name: Workday Extend description: Workday Extend is a platform that enables developers to build custom applications that integrate seamlessly with Workday. It provides APIs, development tools, and a runtime environment for creating tailored solutions that extend Workday's core functionality. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/platform-product-extensions/app-development.html type: Index created: 2025-03-14 00:00:00+00:00 modified: 2026-03-04 00:00:00+00:00 specificationVersion: '0.18' apis: - name: Workday Extend REST API description: RESTful APIs for building and managing Workday Extend applications, including orchestrations, integrations, and custom objects. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://doc.workday.com/extend/ baseURL: https://api.workday.com/extend/v1 tags: - Custom Applications - Extensions - Integration - Orchestrations properties: - type: Documentation url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/ - type: OpenAPI url: https://api.workday.com/extend/openapi.json - type: Authentication url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/reference/authentication.html - type: Reference url: https://developer.workday.com/rest-api-explorer - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/workday-extend-rest-api-openapi.yml - name: Workday Orchestration API description: APIs for creating and managing orchestrations that automate business processes and integrate with external systems. Developers visually build orchestrations using an intuitive drag-and-drop Orchestration Builder to define flows, map data, and perform transformations. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://doc.workday.com/extend/orchestrations/ baseURL: https://api.workday.com/orchestrate/v1 tags: - Automation - Business Processes - Orchestrations - Workflows properties: - type: Documentation url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/orchestrations/ - type: Tutorials url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/tutorials/orchestrations/ - type: Reference url: https://developer.workday.com/documentation/GUID-1293c9bb-ea02-48cd-a523-254b5060b3a6-enHYPHENus - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/workday-extend-orchestration-openapi.yml - name: Workday Custom Objects API description: APIs for defining and managing custom objects that extend Workday's data model to meet specific business needs. As new objects and business processes are built, a public REST API is automatically created for other developers and processes to use. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://doc.workday.com/extend/custom-objects/ baseURL: https://api.workday.com/customObjects/v1 tags: - Custom Fields - Custom Objects - Data Model - Schema properties: - type: Documentation url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/custom-objects/ - type: Examples url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/examples/custom-objects/ - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/workday-extend-custom-objects-openapi.yml - name: Workday Graph API description: >- Graph API for querying and traversing Workday data using a graph-based approach. Provides a flexible query interface for accessing interconnected Workday business objects and their relationships across the platform. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://developer.workday.com/graph-api-explorer baseURL: https://api.workday.com/ tags: - Business Objects - Data Query - Graph API - Relationships properties: - type: Documentation url: https://developer.workday.com/graph-api-explorer - type: Reference url: https://developer.workday.com/graph-api-explorer - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/workday-extend-graph-api-openapi.yml - name: Workday Orchestrate Insights API description: >- API for accessing orchestration execution data and monitoring information. Provides insights into orchestration performance, run history, and operational metrics for troubleshooting and optimization. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://api.workday.com/orchestrate/insights baseURL: https://api.workday.com/orchestrate/insights tags: - Analytics - Insights - Monitoring - Orchestrations properties: - type: Documentation url: https://developer.workday.com/documentation/GUID-1293c9bb-ea02-48cd-a523-254b5060b3a6-enHYPHENus - name: Workday Illuminate AI API description: >- AI-powered APIs within Workday Illuminate that provide skills and sentiment analysis, document intelligence, natural language WQL queries, and machine learning forecasting capabilities. Enables developers to build intelligent Extend applications leveraging Workday AI services. image: https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/images/logos/workday-logo.svg humanURL: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/platform-product-extensions/app-development.html baseURL: https://api.workday.com/ tags: - Artificial Intelligence - Document Intelligence - Machine Learning - Natural Language Processing properties: - type: Documentation url: https://developer.workday.com/documentation common: - type: Getting Started url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/getting-started/ - type: Portal url: https://developer.workday.com/ - type: Documentation url: https://developer.workday.com/documentation - type: Reference url: https://developer.workday.com/documentation/GUID-04def314-83a7-4edf-b84c-c0a5f005b23c-enHYPHENus - type: API Reference url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/reference/ - type: SDK url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/sdk/ - type: Code Samples url: https://github.com/Workday/extend-js-example - type: Community url: https://forum.developer.workday.com - type: Support url: https://support.developer.workday.com/s/ - type: Change Log url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/release-notes/ - type: Status url: https://status.workday.com/ - type: Terms of Service url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html - type: Privacy Policy url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/privacy.html - type: Authentication url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/authentication/ - type: Rate Limits url: https://doc.workday.com/extend/rate-limits/ - type: Blog url: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/introducing-workday-build-developer-platform-build-future-work-ai.html - type: Website url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/platform-product-extensions/app-development.html - type: Login url: https://developer.workday.com/login - type: Console url: https://developer.workday.com/about - type: GitHub Organization url: https://github.com/Workday - type: Marketplace url: https://marketplace.workday.com/en-US/home - type: Developer Tools url: https://api.developer.workday.com/devtools - type: Partners url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/partners/software-partners.html - type: Spectral Rules url: rules/workday-extend-rules.yml - type: Naftiko Capabilities url: capabilities/app-development.yaml - type: JSON-LD url: json-ld/workday-extend-context.jsonld - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/workday-extend-app-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/workday-extend-orchestration-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/workday-extend-custom-object-schema.json - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/workday-extend-vocabulary.yml maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com url: https://apievangelist.com tags: - Automation - Custom Applications - Enterprise - Extensions - HCM - Human Capital Management - Integration - Orchestration - PaaS