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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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36.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessSelf serve
11 APIs
HRPayrollHCMBenefitsWorkforce ManagementTime Tracking

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 36.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 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 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.

Paylocity Integrations REST API

REST API for managing employees, demographics, status, pay rates, direct deposit, deductions, earnings, taxes, custom fields, company codes, and onboarding via the Paylocity Int...

Paylocity Background Check API

The Background Check API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for background check.

Paylocity Company API

The Company API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for company.

Paylocity Deductions API

The Deductions API from Paylocity — 1 operation(s) for deductions.

Paylocity Earnings API

The Earnings API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for earnings.

Paylocity Employees API

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

Paylocity LMS API

The LMS API from Paylocity — 1 operation(s) for lms.

Paylocity Payroll API

The Payroll API from Paylocity — 3 operation(s) for payroll.

Paylocity Scheduling API

The Scheduling API from Paylocity — 3 operation(s) for scheduling.

Paylocity Taxes API

The Taxes API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for taxes.

Paylocity Time API

The Time API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for time.

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Open Collections 1

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

Paylocity Integrations REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Paylocity GraphQL API

Paylocity is a cloud HR and payroll platform. The API covers employee records, payroll processing, time and attendance, benefits administration, expense management, performance ...

GRAPHQL

Security Posture 3

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

Paylocity Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Paylocity Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Paylocity Vulnerability Disclosure

Bugcrowd · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Paylocity Scopes

1 scope · clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Paylocity Agentic Access

29 operations · 13 acting

29 operations · 13 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 Signup
Signup
 Login
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
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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: '0.19'
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
  - 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