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Workday Benefits

APIs for managing employee benefits, enrollments, and benefits administration in Workday.

Workday Benefits publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Benefit Enrollments API, Benefit Events API, Benefit Plans API, and 3 more.

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, and 12 more developer resources.

55.4/100 developing ▼ -6.1 Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs

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Composite quality — 55.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready
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 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 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 6

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

Postman Collections 6

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

Open Collections 1

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

Workday Benefits API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Workday Benefits Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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 API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Workday Benefits API Rules

44 rules · 7 errors 25 warnings 12 info

SPECTRAL

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 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 Time Off Plan Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 7

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 3

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

Workday Benefits Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Workday Benefits Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

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 · clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Workday Benefits Agentic Access

10 operations · 2 acting

10 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

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 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: workday-benefits
name: Workday Benefits
description: APIs for managing employee benefits, enrollments, and benefits administration in Workday.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Benefits/v40.2/Get_Benefits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/workday/workspace/workday-rest-api
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/VNmXGO5eT8oGWtOQRPd46w
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-versions
  - 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
common:
- 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://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/_wTPrHlQFO6kuhPPQvXUdg
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.workday.com
- type: Authentication Guide
  url: https://doc.workday.com/reader/J1YvI9CYZUWl1U7_PSHyHA/bRN0dJVT1fKqLxCRjJCx6w
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/Workday
- 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
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com