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Employment Hero

Employment Hero is an AI-powered Employment Operating System for Australian and international businesses combining HR, payroll, recruitment, onboarding, learning, and employee benefits into a single platform. The product covers policy management, automated workflows, AI-assisted hiring, an employee mobile app, and the HeroForce managed employment service. The Employment Hero API is a versioned REST API authenticated via OAuth 2.0 with short- lived (15-minute) access tokens and refresh tokens.

Employment Hero publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Bank Accounts API, Certifications API, Cost Centres API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include HR, HRIS, Payroll, Recruitment, and Employee Benefits.

Employment Hero’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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33.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs
HRHRISPayrollRecruitmentEmployee BenefitsWorkforce ManagementHR Tech

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Composite quality — 33.6/100 · thin
Contract Quality 10.7 / 23
Developer Ergonomics 9.4 / 18
Access Clarity 4.3 / 18
Operational Transparency 0.3 / 12
Contract Governance 0.0 / 11
Discoverability 6.2 / 9
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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 0 / 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
Delegated User Identity 6 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
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APIs 12

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

Employment Hero REST API

Versioned REST API (v1) for accessing Employment Hero HR, payroll, and employee data including organisations, employees, teams, leave, pay runs, and onboarding. Apps register th...

Employment Hero Payroll API (KeyPay)

Employment Hero Payroll (formerly KeyPay) REST API for managing businesses, employees, pay runs, leave, timesheets, super, tax, and reporting across the AU, UK, NZ, and SG payro...

Employment Hero Bank Accounts API

The Bank Accounts API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for bank accounts.

Employment Hero Certifications API

The Certifications API from Employment Hero — 5 operation(s) for certifications.

Employment Hero Cost Centres API

The Cost Centres API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for cost centres.

Employment Hero Custom Fields API

The Custom Fields API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for custom fields.

Employment Hero Departments API

The Departments API from Employment Hero — 2 operation(s) for departments.

Employment Hero Documents API

The Documents API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for documents.

Employment Hero Emergency Contacts API

The Emergency Contacts API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for emergency contacts.

Employment Hero Employees API

The Employees API from Employment Hero — 3 operation(s) for employees.

Employment Hero Forms API

The Forms API from Employment Hero — 4 operation(s) for forms.

Employment Hero Job Histories API

The Job Histories API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for job histories.

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Open Collections 12

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts API

OPEN COLLECTION

Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Certifications API

OPEN COLLECTION

Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Cost Centres API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Custom Fields API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Departments API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Documents API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Emergency Contacts API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Employees API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Forms API

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Employment Hero REST Bank Accounts Job Histories API

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Employment Hero REST API

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Employment Hero Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Employment Hero Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Employment Hero Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Employment Hero Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Employment Hero Agentic Access

24 operations · 9 acting

24 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 API Documentation
API Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: employment-hero
name: Employment Hero
description: Employment Hero is an AI-powered Employment Operating System for Australian and international businesses combining
  HR, payroll, recruitment, onboarding, learning, and employee benefits into a single platform. The product covers policy
  management, automated workflows, AI-assisted hiring, an employee mobile app, and the HeroForce managed employment service.
  The Employment Hero API is a versioned REST API authenticated via OAuth 2.0 with short- lived (15-minute) access tokens
  and refresh tokens.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/employment-hero.png
tags:
- HR
- HRIS
- Payroll
- Recruitment
- Employee Benefits
- Workforce Management
- HR Tech
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/employment-hero/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: employment-hero:rest-api
  name: Employment Hero REST API
  description: Versioned REST API (v1) for accessing Employment Hero HR, payroll, and employee data including organisations,
    employees, teams, leave, pay runs, and onboarding. Apps register through the Developer Portal to obtain OAuth 2.0 client
    credentials; access tokens are sent via the Authorization header and expire after 15 minutes, refreshed via refresh tokens.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - HR
  - HRIS
  - Payroll
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developer.employmenthero.com
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-au/articles/15142240450703-Accessing-the-Employment-Hero-API-and-Developer-Portal
- aid: employment-hero:payroll-api
  name: Employment Hero Payroll API (KeyPay)
  description: Employment Hero Payroll (formerly KeyPay) REST API for managing businesses, employees, pay runs, leave, timesheets,
    super, tax, and reporting across the AU, UK, NZ, and SG payroll regions.
  humanURL: https://api.keypay.com.au/australia/guides/Home
  baseURL: https://api.keypay.com.au/api/v2
  tags:
  - Payroll
  - HR
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.keypay.com.au/australia/guides/Home
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-bank-accounts-api
  name: Employment Hero Bank Accounts API
  description: The Bank Accounts API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for bank accounts.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Bank Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-bank-accounts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-certifications-api
  name: Employment Hero Certifications API
  description: The Certifications API from Employment Hero — 5 operation(s) for certifications.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Certifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-certifications-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-cost-centres-api
  name: Employment Hero Cost Centres API
  description: The Cost Centres API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for cost centres.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Cost Centres
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-cost-centres-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-custom-fields-api
  name: Employment Hero Custom Fields API
  description: The Custom Fields API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for custom fields.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Custom Fields
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-departments-api
  name: Employment Hero Departments API
  description: The Departments API from Employment Hero — 2 operation(s) for departments.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Departments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-departments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-documents-api
  name: Employment Hero Documents API
  description: The Documents API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for documents.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-documents-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-emergency-contacts-api
  name: Employment Hero Emergency Contacts API
  description: The Emergency Contacts API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for emergency contacts.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Emergency Contacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-emergency-contacts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-employees-api
  name: Employment Hero Employees API
  description: The Employees API from Employment Hero — 3 operation(s) for employees.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-employees-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-forms-api
  name: Employment Hero Forms API
  description: The Forms API from Employment Hero — 4 operation(s) for forms.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Forms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-forms-api-openapi.yml
- aid: employment-hero:employment-hero-job-histories-api
  name: Employment Hero Job Histories API
  description: The Job Histories API from Employment Hero — 1 operation(s) for job histories.
  humanURL: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
  baseURL: https://api.employmenthero.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Job Histories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/employment-hero-job-histories-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/employment-hero-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/employment-hero-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/employment-hero-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/employment-hero-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/employment-hero-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Thinkei
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/employment-hero
- type: Website
  url: https://employmenthero.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.employmenthero.com
- type: API Documentation
  url: https://developer.employmenthero.com/api-references
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.employmenthero.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://employmenthero.com/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://employmenthero.com/get-started
- url: https://employmenthero.com/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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