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Justworks Webhooks API

Manage Justworks Partner API webhooks. Justworks signs every request, delivers events at-least-oncewith automatic retries, and closes a webhook on sustained failures (resumable via API). Event typescover member.profile.*, member.employment_state.termination_*, and department.* lifecycle changes.A Tour-environment simulate endpoint allows partners to validate their listener without real data.

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

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Webhooks, Events, and HR. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026-05-25.

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

3 operations 3 paths 1 schemas 3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026-05-25
Server
https://public-api.justworks.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Justworks Webhooks 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 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Webhooks 3

List, resume, and simulate Justworks webhooks

POST
/v1/webhooks/get
Justworks List Webhooks
listWebhooks 1 param → 200
POST
/v1/webhooks/{webhook_id}/resume
Justworks Resume Webhook
resumeWebhook 1 param → 200
POST
/v1/webhooks/{webhook_id}/simulate
Justworks Simulate Webhook
simulateWebhook 1 param body → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Webhook (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Webhook
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

justworks-webhooks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Justworks publishes across the network.

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