aid: hr-and-people
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hr-and-people/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: HR & People
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- HR
- HRIS
- People Operations
- Payroll
- Talent Acquisition
- Performance Management
- Employee Engagement
- People Data
- Workforce Management
- Unified API
description: API and integration profile for the HR and people-operations landscape. This topic
  repo catalogs the API surface of HRIS systems, unified HR APIs, payroll providers, talent
  acquisition platforms, performance and engagement tools, and people-data services. The focus
  is a portable Employee record schema (JSON Schema), schema.org/Person aligned semantics
  (JSON-LD), and a shared vocabulary for the people-operations domain.
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: hr-and-people:workday
  name: Workday
  description: Workday is a cloud HCM, payroll, and finance suite with a Web Services / REST API
    catalog spanning Human Capital Management, Payroll, Recruiting, Talent, and Time Tracking.
  humanURL: https://community.workday.com/api
  baseURL: https://services1.workday.com
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - HCM
  - Payroll
  - Enterprise
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/workday
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:bamboohr
  name: BambooHR
  description: BambooHR is a cloud HRIS for small and mid-size companies with a REST API for
    employee records, time off, reports, and webhooks.
  humanURL: https://documentation.bamboohr.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api.bamboohr.com/api/gateway.php
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - SMB
  - Employee Records
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/bamboohr
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:rippling
  name: Rippling
  description: Rippling is a workforce platform unifying HR, IT, and Finance with a public REST
    API covering employees, payroll, devices, and apps.
  humanURL: https://developer.rippling.com
  baseURL: https://api.rippling.com
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - Payroll
  - IT
  - Workforce Platform
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/rippling
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:gusto
  name: Gusto
  description: Gusto is a payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small business with a partner
    REST API for embedded payroll and HR.
  humanURL: https://docs.gusto.com
  baseURL: https://api.gusto.com
  tags:
  - Payroll
  - HRIS
  - Benefits
  - SMB
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/gusto
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:justworks
  name: Justworks
  description: Justworks is a PEO platform providing payroll, benefits, and compliance with an
    HRIS API for partners and integrations.
  humanURL: https://www.justworks.com/developers
  tags:
  - PEO
  - Payroll
  - Benefits
  - HRIS
- aid: hr-and-people:paylocity
  name: Paylocity
  description: Paylocity is a cloud payroll and HCM provider with a REST Web Services API for
    employees, payroll, benefits, time, and labor cost.
  humanURL: https://www.paylocity.com/our-products/integrations
  baseURL: https://api.paylocity.com
  tags:
  - Payroll
  - HCM
  - HRIS
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/paylocity
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:adp
  name: ADP
  description: ADP is the largest payroll and HCM provider with the ADP Marketplace and ADP
    Workforce Now / Run / Vantage APIs for HR, payroll, time, and benefits.
  humanURL: https://developers.adp.com
  baseURL: https://api.adp.com
  tags:
  - Payroll
  - HCM
  - Enterprise
  - Marketplace
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/adp
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:ukg
  name: UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
  description: UKG provides UKG Pro and UKG Ready HCM, workforce management, and payroll with a
    REST API and integration marketplace.
  humanURL: https://developer.ukg.com
  tags:
  - HCM
  - Workforce Management
  - Payroll
  - Enterprise
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/ukg
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:sage-people
  name: Sage People
  description: Sage People is a global cloud HR system built on the Salesforce platform with a
    REST API for workers, employment, leave, and reviews.
  humanURL: https://developer.sage.com/hr
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - Global HR
  - Salesforce Platform
- aid: hr-and-people:personio
  name: Personio
  description: Personio is a European all-in-one HR software for SMBs with a REST API for
    employees, attendance, absences, and applicants.
  humanURL: https://developer.personio.de
  baseURL: https://api.personio.de
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - SMB
  - Europe
  - Recruiting
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/personio
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:hibob
  name: HiBob
  description: HiBob is a modern HRIS with a REST API for people data, time off, lifecycle
    events, performance, and compensation.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.hibob.com
  baseURL: https://api.hibob.com
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - People Data
  - Modern HR
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/hibob
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:namely
  name: Namely
  description: Namely is a mid-market HRIS with a REST API covering profiles, time off,
    benefits, and payroll.
