Unified HRIS API
One Unified HRIS API to integrate with Workday, BambooHR, ADP and all your customers’ favorite HRIS & Payroll APPs
What is a Unified HRIS API?
HRIS platforms each store data differently, with their own authentication and schemas. A Unified HRIS API standardizes these into one interface — operations like Create Company Deduction, Create Employee, Create Leave Request work the same way no matter which platform is on the other end, while Knit manages translation, rate limiting, retries, and sync management underneath.
HRIS API Operations
Every operation below is real and already live — not a roadmap item. Browse the full API reference →
Create a new deduction for the company
Create a new employee record
Submit a new leave request
Employee bank account details for payroll
Compensation and salary details
Employee contact details such as email, phone, and address
Custom fields defined for the employee
Recurring or one-time deductions applied to employee payroll
List of dependents for insurance or compliance
List of documents uploaded for an employee
ID documents and government-issued IDs
KYC documents like PAN, Aadhaar etc.
Leave requests submitted by employees
Payroll data for each employee
Get document category types
Retrieve available compensation plans
Enroll an employee into a deduction plan
W-4 tax withholding form info
Profile photo or avatar
Core employee profile including ID, name, role, and status
Organizational structure including department and reporting
Physical or remote work location data
Fetch dropdown/configurable field values
Fetch all possible position titles/roles
Fetch reasons for termination
Current leave balances across categories
Daily attendance data
List all company-level deductions
Terminate or offboard an employee
Remove an employee from a deduction plan
Update a deduction type
Update employee details
Update salary or compensation for employee
Update deduction details for an employee
Upload document for an employee
Our AI Agent builds it instantly.
Try NowBuild with Knit's Unified HRIS API
HRIS and ERP Integrations for Payroll Processors
Calculate payroll taxes and deductions automatically, and trigger payroll runs based on approved timesheets.
Explore this use caseIntegrations for Employee Onboarding
Create employee records, collect signatures, run background checks and provision assets seamlessly with knit
Explore this use case
Integrations for Employee Engagement Platforms
Sync engagement scores, performance feedback, and team structures across HRIS platforms.
Explore this use caseGive Your Payroll Platform the Integration Edge
Sync employee data, leave balances, and pay runs across HRIS, payroll, and ERP.
Explore this use caseIntegrations for Insurance and Benefits
Streamline benefits enrolment, eligibility, and payroll deductions across HRIS, carriers and payroll systems.
Explore this use caseIntegrations for Earned Wage Access (EWA) Platforms
Calculate available wages in real time, initiate instant payouts, automate deductions, and ensure compliance with wage-access policies.
Explore this use case78 HRIS apps you can integrate with today
7Shifts
Enable 7Shifts API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
ADP Run HRIS
Add ADP Run HRIS API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
ADP Workforce Now HRIS
ADP Workforce Now HRIS integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Agendrix
Agendrix integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Alexis HR
Ship Alexis HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Avionte
Build Avionte API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
BambooHR
BambooHR integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Breathe HR
Power Breathe HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Cegid
Enable Cegid API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Ceridian
Ceridian integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Charlie HR
Launch Charlie HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Clockify
Clockify integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
CyberArk
CyberArk integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Darwinbox
Launch Darwinbox API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
DayForce
DayForce integrates via Knit's Unified ATS API — live in days, not weeks.
