Paylocity

Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software provider serving small and mid-sized US employers with payroll, benefits administration, talent management, time and labor tracking, and workforce analytics. The platform powers HR back-office operations along with employee self-service tools. The Paylocity API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials over api.paylocity.com to expose employee, payroll, deduction, earning, and onboarding data for partner integrations and customer automations.

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HRPayrollHCMBenefitsWorkforce ManagementTime Tracking

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aid: paylocity
name: Paylocity
description: >-
  Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll
  software provider serving small and mid-sized US employers with payroll,
  benefits administration, talent management, time and labor tracking, and
  workforce analytics. The platform powers HR back-office operations along
  with employee self-service tools. The Paylocity API uses OAuth 2.0 client
  credentials over api.paylocity.com to expose employee, payroll, deduction,
  earning, and onboarding data for partner integrations and customer
  automations.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - HR
  - Payroll
  - HCM
  - Benefits
  - Workforce Management
  - Time Tracking
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paylocity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: paylocity:rest-api
    name: Paylocity Integrations REST API
    description: >-
      REST API for managing employees, demographics, status, pay rates,
      direct deposit, deductions, earnings, taxes, custom fields, company
      codes, and onboarding via the Paylocity Integrations platform.
      Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials issued by the
      Paylocity Identity Provider; tokens expire after one hour.
    humanURL: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
    baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com/api
    tags:
      - HR
      - Payroll
      - Employees
      - Deductions
      - Earnings
      - OAuth 2.0
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/getting-started
      - type: API Reference
        url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/authentication
      - type: Sandbox
        url: https://apisandbox.paylocity.com

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.paylocity.com
  - type: Developer Portal
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/getting-started
  - type: API Reference
    url: https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/api-overview
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.paylocity.com/our-products/pricing/
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://www.paylocity.com/request-a-demo/
  - type: Login
    url: https://access.paylocity.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.paylocity.com/support/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.paylocity.com/resources/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]

Paylocity

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Paylocity Integrations REST API

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