  humanURL: https://developers.namely.com
  baseURL: https://api.namely.com
  tags:
  - HRIS
  - Mid-Market
- aid: hr-and-people:merge
  name: Merge HRIS
  description: Merge is a unified API platform whose HRIS Unified API normalizes employee,
    employment, group, time-off, and payroll data across dozens of HRIS systems.
  humanURL: https://docs.merge.dev/hris/overview
  baseURL: https://api.merge.dev/api/hris
  tags:
  - Unified API
  - HRIS
  - Integration Platform
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/merge
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:finch
  name: Finch
  description: Finch is a unified API for employment systems (HRIS and payroll) covering
    employee, company, payment, pay-statement, and directory endpoints across hundreds of
    providers.
  humanURL: https://developer.tryfinch.com
  baseURL: https://api.tryfinch.com
  tags:
  - Unified API
  - Employment Systems
  - HRIS
  - Payroll
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/finch
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:kombo
  name: Kombo
  description: Kombo is a European unified HR API normalizing employees, employments, absences,
    candidates, jobs, and offers across HRIS and ATS providers.
  humanURL: https://docs.kombo.dev
  baseURL: https://api.kombo.dev
  tags:
  - Unified API
  - HRIS
  - ATS
  - Europe
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/kombo
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:greenhouse
  name: Greenhouse
  description: Greenhouse is an applicant tracking and recruiting platform with Harvest, Job
    Board, and Onboarding APIs for candidates, applications, jobs, and offers.
  humanURL: https://developers.greenhouse.io
  baseURL: https://harvest.greenhouse.io/v1
  tags:
  - ATS
  - Recruiting
  - Talent Acquisition
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/greenhouse
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:lever
  name: Lever
  description: Lever is a talent acquisition platform whose API covers candidates,
    opportunities, postings, requisitions, interviews, and offers.
  humanURL: https://hire.lever.co/developer
  baseURL: https://api.lever.co/v1
  tags:
  - ATS
  - CRM
  - Talent Acquisition
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/lever
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:workable
  name: Workable
  description: Workable is a recruiting platform with a REST API for jobs, candidates,
    activities, comments, and offers, plus a partner marketplace.
  humanURL: https://workable.readme.io
  baseURL: https://www.workable.com/spi/v3
  tags:
  - ATS
  - Recruiting
  - SMB
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/workable
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:smartrecruiters
  name: SmartRecruiters
  description: SmartRecruiters is an enterprise talent acquisition suite with a REST API for
    candidates, postings, applications, offers, and onboarding.
  humanURL: https://developers.smartrecruiters.com
  baseURL: https://api.smartrecruiters.com
  tags:
  - ATS
  - Talent Acquisition
  - Enterprise
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/smartrecruiters
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:ashby
  name: Ashby
  description: Ashby is an all-in-one talent platform with a REST API for candidates,
    applications, interviews, offers, jobs, and feedback.
  humanURL: https://developers.ashbyhq.com
  baseURL: https://api.ashbyhq.com
  tags:
  - ATS
  - Talent Operations
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/ashby
    type: APIEvangelistProfile
- aid: hr-and-people:lattice
  name: Lattice
  description: Lattice is a people-management platform covering performance, engagement, goals,
    growth, and compensation with a partner API.
  humanURL: https://lattice.com/api
  tags:
  - Performance Management
  - Engagement
  - People Management
- aid: hr-and-people:culture-amp
  name: Culture Amp
  description: Culture Amp is an employee experience platform for engagement, performance, and
    development with a partner API and integrations marketplace.
  humanURL: https://www.cultureamp.com/integrations
  tags:
  - Engagement
  - Performance Management
  - Employee Experience
- aid: hr-and-people:15five
  name: 15Five
  description: 15Five is a continuous performance management platform covering check-ins, OKRs,
    reviews, and engagement, with an API for HRIS-driven user sync.