Deel HRIS
Deel HRIS integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Employment Hero
Add Employment Hero API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Factorial HR
Ship Factorial HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Fingercheck
Fingercheck integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Folks HR
Folks HR integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Freshteam
Freshteam integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Google Workspace
Google Workspace integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
GreytHR
Ship GreytHR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Gusto
Add Gusto API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
HiBob
Offer HiBob API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
HR Cloud
Launch HR Cloud API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
HR One HRIS
Offer HR One HRIS API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
HR Works HRIS
Add HR Works HRIS API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
HRWize
Power HRWize API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
HubStaff
Offer HubStaff API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Humaans
Humaans integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Humi HR
Build Humi HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Insightful
Launch Insightful API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
IRIS Cascade
IRIS Cascade integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Kallidus
Launch Kallidus API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Keka HR
Power Keka HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Lucca HR
Lucca HR integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Makeshift
Makeshift integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
MHR Global
Enable MHR Global API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
MS Entra
Microsoft Entra integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Namely
Offer Namely API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
NetSuite Payroll
Enable NetSuite Payroll API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Okta HRIS
Offer Okta HRIS API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
OneLogin
OneLogin integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Oracle HCM
Enable Oracle HCM API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Oracle PeopleSoft
Oracle PeopleSoft integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Paychex
Paychex integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Paycom
Enable Paycom API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Paycor
Paycor integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Payfit
Build Payfit API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Paylocity
Paylocity integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Payworks
Enable Payworks API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
PeopleHR
Add PeopleHR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
PeopleStrong
Enable PeopleStrong API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Personio
Enable Personio API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Prism HR
Prism HR integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Quickbooks Payroll
Quickbooks Payroll integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
RazorpayX Payroll
Build RazorpayX Payroll API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Remote HRIS
Power Remote HRIS API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Rippling
Add Rippling API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Sage HR
Offer Sage HR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
SesameHR
Ship SesameHR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Shapes
Shapes integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
SuccessFactors
SuccessFactors integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Time Doctor
Launch Time Doctor API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
TimeTac
TimeTac integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Toggl Track
Toggl Track integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
UKG Pro
UKG Pro integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
UKG Ready
UKG Ready integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Web Work
Web Work integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Workday API
Workday API integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
Workline
Workline integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — live in days, not weeks.
WorkQ HRMS
WorkQ HRMS integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
WorQ
Enable WorQ API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Xero Payroll
Launch Xero Payroll API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
Zenefits
Zenefits integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — one schema, one integration.
ZingHR
Add ZingHR API integration via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Zoho People
Zoho People integrates via Knit's Unified HRIS API — no per-platform maintenance.
Don't see your app here?
Describe it to our AI Integrations Agent and get a working integration instantly — no waiting on our roadmap.
Meet the Integrations AgentEnterprise-grade security
Why Knit for HRIS integrations
Extensive webhook support
Real-time sync without constant polling — get notified the moment HRIS data changes.
Scalable infra
Sync thousands of HRIS records in minutes, not hours.
Add a missing app in days
AI-powered connector building means a missing HRIS platform isn't a months-long wait.
Unified HRIS API vs. building it yourself
Building it yourself
- A separate integration for every HRIS platform you support
- Different schema, auth, and pagination per platform
- You build and maintain OAuth for each platform
- Poll each API on your own schedule
- Engineering effort grows with every new platform
- Weeks to months per platform, per engineer
With Knit
- One Unified HRIS API covers every platform you support
- One normalized schema across every platform
- Embedded Auth handles OAuth, storage, and refresh for you
- Extensive webhook support for real-time sync
- Describe a missing app to the Integrations Agent and get it built instantly
- Live in days, not months
Customer Stories
See how leading technology firms are scaling their operations
Amazing Product With Exceptional Support from the team. By using Knit we managed to speed up our development by orders of magnitude.
A brilliant tool to let you seamlessly integrate with many different systems. It is very easy to integrate with and customer support is next level.
Seamless integration experience. Well-documented, self-explanatory APIs, and excellent service and support.
Easy to integrate. Knit's dashboard is intuitive for setting up and testing integrations, and the sandbox is extremely useful during development.
Knit shipped a brand-new Timesheet API in a week and handed us a ready-to-use NetSuite sandbox. That velocity is priceless when you're running payroll in 40+ countries.
#1 in Ease of Integrations
4.9 out of 5 stars on G2
Common questions about the Unified HRIS API
Which HRIS systems does Knit support?
78 HRIS platforms today — including 7Shifts, ADP Run HRIS, ADP Workforce Now HRIS and more. Missing one you need? Knit's AI-assisted connector-build process typically adds a new one within days.
Does the Unified HRIS API support both reading and writing data?
