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Justworks Payrolls API

Read access to payroll runs and per-payroll fees

Justworks Payrolls API is one of 11 APIs that Justworks publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Payrolls. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026-05-25.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://public-api.justworks.com.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026-05-25
Server
https://public-api.justworks.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Justworks Payrolls API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 3 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Payrolls 2

Read access to payroll runs and per-payroll fees

GET
/v1/payrolls
Justworks List Payrolls
listPayrolls 4 params → 200
GET
/v1/payrolls/{payroll_id}/fees
Justworks List Payroll Fees
listPayrollFees 3 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Payroll (10 properties), PayrollFee (7 properties), PayrollList (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PayrollList
object
2 properties
Payroll
object
A payroll run. Monetary amounts use zero-decimal currency units — $45.00 is represented as the integer 4500.
10 properties
PayrollFee
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

justworks-payrolls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Justworks publishes across the network.

Justworks Members API
Justworks Company API
Justworks Deductions API
Justworks Webhooks API
Justworks OAuth API
Justworks Deduction Types API
Justworks Paystubs API
Justworks Time Off Balances API
Justworks Time Off Policies API
Justworks Time Off Requests API
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