  humanURL: https://help.15five.com/hc/en-us/categories/360002374972
  tags:
  - Performance Management
  - Engagement
  - OKRs
- aid: hr-and-people:linkedin-talent-solutions
  name: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
  description: LinkedIn Talent Solutions provides Recruiter System Connect, Job Posting,
    Apply-with-LinkedIn, and Talent Hub APIs for talent acquisition and people data integration.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/talent
  tags:
  - People Data
  - Talent Acquisition
  - Social
- aid: hr-and-people:hipeople
  name: HiPeople
  description: HiPeople is a talent assessment and reference-checking platform with an API for
    assessments, reference reports, and candidate insights.
  humanURL: https://www.hipeople.io/api
  tags:
  - Talent Assessment
  - Reference Checking
  - People Data
- aid: hr-and-people:compa
  name: Compa
  description: Compa is a real-time compensation intelligence platform for talent acquisition
    teams, providing offer-level pay benchmarks via API.
  humanURL: https://www.compa.as
  tags:
  - Compensation
  - People Data
  - Talent Acquisition
- aid: hr-and-people:opencomp
  name: OpenComp
  description: OpenComp is a compensation planning platform offering pay benchmarks, pay
    equity, and compensation review tools, with HRIS-driven sync and an API.
  humanURL: https://www.opencomp.com
  tags:
  - Compensation
  - Pay Equity
  - People Data
common:
- type: APIEvangelistTopic
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/hr-and-people
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/hr-and-people-employee-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/hr-and-people-employment-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/hr-and-people-employee-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/hr-and-people-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/hr-and-people-vocabulary.yml
- type: Example
  url: examples/hr-and-people-employee-example.json
- type: Example
  url: examples/hr-and-people-employment-example.json
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Employee Record Schema
    description: Portable JSON Schema for an Employee record covering identity, employment,
      compensation, and lifecycle fields shared across HRIS systems
  - name: Schema.org Person Alignment
    description: JSON-LD context aligning the Employee vocabulary with schema.org/Person and
      schema.org/EmployeeRole for linked-data interoperability
  - name: HR Provider Catalog
    description: Catalog of HRIS, unified HR, payroll, ATS, performance, and people-data API
      providers with links to their developer documentation
  - name: Unified HRIS Coverage
    description: Includes the major unified-HRIS API platforms (Merge, Finch, Kombo) that
      normalize employee data across dozens of underlying HRIS and payroll systems
  - name: People Operations Vocabulary
    description: Shared vocabulary mapping employee, employment, compensation, time-off,
      performance, and recruiting concepts across the HR landscape
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: HRIS Integration Mapping
    description: Map a customer's HRIS data into a normalized Employee record for downstream
      consumers (provisioning, analytics, compensation, security)
  - name: Talent Acquisition Pipeline
    description: Catalog ATS and recruiting APIs feeding candidate, application, offer, and
      hire data into an HRIS or data warehouse
  - name: People Data Warehouse
    description: Build a people-data warehouse keyed on the Employee schema, joining HRIS,
      payroll, performance, and engagement records
  - name: Compensation Benchmarking
    description: Combine HRIS employee/compensation records with compensation-intelligence APIs
      (Compa, OpenComp) for offer and review benchmarks
  - name: Joiner-Mover-Leaver Automation
    description: Drive identity and access lifecycle off HRIS lifecycle events (hire, transfer,
      termination) via webhooks or unified-API event streams
  - name: AI Capabilities for HR Workflows
    description: Provide governed AI capabilities (resume parsing, offer generation,
      compensation analysis, headcount planning) grounded in the Employee schema
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: HRIS Providers
    description: Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Justworks, Paylocity, ADP, UKG, Sage
      People, Personio, HiBob, Namely
  - name: Unified HRIS APIs
    description: Merge HRIS, Finch, Kombo
  - name: Applicant Tracking
    description: Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, SmartRecruiters, Ashby
  - name: Performance and Engagement
    description: Lattice, Culture Amp, 15Five
  - name: People Data and Compensation
    description: LinkedIn Talent Solutions, HiPeople, Compa, OpenComp
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com