Workday Payroll

Workday Payroll provides comprehensive APIs for managing payroll operations, employee compensation, tax calculations, and payment processing within the Workday platform.

4 APIs 8 Features

CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSaaSTax

APIs

Workday Payroll API

Core API for managing payroll processes including payroll calculations, employee pay data, deductions, earnings, and payroll runs.

Workday Payroll Results API

API for retrieving payroll calculation results, payment details, and historical payroll data.

Workday Payroll Input API

API for submitting and managing payroll input data including one-time payments, adjustments, and supplemental earnings.

Workday Tax API

API for managing payroll tax calculations, tax withholdings, and tax filing information.

Collections

Workday Payroll Input API

OPEN

Workday Payroll Results API

OPEN

Workday Payroll API

OPEN

Workday Payroll Workday Tax API

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Workday Payroll Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Workday Payroll Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Workday Payroll Finops

FINOPS

Features

Global Payroll Engine

Process payroll across multiple countries with configurable calculation logic, pay components, and statutory rules.

Pay Run Management

Create, schedule, and execute payroll runs with full visibility into calculation status and results.

Earnings and Deductions

Configure and apply earnings, deductions, accumulations, and balances per worker, organization, or pay group.

Tax Calculation and Withholding

Automated tax calculations and withholdings with support for federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions.

Payroll Input Processing

Submit one-time payments, retroactive adjustments, and supplemental earnings outside of scheduled pay runs.

Payslip Generation

Produce worker-facing payslips and pay statements with detailed breakdowns of earnings, deductions, and taxes.

Compliance Reporting

Generate statutory and compliance reports including tax filings, year-end forms, and audit trails.

Worker Self-Service

Surface pay history, payslips, and tax documents to workers via Workday Mobile and the Workday user experience.

Use Cases

Multi-Country Payroll Operations

Run payroll for a global workforce across regions while standardizing on a single platform and data model.

Payroll Cycle Automation

Schedule, execute, and audit recurring payroll runs end-to-end with minimal manual intervention.

One-Time Payments and Adjustments

Submit bonuses, retroactive pay, and corrections programmatically through the Payroll Input API.

Tax Filing and Compliance

Calculate withholdings and produce data feeds for statutory tax filings and year-end reporting.

Pay Data Integration

Sync payroll results into general ledger, banking, benefits, and analytics systems downstream of payroll runs.

Worker Pay Transparency

Provide workers with secure programmatic access to payslips, year-to-date totals, and tax forms.

Integrations

Workday Human Capital Management

Integrated source of worker, organization, compensation, and time tracking data feeding payroll calculations.

Workday Financial Management

Posts payroll journal entries and accruals into the Workday general ledger.

Workday Time Tracking

Feeds approved time and absence data into payroll calculations.

Workday Benefits

Provides benefit elections and deductions consumed by payroll.

Workday Studio

Visual integration tool for building inbound and outbound payroll integrations.

Workday Cloud Connect for Third-Party Payroll

Pre-built integrations to third-party payroll providers and tax filing services.

Banking and Payment Networks

Generates ACH and international payment files for direct deposit and payroll disbursements.

Solutions

Workday Payroll for the U.S.

Full-service payroll solution for U.S. employers including federal, state, and local tax calculation and filing support.

Workday Payroll for Canada

Payroll solution covering Canadian federal and provincial requirements.

Workday Payroll for the U.K.

U.K. payroll with HMRC reporting and statutory pay support.

Workday Payroll for France

French payroll covering DSN reporting and statutory rules.

Workday Cloud Connect for Third-Party Payroll

Connectors and data feeds for customers running payroll on a third-party provider while using Workday HCM.

Semantic Vocabularies

Workday Payroll Context

0 classes · 12 properties

JSON-LD

Workday Payroll Payroll Context

23 classes · 49 properties

JSON-LD

Workday Payroll Payroll Input Context

19 classes · 30 properties

JSON-LD

Workday Payroll Payroll Results Context

14 classes · 53 properties

JSON-LD

Workday Payroll Tax Context

15 classes · 46 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Workday Payroll API Rules

63 rules · 21 errors 38 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Payroll Calculation Status Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Create Pay Run Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Deduction Code Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Deduction Code Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Deduction Code Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Deduction Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Deduction Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Earning Code Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Earning Code Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Earning Code Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Earning Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Earning Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Adjustment Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Adjustment Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Create Adjustment Request Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Create Input Batch Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Create One Time Payment Request Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Create Supplemental Earning Request Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Create Time Off Input Request Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Input Batch Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Input Batch Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Input Record Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input One Time Payment Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input One Time Payment Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Supplemental Earning Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Supplemental Earning Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Time Off Input Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Time Off Input Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Update One Time Payment Request Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Input Worker Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Group Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Group Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Group Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Period Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Run Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Pay Run Structure

15 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Pay Period Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Pay Run Result Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payment Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payment Election Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payment Election Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payment Structure

11 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payslip Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payslip Deduction Line Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payslip Earning Line Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payslip Structure

16 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Payslip Tax Line Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Worker Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Worker Result Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Results Worker Result Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Update Pay Run Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Worker Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Worker Payroll Details Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Payroll Worker Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Create Tax Election Request Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Election Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Election Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Filing Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Filing Structure

13 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Result Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Result Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Withholding Collection Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Tax Withholding Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Update Tax Withholding Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Worker Ref Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Tax Worker Tax Summary Structure

11 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Payroll Pay Run Structure

15 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Workday Payroll Payslip Structure

