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Workday Benefits

Workday Benefits covers the benefits administration surface of Workday Human Capital Management: benefit plan definitions, enrollment events and offerings, employee elections, dependents and beneficiaries, retirement savings plans, ACA reporting data, rates and benefit providers. Workday publishes machine-readable contracts for this surface in two shapes - production REST services (benefitEnrollmentEventOfferings v1 and benefitPartner v1, OpenAPI 3.0.1 in the Workday REST API Explorer directory) and the Benefits_Administration Workday Web Service, a 47-operation SOAP contract published as a public WSDL at version v47.0. Access is tenant-scoped and OAuth 2.0 only; there is no public sandbox and no public pricing for the API surface.

Workday Benefits publishes 14 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Benefit Enrollments API, Benefit Events API, Benefit Plans API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Benefits, Human Resources, HCM, Enterprise, and Payroll.

The Workday Benefits catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Workday Benefits’ developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, engineering blog, documentation, API reference, support, changelog, and 42 more developer resources.

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51.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
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4 published contracts 2 Agent Skills
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Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0
Composite quality — 51.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 8.0 / 19
Developer Ergonomics 8.1 / 15
Access Clarity 5.5 / 15
Operational Transparency 4.6 / 10
Contract Governance 2.9 / 9
Discoverability 5.9 / 8
Regulatory Posture 6.8 / 15
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 1.1 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent ready
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 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
Pagination 5 / 5
Distinct Operations 0 / 3
MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6
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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):
  • MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
  • Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
  • A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
  • Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
  • Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)
  • Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
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Standards implemented 3

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI
measured — observed by APIs.io (published)
SOAP
tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified
OAuth 2.0
measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 14

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

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API

Manage employee benefit enrollments and elections

Workday Benefits Benefit Events API

Manage benefit qualifying events and open enrollment

Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API

Manage benefit plan definitions and configurations

Workday Benefits Dependents API

Manage employee dependents and beneficiaries

Workday Benefits Employee Benefits API

Manage individual employee benefit summaries and balances

Workday Benefits Time Off Plans API

Manage time off and leave benefit plans

Workday Benefits Administration Web Service (SOAP)

The Benefits Administration Web Service contains operations that expose Workday Human Capital Management Business Services benefits-related data: 47 SOAP operations covering ben...

Workday Benefits 06/15/2024 API

Changes for v2024.24

Workday Benefits 06/15/2026 API

Changes for v2026.24

Workday Benefits 06/30/2026 API

Changes for v2026.26

Workday Benefits 08/17/2026 API

Changes for v2026.33

Workday Benefits 09/09/2023 API

Changes for v2023.36

Workday Benefits Employee Enrollment Event API

Processing Worker's Latest Employee Enrollment Event

Workday Benefits Programs API

Provides the ability to import benefits program cards into Workday.

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Postman Collections 6

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API

POSTMAN

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Benefit Events API

POSTMAN

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Benefit Plans API

POSTMAN

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Dependents API

POSTMAN

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Employee Benefits API

POSTMAN

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Time Off Plans API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 7

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

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Benefit Events API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Benefit Plans API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Dependents API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Employee Benefits API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments Time Off Plans API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Benefits API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Agent Skills 2

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

workday-benefits-import-benefit-program

AGENT SKILL

workday-benefits-read-enrollment-offerings

AGENT SKILL

Workday Benefits API pricing

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Workday Benefits Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Workday Benefits Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Workday Benefits Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Workday Benefits Context

25 classes · 14 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Workday Benefits — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Workday Benefits API Rules

44 rules · 7 errors 25 warnings 12 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 2

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollment Event Offerings Overlay

4 actions · documentation · workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-openapi.json

DERIVED

Workday Benefits Benefit Partner Overlay

3 actions · documentation · workday-benefits-benefit-partner-openapi.json

DERIVED

JSON Schema 7

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Benefit Enrollment Request

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Benefit Enrollment

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Benefit Event

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Benefit Plan

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Dependent

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Employee Benefits

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Time Off Plan

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 7

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollment Request Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollment Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Benefit Event Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Benefit Plan Structure

