Recruiting
- HR
- Workforce Analytics
- Succession Planning
- Enterprise
apis:
- name: Cornerstone Employee and OU API
  description: Synchronize employee records and organizational unit (OU) structures between external systems and Cornerstone.
    Supports create, read, update, and deactivate operations for users and organizational hierarchies.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/guides/employee-ou/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - HR
  - Employee
  - Organizational Units
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/employee-ou/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Learning Assignment API
  description: Programmatically assign training courses to user transcripts asynchronously. Track assignment status and search
    for existing assignments across the enterprise.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Learning
  - Training
  - LMS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Recruiting API
  description: Manage the full recruiting lifecycle including job requisitions, candidate profiles, applications, and offer
    management. Supports applicant tracking system (ATS) integrations.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/guides/recruiting/candidate.html
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Recruiting
  - ATS
  - Candidates
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/recruiting/candidate.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Reporting API
  description: Access workforce analytics and reporting data using an OData-compatible interface with server-driven paging.
    Supports BI tool integrations including Power BI.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/guides/reporting/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Reporting
  - Analytics
  - OData
  - Workforce
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/reporting/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Bulk API
  description: Reliably import large volumes of data into Cornerstone either as a one-time load or recurring system-to-system
    synchronization. Supports asynchronous job submission, status tracking, and error reporting.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Bulk
  - Data Import
  - ETL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/bulk/throttling-limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Performance API
  description: Access and manage performance review cycles, goals, competencies, ratings, and succession planning data for
    enterprise workforce development workflows.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Performance
  - Succession
  - Goals
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- name: Cornerstone Webhooks
  description: Subscribe to near real-time HTTP event notifications for critical Cornerstone business events including learner
    enrollment, course completion, candidate creation, account creation, and session attendance.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://csod.dev/
  baseURL: https://[corpname].csod.com/services/api
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Real-time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://csod.dev/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cornerstone-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://csod.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/authentication.html
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://csod.dev/guides/getting-started/throttling.html
- type: Status
  url: https://status.csod.com/
- type: HelpDocumentation
  url: https://help.csod.com/help/csod_0/Content/User/Edge/Overview_Topics_-_Edge/APIs_Overview.htm
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/cornerstoneondemand
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://marketplace.csod.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/platform/extend-integrations/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/privacy-policy
- type: Security
  url: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/company/security
- type: Plans
  url: plans/cornerstone-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cornerstone-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/cornerstone-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Cornerstone OnDemand

Kin Score

APIs 7

Cornerstone Employee and OU API

Cornerstone Learning Assignment API

Cornerstone Recruiting API

Cornerstone Reporting API

Cornerstone Bulk API

Cornerstone Performance API

Cornerstone Webhooks

Pricing Plans 1

Cornerstone Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Cornerstone Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Cornerstone Finops

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Cornerstone Context

Security Posture 1

Cornerstone Domain Security

Resources