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Workday Business Processes

APIs for managing and executing business processes within Workday, including initiating, monitoring, and completing various workflow processes.

Workday Business Processes publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Approvals API, Business Process Definitions API, Inbox Items API, and 1 more.

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

Workday Business Processes’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, and 13 more developer resources.

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36.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Composite quality — 36.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 6.5 / 23
Developer Ergonomics 10.1 / 18
Access Clarity 6.2 / 18
Operational Transparency 2.8 / 12
Contract Governance 3.1 / 11
Discoverability 5.0 / 9
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
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 6 / 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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
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APIs 4

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

Workday Business Processes Approvals API

Manage approval steps and approval chains

Workday Business Processes Business Process Definitions API

Retrieve and manage business process type definitions

Workday Business Processes Inbox Items API

Manage user inbox items requiring action

Workday Business Processes Process Instances API

Manage running business process instances

Postman Collections 4

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

Workday Business Process Approvals API

POSTMAN

Workday Business Process Approvals Business Process Definitions API

POSTMAN

Workday Business Process Approvals Inbox Items API

POSTMAN

Workday Business Process Approvals Process Instances API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 6

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Business Process Approvals API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Business Process Approvals Business Process Definitions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Business Process Approvals Inbox Items API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Business Process Approvals Process Instances API

OPEN COLLECTION

Workday Business Process API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Workday Business Processes Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Workday Business Processes Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Workday Business Processes Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Workday Business Processes Context

31 classes · 11 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Workday Business Processes API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Workday Business Processes API Rules

44 rules · 8 errors 27 warnings 9 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 7

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

Approval Request

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Business Process Definition

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Denial Request

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Inbox Item

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Initiate Process Request

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Process Instance

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Process Step

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 7

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Workday Business Processes Approval Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Business Process Definition Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Denial Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Inbox Item Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Initiate Process Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Process Instance Structure

11 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Business Processes Process Step Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 7

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Workday Business Processes Approval Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Business Process Definition Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Denial Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Inbox Item Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Initiate Process Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Process Instance Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Business Processes Process Step Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 3

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

Workday Business Processes Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Workday Business Processes Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Workday Business Processes Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Workday Business Processes Scopes

1 scope · clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Workday Business Processes Agentic Access

10 operations · 4 acting

10 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD
 SpectralRules
SpectralRules
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Security
Security

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

API Standards
API Standards

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: workday-business-processes
name: Workday Business Processes
description: APIs for managing and executing business processes within Workday, including initiating, monitoring, and completing
  various workflow processes.
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: 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-business-processes.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-business-processes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: workday-business-processes:workday-business-processes-approvals-api
  name: Workday Business Processes Approvals API
  description: Manage approval steps and approval chains
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/financial-management/business-process.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Approvals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-business-processes-approvals-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-authentication.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Workday
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-rate-limits.html
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-integrations/integration-concepts/workday-webhooks.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-release-notes
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-business-processes:workday-business-processes-business-process-definitions-api
  name: Workday Business Processes Business Process Definitions API
  description: Retrieve and manage business process type definitions
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/financial-management/business-process.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Business Process Definitions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-business-processes-business-process-definitions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-authentication.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Workday
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-rate-limits.html
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-integrations/integration-concepts/workday-webhooks.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-release-notes
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-business-processes:workday-business-processes-inbox-items-api
  name: Workday Business Processes Inbox Items API
  description: Manage user inbox items requiring action
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/financial-management/business-process.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Inbox Items
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-business-processes-inbox-items-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-authentication.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Workday
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-rate-limits.html
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-integrations/integration-concepts/workday-webhooks.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-release-notes
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
- aid: workday-business-processes:workday-business-processes-process-instances-api
  name: Workday Business Processes Process Instances API
  description: Manage running business process instances
  humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/financial-management/business-process.html
  baseURL: https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
  tags:
  - Process Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/workday-business-processes-process-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-authentication.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Workday
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/wws-rate-limits.html
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-integrations/integration-concepts/workday-webhooks.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://community.workday.com/api-release-notes
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.workday.com
  - type: Support
    url: https://community.workday.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-process-step-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-approval-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workday-business-processes-denial-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-business-process-definition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-instance-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-initiate-process-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-process-step-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-inbox-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-approval-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/workday-business-processes-denial-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.workday.com/
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/workday-business-processes/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/workday-business-processes-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/workday-business-processes-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/workday-business-processes-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/workday-business-processes-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/workday-business-processes-scopes.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://community.workday.com
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-web-services/wws-overview/getting-started-with-workday-web-services.html
- type: API Standards
  url: https://doc.workday.com/admin-guide/en-us/workday-rest-api/workday-rest-api-overview.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/privacy.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/terms-of-service.html
- type: Security
  url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/why-workday/our-technology/security.html
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/workday-business-processes-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/workday-business-processes-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/workday-business-processes-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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