11 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Dependent Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Employee Benefits Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Benefits Time Off Plan Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 7

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollment Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollment Request Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Benefit Event Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Benefit Plan Example

11 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Dependent Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Employee Benefits Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Benefits Time Off Plan Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 4

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

Workday Benefits Authentication

oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Workday Benefits Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Workday Benefits Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone

SECURITY

Workday Benefits Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Workday Benefits Scopes

1 scope · implicit/clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Workday Benefits Agentic Access

22 operations · 7 acting

22 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 7

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 X-MCPServerCandidate
X-MCPServerCandidate
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

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Design & Contract 8

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD
 SpectralRules
SpectralRules
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
DataModel

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Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 CLI
CLI
 Postman
Postman

Access & Security 9

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 Security
Security
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt

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Operate 6

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 Roadmap
Roadmap
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Deprecation
Deprecation
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

FinOps
FinOps
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 Plans
Plans

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay
 Overlay
Overlay
 WSDL
WSDL

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: workday-benefits
name: Workday Benefits
description: 'Workday Benefits covers the benefits administration surface of Workday Human Capital Management: benefit plan
  definitions, enrollment events and offerings, employee elections, dependents and beneficiaries, retirement savings plans,
  ACA reporting data, rates and benefit providers. Workday publishes machine-readable contracts for this surface in two shapes
  - production REST services (benefitEnrollmentEventOfferings v1 and benefitPartner v1, OpenAPI 3.0.1 in the Workday REST
  API Explorer directory) and the Benefits_Administration Workday Web Service, a 47-operation SOAP contract published as a
  public WSDL at version v47.0. Access is tenant-scoped and OAuth 2.0 only; there is no public sandbox and no public pricing
  for the API surface.'
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/workday-benefits.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-benefits/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-09-17'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-benefit-enrollments-api
  name: Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API
  description: Manage employee benefit enrollments and elections
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Benefit Enrollments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-benefit-events-api
  name: Workday Benefits Benefit Events API
  description: Manage benefit qualifying events and open enrollment
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Benefit Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-benefit-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-benefit-plans-api
  name: Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API
  description: Manage benefit plan definitions and configurations
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Benefit Plans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-benefit-plans-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-dependents-api
  name: Workday Benefits Dependents API
  description: Manage employee dependents and beneficiaries
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Dependents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-dependents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-employee-benefits-api
  name: Workday Benefits Employee Benefits API
  description: Manage individual employee benefit summaries and balances
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Employee Benefits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-time-off-plans-api
  name: Workday Benefits Time Off Plans API
  description: Manage time off and leave benefit plans
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Time Off Plans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-time-off-plans-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/dan1370797408285.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/relnotes_dl.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-dependent-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-benefit-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-dependent-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-benefit-event-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-time-off-plan-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-benefits-employee-benefits-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-benefits-administration-soap-api
  name: Workday Benefits Administration Web Service (SOAP)
  description: 'The Benefits Administration Web Service contains operations that expose Workday Human Capital Management Business
    Services benefits-related data: 47 SOAP operations covering benefit plans, elections, dependents, beneficiaries, retirement
    savings, ACA 1095-C data, rates and benefit providers.'
  humanURL: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
  baseURL: https://{tenantHostname}/ccx/service/{tenant}/Benefits_Administration/v47.0
  tags:
  - Benefits
  - SOAP
  - Benefits Administration
  - HCM
  - Web Services
  tags_raw:
  - Benefits
  - SOAP
  - Benefits Administration
  - Human Capital Management
  - Web Services
  properties:
  - type: WSDL
    url: wsdl/workday-benefits-benefits-administration-v47.wsdl
  - type: WSDL
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits_Administration/v47.0/Benefits_Administration.wsdl
    name: WSDL (provider-hosted)
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-43742c5c-4caf-436f-bdd5-94330d32288c-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
    name: Workday Web Services (WWS) Directory v47.0
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-06-15-2024-api
  name: Workday Benefits 06/15/2024 API
