aid: paycor
name: Paycor
description: >-
  Paycor is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform that
  provides payroll, HR, benefits administration, talent management, time and
  attendance, and workforce analytics for small and mid-sized businesses.
  The platform serves HR and finance teams with a unified system of record
  for employees, pay, time, and benefits data. Paycor exposes a Public REST
  API authenticated via OAuth 2.0 with authorization at secure.paycor.com and
  resource endpoints at apis.paycor.com (production) and apis-sandbox.paycor.com
  (sandbox).
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Human Capital Management
  - HCM
  - Payroll
  - Human Resources
  - Benefits Administration
  - Time and Attendance
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paycor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: paycor:public-api
    name: Paycor Public API v1
    description: >-
      REST API for accessing Paycor employees, payroll, benefits, time, and
      organizational data. Uses OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with
      authorization at secure.paycor.com/connect/authorize and tokens issued
      by apis.paycor.com/sts/v1/common/token.
    humanURL: https://developers.paycor.com/explore
    baseURL: https://apis.paycor.com
    tags:
      - HCM
      - Payroll
      - Employees
      - Benefits
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.paycor.com/
      - type: Try It
        url: https://developers.paycor.com/try
      - type: Guides
        url: https://developers.paycor.com/guides
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.paycor.com/guides

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.paycor.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.paycor.com
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.paycor.com/pricing/
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://developers.paycor.com/register
features:
  - name: Payroll Processing
    description: >-
      End-to-end payroll processing with tax filing, direct deposit, and
      multi-state and multi-EIN support for US employers.
  - name: HR Management
    description: >-
      Employee records, onboarding, document management, and HR workflow
      automation for small and mid-sized businesses.
  - name: Benefits Administration
    description: >-
      Open enrollment, carrier connections, and ongoing benefits
      administration integrated with payroll deductions.
  - name: Time and Attendance
    description: >-
      Time tracking, scheduling, and attendance management feeding directly
      into payroll calculations.
  - name: Talent Management
    description: >-
      Recruiting, applicant tracking, performance reviews, learning, and
      compensation planning in a unified HCM suite.
  - name: Workforce Analytics
    description: >-
      Dashboards and reporting on headcount, turnover, compensation, and
      labor cost trends for HR and finance leaders.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com