Paylocity

Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software provider serving small and mid-sized US employers with payroll, benefits administration, talent management, time and labor tracking, and workforce analytics. The platform powers HR back-office operations along with employee self-service tools. The Paylocity API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials over api.paylocity.com to expose employee, payroll, deduction, earning, and onboarding data for partner integrations and customer automations.

Paylocity publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Background Check API, Company API, Deductions API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include HR, Payroll, HCM, Benefits, and Workforce Management.

Paylocity’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, pricing, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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28.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessSelf serve

11 APIs

HR Payroll HCM Benefits Workforce Management Time Tracking

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 28.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 13.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.0 / 20

Access Clarity 1.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 8.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · 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

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APIs 11

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

Open Collections 12

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

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Paylocity Scopes

1 scope · clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

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

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: paylocity
name: Paylocity
description: Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software provider serving small and mid-sized
  US employers with payroll, benefits administration, talent management, time and labor tracking, and workforce analytics.
  The platform powers HR back-office operations along with employee self-service tools. The Paylocity API uses OAuth 2.0 client
  credentials over api.paylocity.com to expose employee, payroll, deduction, earning, and onboarding data for partner integrations
  and customer automations.
type: Index
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/paylocity.png
tags:
- HR
- Payroll
- HCM
- Benefits
- Workforce Management
- Time Tracking
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paylocity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: paylocity:rest-api
  name: Paylocity Integrations REST API
  description: REST API for managing employees, demographics, status, pay rates, direct deposit, deductions, earnings, taxes,
    custom fields, company codes, and onboarding via the Paylocity Integrations platform. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 client
    credentials issued by the Paylocity Identity Provider; tokens expire after one hour.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - HR
  - Payroll
  - Employees
  - Deductions
  - Earnings
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - HR
  - Payroll
  - Employees
  - Deductions
  - Earnings
  - OAuth 2.0
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/authentication
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://apisandbox.paylocity.com
  - url: graphql/paylocity-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-background-check-api
  name: Paylocity Background Check API
  description: The Background Check API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for background check.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Background Check
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-background-check-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-company-api
  name: Paylocity Company API
  description: The Company API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for company.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Company
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-company-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-deductions-api
  name: Paylocity Deductions API
  description: The Deductions API from Paylocity — 1 operation(s) for deductions.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Deductions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-deductions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-earnings-api
  name: Paylocity Earnings API
  description: The Earnings API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for earnings.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Earnings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-earnings-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-employees-api
  name: Paylocity Employees API
  description: The Employees API from Paylocity — 3 operation(s) for employees.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-employees-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-lms-api
  name: Paylocity LMS API
  description: The LMS API from Paylocity — 1 operation(s) for lms.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - LMS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-lms-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-payroll-api
  name: Paylocity Payroll API
  description: The Payroll API from Paylocity — 3 operation(s) for payroll.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Payroll
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-payroll-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-scheduling-api
  name: Paylocity Scheduling API
  description: The Scheduling API from Paylocity — 3 operation(s) for scheduling.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Scheduling
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-scheduling-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-taxes-api
  name: Paylocity Taxes API
  description: The Taxes API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for taxes.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Taxes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-taxes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: paylocity:paylocity-time-api
  name: Paylocity Time API
  description: The Time API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for time.
  humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
  tags:
  - Time
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paylocity-time-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/paylocity-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/paylocity-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/paylocity-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/paylocity-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/paylocity-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Paylocity
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paylocity
- type: Website
  url: https://www.paylocity.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.paylocity.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/getting-started
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.paylocity.com/our-products/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.paylocity.com/request-a-demo/
- type: Login
  url: https://access.paylocity.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.paylocity.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.paylocity.com/resources/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.paylocity.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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