Paycor

aid: paycor
name: Paycor
description: Paycor is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform that provides payroll, HR, benefits administration,
  talent management, time and attendance, and workforce analytics for small and mid-sized businesses. The platform serves
  HR and finance teams with a unified system of record for employees, pay, time, and benefits data. Paycor exposes a Public
  REST API authenticated via OAuth 2.0 with authorization at secure.paycor.com and resource endpoints at apis.paycor.com (production)
  and apis-sandbox.paycor.com (sandbox).
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Human Capital Management
- HCM
- Payroll
- Human Resources
- Benefits Administration
- Time and Attendance
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paycor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: paycor:public-api
  name: Paycor Public API v1
  description: REST API for accessing Paycor employees, payroll, benefits, time, and organizational data. Uses OAuth 2.0 authorization
    code flow with authorization at secure.paycor.com/connect/authorize and tokens issued by apis.paycor.com/sts/v1/common/token.
  humanURL: https://developers.paycor.com/explore
  baseURL: https://apis.paycor.com
  tags:
  - HCM
  - Payroll
  - Employees
  - Benefits
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.paycor.com/
  - type: Try It
    url: https://developers.paycor.com/try
  - type: Guides
    url: https://developers.paycor.com/guides
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.paycor.com/guides
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/paycor
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paycor
- type: Website
  url: https://www.paycor.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.paycor.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.paycor.com/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developers.paycor.com/register
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.paycor.com/llms.txt
features:
- name: Payroll Processing
  description: End-to-end payroll processing with tax filing, direct deposit, and multi-state and multi-EIN support for US
    employers.
- name: HR Management
  description: Employee records, onboarding, document management, and HR workflow automation for small and mid-sized businesses.
- name: Benefits Administration
  description: Open enrollment, carrier connections, and ongoing benefits administration integrated with payroll deductions.
- name: Time and Attendance
  description: Time tracking, scheduling, and attendance management feeding directly into payroll calculations.
- name: Talent Management
  description: Recruiting, applicant tracking, performance reviews, learning, and compensation planning in a unified HCM suite.
- name: Workforce Analytics
  description: Dashboards and reporting on headcount, turnover, compensation, and labor cost trends for HR and finance leaders.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com