  description: Changes for v2024.24
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - 06/15/2024
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-06-15-2024-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-06-15-2026-api
  name: Workday Benefits 06/15/2026 API
  description: Changes for v2026.24
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - 06/15/2026
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-06-15-2026-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-06-30-2026-api
  name: Workday Benefits 06/30/2026 API
  description: Changes for v2026.26
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - 06/30/2026
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-06-30-2026-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-08-17-2026-api
  name: Workday Benefits 08/17/2026 API
  description: Changes for v2026.33
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - 08/17/2026
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-08-17-2026-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-09-09-2023-api
  name: Workday Benefits 09/09/2023 API
  description: Changes for v2023.36
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - 09/09/2023
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-09-09-2023-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-employeeenrollmentevent-api
  name: Workday Benefits Employee Enrollment Event API
  description: Processing Worker's Latest Employee Enrollment Event
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - employeeEnrollmentEvent
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-employeeenrollmentevent-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
- aid: workday-benefits:workday-benefits-programs-api
  name: Workday Benefits Programs API
  description: Provides the ability to import benefits program cards into Workday.
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/human-capital-management/benefits.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Programs
  tags_raw:
  - programs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-benefits-programs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-changelog.json
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-changelog.json
common:
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/workday-benefits-finops.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/workday-benefits-benefit-enrollment-event-offerings-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/workday-benefits-benefit-partner-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.workday.com/
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/workday-benefits/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/workday-benefits-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/workday-benefits-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/workday-benefits-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/workday-benefits-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/workday-benefits-scopes.yml
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c547385-848b-4005-ab2c-632f1d6b5688.md
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.workday.com
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-6c598444-ce67-40d5-bd95-267ecfe439b8-enHYPHENus.md
  name: REST API Authentication (docs)
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/technology.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/privacy.html
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/workday-benefits-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/workday-benefits-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/workday-benefits-vocabulary.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-86d66a6b-5d1a-40e4-af1b-ba4859f5df5a-enHYPHENus.md
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer
- type: Support
  url: https://community.workday.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Workday
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://developer.workday.com/doc/GUID-7ac8632c-1c99-44cd-b939-44c675ea6198.md
  name: Workday Agent-Ready MCP Tools Roadmap 2026
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/workday-benefits-llms.txt
- type: WSDL
  url: wsdl/workday-benefits-benefits-administration-v47.wsdl
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/workday-benefits-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/workday-benefits-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/workday-benefits-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.workday.com
- type: Deprecation
  url: lifecycle/workday-benefits-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/workday-benefits-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/workday-benefits-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: security/workday-benefits-trust-center.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/workday-benefits-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/workday-benefits-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/workday-benefits-data-model.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/workday-benefits-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/workday-benefits-cli.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/workday-benefits-sandbox.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/workday-benefits-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/workday-benefits-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/workday-benefits-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/workday-benefits-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/workday-benefits-security.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/workday-benefits-read-enrollment-offerings.md
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/workday-benefits-import-benefit-program.md
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
tags:
- Benefits
- Human Resources
- HCM
- Enterprise
- Payroll
- Employee Benefits
- SOAP
- OpenAPI
tags_raw:
- Benefits
- Human Resources
- Human Capital Management
- Enterprise
- Payroll
- Employee Benefits
- SOAP
- OpenAPI
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-17'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 26
  pass: local-v3

Workday Benefits API — frequently asked questions

Does Workday Benefits have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 14 APIs from Workday Benefits, including Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API, Workday Benefits Benefit Events API and Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API, and 11 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Workday Benefits API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 13 OpenAPI specifications for Workday Benefits, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Workday Benefits API?

Workday Benefits documents its authentication (oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Workday Benefits Authentication.

Is the Workday Benefits API ready for AI agents?

Workday Benefits has a Kin Score of 51.0 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 34.2 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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