Pinwheel

aid: pinwheel
name: Pinwheel
description: Pinwheel is the leading payroll connectivity platform providing a REST API for direct deposit switching, income
  verification, employment history, and tax form retrieval from 1,800+ payroll providers and 40+ time-and-attendance systems.
  Financial institutions and fintechs use Pinwheel to activate customer accounts, verify income and employment, automate bill
  switching, and build primary banking relationships through a single, SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified integration.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pinwheel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Payroll
- Direct Deposit
- Income Verification
- Employment
- Tax Forms
- Fintech
- Open Finance
- Bill Switching
- Financial Data
apis:
- name: Pinwheel API
  description: RESTful API for payroll connectivity enabling direct deposit switching, income and employment data access,
    paystub retrieval, tax form access, and bill switching across 1,800+ payroll platforms. Supports Deposit Switch, Verify,
    Bill Switch, Switch Kit, Bill Manager, and Taxes products via JSON over HTTPS with API secret key authentication.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.pinwheelapi.com
  baseURL: https://api.getpinwheel.com
  tags:
  - Payroll Connectivity
  - Direct Deposit
  - Income Verification
  - Employment Data
  - Tax Forms
  - Bill Switching
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinwheelapi.com/public/docs/getting-started
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.pinwheelapi.com/public/reference/api-overview
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pinwheel-pinwheel-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pinwheel-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/pinwheel-context.jsonld
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.pinwheelapi.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.pinwheelapi.com/public/docs/getting-started
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/underdog-tech
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pinwheelhq/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.pinwheelapi.com/resources
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.pinwheelapi.com/contact
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.pinwheelapistatus.com/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/PinwheelAPI
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pinwheel-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pinwheel-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pinwheel-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com