UKG
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) is an enterprise human capital management (HCM) and workforce management platform serving over 80,000 organizations worldwide. The UKG Pro suite includes HCM APIs for employee data, payroll, benefits, and personnel actions, plus WFM APIs for time and labor management, scheduling, accruals, and attendance. The UKG Developer Hub provides REST APIs, webhook subscriptions, and People Fabric APIs for building HR integrations, payroll connectors, and workforce analytics applications.
UKG publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accruals API, Benefits API, Employees API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Human Capital Management, HCM, Workforce Management, HR, and Payroll.
The UKG catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
UKG’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, developer portal, engineering blog, pricing, support, getting-started guide, and 24 more developer resources.
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APIs 9
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
UKG HR Service Delivery API
The UKG HR Service Delivery API (formerly People Doc) provides access to employee request management, knowledge portal content, process automation, document storage, and complia...
UKG Accruals API
Accrual balances and transactions
UKG Benefits API
Benefits enrollment and plan information
UKG Employees API
Employee records and demographic data
UKG Organization API
Departments, locations, and cost centers
UKG Payroll API
Payroll data and check history
UKG Personnel Actions API
Job changes, status changes, and employment actions
UKG Scheduling API
Shifts, schedules, and schedule management
UKG Timekeeping API
Punches, time entries, and timecards
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Postman Collections 2
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
UKG Pro HCM API
POSTMANOpen Collections 2
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
UKG Pro HCM API
OPEN COLLECTIONUKG Pro Workforce Management API
OPEN COLLECTIONArazzo Workflows 12
Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.
UKG Pro HCM Benefits Enrollment Audit
Locate an employee and audit their active benefits elections.
ARAZZOUKG Pro WFM Clock In and Verify
Resolve a WFM employee, submit a clock punch, and verify it landed.
ARAZZOUKG Cross-System Employee Reconcile
Match an HCM employee record against the WFM roster for the same person.
ARAZZOUKG Pro WFM Daily Attendance Reconcile
Compare a day's scheduled shifts to actual punches for an employee.
ARAZZOUKG Pro HCM Employee 360 Profile
Resolve an employee from the directory and assemble their core HCM profile.
ARAZZOUKG Pro HCM Employee Roster Bootstrap
Page the employee ID list, then hydrate one employee into a full record.
ARAZZOUKG Pro HCM New Hire Org Placement
Validate org references then submit a department transfer for an employee.
ARAZZOUKG Pro HCM Payroll Statement Review
Assemble an employee's pay rate, statement history, and deposit accounts.
ARAZZOUKG Pro WFM PTO Balance and Schedule Check
Read an employee's accrual balances and branch on available PTO.
ARAZZOUKG Pro WFM Schedule Coverage Check
Pull a location schedule, drill into one employee, and check their accruals.
ARAZZOUKG Pro HCM Submit Personnel Change
Validate an employee, submit a personnel action, and branch on its status.
ARAZZOUKG Pro WFM Timecard Period Review
Resolve an employee, pull their timecards, and branch on approval status.
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Ukg Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Ukg Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Ukg Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Human Capital Management
Comprehensive HCM covering employee records, org management, talent, and compliance for enterprise organizations.
Payroll Processing
Full-service payroll with tax compliance, direct deposit, pay statements, and multi-state support.
Benefits Administration
Benefits enrollment, plan management, life event processing, and ACA compliance tracking.
Time and Attendance
Automated timekeeping with punch clocks, mobile entry, approval workflows, and FLSA compliance.
Workforce Scheduling
AI-powered scheduling with demand forecasting, shift management, and coverage optimization.
Accrual Management
Configurable vacation, sick, and PTO accrual policies with automated balance tracking.
HR Service Delivery
Employee case management, knowledge portal, HR document management, and process automation.
People Fabric
Unified data platform connecting HCM and WFM data across all UKG products via modern APIs.
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Semantic Vocabularies 2
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Ukg Pro Hcm Context
JSON-LDUkg Pro Wfm Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
UKG API Rules
SPECTRALUKG API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 18
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
BenefitsElection
JSON SCHEMADepartment
JSON SCHEMADirectDeposit
JSON SCHEMAEmployeeIdList
JSON SCHEMAEmployeeJob
JSON SCHEMAEmployeeList
JSON SCHEMAEmployee
JSON SCHEMALocation
JSON SCHEMAPayRate
JSON SCHEMAPayStatement
JSON SCHEMAPersonnelChangeRequest
JSON SCHEMAPersonnelChangeResponse
JSON SCHEMAAccrualBalance
JSON SCHEMAPunchRequest
JSON SCHEMAPunch
JSON SCHEMAShift
JSON SCHEMATimecard
JSON SCHEMAWfmEmployee
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JSON Structure 18
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Pro Hcm Benefits Election Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Department Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Direct Deposit Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Employee Id List Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Employee Job Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Employee List Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Employee Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Location Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Pay Rate Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Pay Statement Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Personnel Change Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Hcm Personnel Change Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Accrual Balance Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Punch Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Punch Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Shift Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Timecard Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPro Wfm Wfm Employee Structure
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Examples 18
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Pro Hcm Department Example
EXAMPLEPro Hcm Employee Example
EXAMPLEPro Hcm Employee Job Example
EXAMPLEPro Hcm Location Example
EXAMPLEPro Hcm Pay Rate Example
EXAMPLEPro Wfm Punch Example
EXAMPLEPro Wfm Shift Example
EXAMPLEPro Wfm Timecard Example
EXAMPLEPro Wfm Wfm Employee Example
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Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 6
What developers build with this provider.
Payroll Integration
Sync employee pay data, deductions, and tax information with third-party payroll processors and ERP systems.
Benefits Connector
Exchange enrollment data and eligibility with benefits carriers, insurance providers, and benefits administration systems.
Time and Labor Integration
Import punch data, approved timecards, and schedule information into payroll and workforce analytics platforms.
HRIS Data Sync
Keep employee demographic, job, and organizational data synchronized between UKG and downstream business systems.
Analytics and Reporting
Export workforce data to business intelligence tools and data warehouses for advanced analytics and reporting.
Onboarding Automation
Automate new hire provisioning by triggering downstream system access and equipment setup from UKG hire events.
Integrations 6
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Salesforce
Sync employee data between UKG and Salesforce for HR-CRM alignment.
SAP
Integrate with SAP ERP for GL posting, cost center management, and financial reconciliation.
Microsoft Azure AD
Single sign-on and user provisioning integration with Microsoft Entra ID.
Workday
Employee data exchange for organizations using both platforms during migration or hybrid scenarios.
ADP
Payroll data exchange with ADP for organizations using both HCM and payroll platforms.
Greenhouse
Applicant tracking system integration for recruiting and onboarding handoff.
Solutions 4
Packaged solutions this provider offers.
UKG Pro
Enterprise HCM platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations with full HR, payroll, and talent capabilities.
UKG Pro WFM
Workforce management platform for hourly and complex workforce scheduling, timekeeping, and compliance.
UKG Ready
Simplified HCM solution for small and medium businesses with combined HR, payroll, and time management.
UKG HR Service Delivery
Employee experience platform for HR case management, knowledge delivery, and document compliance.
Resources
Get Started 3
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 14
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 2
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API