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Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API

Manage benefit plan definitions and configurations

Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API is one of 6 APIs that Workday Benefits publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Benefit Plans. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, a changelog, a support channel, and 14 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v40.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/benefits/v1.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v40.2
Base URL
https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Workday Benefits Benefit Plans API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 1 scope. 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.

Benefit Plans 2

Manage benefit plan definitions and configurations

GET
/benefitPlans
Workday List Benefit Plans
listBenefitPlans 3 params → 200401403
GET
/benefitPlans/{planId}
Workday Get Benefit Plan
getBenefitPlan 1 param → 200401403404

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BenefitPlan (11 properties), ErrorResponse (3 properties), BenefitPlansResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BenefitPlansResponse
object
Paginated response containing a list of benefit plans
2 properties 2 required
ErrorResponse
object
Standard error response
3 properties 2 required
BenefitPlan
object
A Workday benefit plan including health, dental, vision, life, or retirement benefits
11 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

workday-benefits-benefit-plans-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Workday Benefits publishes across the network.

Workday Benefits Benefit Enrollments API
Workday Benefits Benefit Events API
Workday Benefits Dependents API
Workday Benefits Employee Benefits API
Workday Benefits Time Off Plans API