16 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Payroll Calculation Status Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Create Pay Run Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Deduction Code Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Deduction Code Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Deduction Code Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Deduction Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Deduction Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Earning Code Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Earning Code Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Earning Code Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Earning Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Earning Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Adjustment Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Adjustment Example

12 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Create Adjustment Request Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Create Input Batch Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Create One Time Payment Request Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Create Supplemental Earning Request Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Create Time Off Input Request Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Input Batch Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Input Batch Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Input Record Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input One Time Payment Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input One Time Payment Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Supplemental Earning Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Supplemental Earning Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Time Off Input Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Time Off Input Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Update One Time Payment Request Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Input Worker Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Group Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Group Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Group Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Period Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Run Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Pay Run Example

15 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Pay Period Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Pay Run Result Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payment Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payment Election Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payment Election Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payment Example

11 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payslip Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payslip Deduction Line Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payslip Earning Line Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payslip Example

16 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Payslip Tax Line Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Worker Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Worker Result Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Results Worker Result Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Update Pay Run Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Worker Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Worker Payroll Details Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Payroll Worker Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Create Tax Election Request Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Election Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Election Example

12 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Filing Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Filing Example

13 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Jurisdiction Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Result Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Result Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Withholding Collection Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Tax Withholding Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Update Tax Withholding Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Worker Ref Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Tax Worker Tax Summary Example

11 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Payroll Create One Time Payment Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Payroll Get Worker Payslip Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Payroll List Pay Runs Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Payroll Pay Run Example

15 fields

EXAMPLE

Workday Payroll Payslip Example

16 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

Report-as-a-Service Python Client

Tools

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Workday Everywhere SDK

Tools

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Agent System of Record API

Tools

Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Workday Payroll Workday Tax API
  version: v1
request:
  auth:
    type: bearer
    token: '{{bearerToken}}'
items:
- info:
    name: Tax Withholdings
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll List Worker Tax Withholdings
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxWithholdings
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
    docs: Retrieve all tax withholding configurations for a specific worker, including federal, state, and local withholdings.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Get a Worker Tax Withholding
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxWithholdings/:withholdingId
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
      - name: withholdingId
        value: twh_w100542_federal
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the tax withholding
    docs: Retrieve details of a specific tax withholding configuration for a worker.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Update a Worker Tax Withholding
      type: http
    http:
      method: PATCH
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxWithholdings/:withholdingId
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
      - name: withholdingId
        value: twh_w100542_federal
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the tax withholding
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Update a tax withholding configuration for a worker, such as changing filing status or additional withholding amounts.
- info:
    name: Tax Elections
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll List Worker Tax Elections
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxElections
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
    docs: Retrieve all tax elections for a worker, including federal W-4 data, state withholding elections, and local tax
      elections.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Create a Worker Tax Election
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxElections
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Submit a new tax election for a worker, such as a W-4 update or state withholding form change.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Get a Worker Tax Election
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxElections/:electionId
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
      - name: electionId
        value: tel_w100542_w4_2026
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the tax election
    docs: Retrieve details of a specific tax election for a worker.
- info:
    name: Tax Jurisdictions
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll List Tax Jurisdictions
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/taxJurisdictions
      params:
      - name: limit
        value: '20'
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return
      - name: offset
        value: '0'
        type: query
        description: Number of results to skip for pagination
      - name: level
        value: Federal
        type: query
        description: Filter by jurisdiction level
      - name: country
        value: US
        type: query
        description: Filter by country code
    docs: Retrieve all configured tax jurisdictions, including federal, state, and local tax authorities.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Get a Tax Jurisdiction
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/taxJurisdictions/:jurisdictionId
      params:
      - name: jurisdictionId
        value: tjur_us_federal
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the tax jurisdiction
    docs: Retrieve details of a specific tax jurisdiction, including applicable tax types and rates.
- info:
    name: Tax Filing
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll List Tax Filings
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/taxFilings
      params:
      - name: limit
        value: '20'
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return
      - name: offset
        value: '0'
        type: query
        description: Number of results to skip for pagination
      - name: taxYear
        value: '2026'
        type: query
        description: Filter by tax year
      - name: filingType
        value: Quarterly
        type: query
        description: Filter by filing type
      - name: jurisdiction
        value: US-Federal
        type: query
        description: Filter by jurisdiction identifier
    docs: Retrieve tax filing records for compliance reporting, including quarterly and annual filing data.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Get a Tax Filing
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/taxFilings/:filingId
      params:
      - name: filingId
        value: tfl_2026q1_941
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the tax filing
    docs: Retrieve details of a specific tax filing record.
- info:
    name: Tax Calculations
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll List Tax Results for a Pay Run
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/payRuns/:payRunId/taxResults
      params:
      - name: payRunId
        value: pr_20260430_weekly_001
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the pay run
      - name: limit
        value: '20'
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return
      - name: offset
        value: '0'
        type: query
        description: Number of results to skip for pagination
    docs: Retrieve aggregated tax calculation results for a completed pay run, broken down by tax type and jurisdiction.
  - info:
      name: Workday Payroll Get Worker Tax Summary
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.workday.com/tax/v1/workers/:workerId/taxSummary
      params:
      - name: workerId
        value: w_100542
        type: path
        description: Unique identifier for the worker
      - name: taxYear
        value: '2026'
        type: query
        description: Tax year (defaults to current year)
    docs: Retrieve a year-to-date tax summary for a worker, including total withholdings by jurisdiction and tax type.
bundled: true