Yes. It supports both reads and writes, so you can build bi-directional sync use cases — not just pull HRIS data, but push updates back to the source app.
How does authentication work across HRIS platforms?
Knit provides an embedded Auth component (white-labeling available on higher tiers) that handles OAuth, credential storage, and refresh — your customers authorize once through Knit, and you never touch raw credentials.
What is the timeline for adding a missing HRIS connector?
Typically days, not months — the same AI-based connector-build tooling that lets us maintain the 78 HRIS connectors already live.
Do you store HRIS data or customer PII?
No. Knit acts as a stateless passthrough — data is processed on our application server and sent directly to your webhooks, without being stored on Knit's servers.
What is the pricing model, and is there a free trial?
You choose the model that fits your business — pricing based on integrated accounts, or based on API call volume. Every plan includes a 30-day free trial before billing starts.
Guides in this topic
- Auto Provisioning for B2B SaaS: HRIS-Driven Workflows
- Ceridian Dayforce API Directory
- Fetch employee leave data from Ceridian Dayforce API using Python
- A Detailed Evaluation of Finch as a Unified HRIS and Payroll API (2026)
- Full list of Knit’s HRIS API Guides
- Full list of Knit’s Payroll API Guides
- How to get employee data from UKG HRIS API using Python
- HRIS Integration: A Comprehensive Guide to Streamlining Employee Data
- Payroll API Integration: Developer Guide to ADP, Gusto, Rippling & Paychex(2026)
- Payroll Integrations for Leasing and Employee Finance
- Seamless HRIS & Payroll Integrations for EWA Platforms
- Understanding Payroll API Integration: The Complete Guide
- Adding Reimbursements to Payroll
- Automate Account Creation from HRIS Employee Data
- Get Employee Milestones from HRIS
- Get Employee Modifications from HRIS
- Get Leave and Attendance Details from HRIS
- Get New Joinees / Employee Info from HRIS
- Get Timesheet and Attendance Data from HRIS
- Get User Role Information from HRIS / Directory
- Update Payslip to HRIS
- How Scrut Automation automates GRC compliance with Knit’s Unified HRIS API
HRIS API guides by app
- 7Shifts API Directory
- Developer guide to get employee data from ADP Run API
- Developer guide to get employee leave information from Alexis HR API
- BambooHR API Integration Guide (In-Depth) : Get Employee Data, Auth & Integration Examples
- BreatheHR API Directory
- CharlieHR API Directory
- Cyberark API Directory
- Get Started with Darwinbox API: Complete Integration Guide
- Deel API Directory
- Employment Hero API Directory
- Factorial API Directory
- FingerCheck API Directory
- Developer guide to get employee data from Folks HR API
- A Guide toIntegrating with Freshteams API
- Greythr API Directory
- Gusto API Directory
- HiBob API Directory
- HR Cloud API Directory
- Developer guide to get employee data from HR One API
- Humaans API Directory
- Humi API Directory
- Developer guide to get employee data from IRIS Cascade API
- Developer guide to get employee data from Kallidus API
- Developer guide to get employee data from Lucca HR API
- Guide to Integrating With Namely API
- Okta API Directory & Integration Guide | Knit Blog
- Get Employee Leave Data from OneLogin API
- Oracle HCM API Directory
- Paychex API Directory
- Paycom API Integration Guide (In-Depth)
- Developer guide to get employee data from Paycor API
- Developer guide to get employee data from Payfit API
- Paylocity API Directory
- Developer guide to get employee data from PeopleHR API
- Personio API Directory
- Get employee data from PrismHR API
- RazorpayX Payroll Unlocks Multi-Entity Pay Runs with Knit’s Unified HRMS API
- Get employee data from Remote HRIS API
- Guide to Integrating with Rippling API
- Developer guide to get employee data from SAP Success Factors API
- UKG Pro API Directory
- Workday API Integration Guide (In-Depth)
- Get Employee Details from Workline API
- Developer guide to get employee data from WorQ API
- A Guide to Integrating with Zenefits APIs
- Zoho People API Guide