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Connect Paylocity to any app with two-way sync.

Two-way sync Paylocity across all your CRMs, databases, data warehouses, EDI systems, and AI tools, with custom workflows tailored to your data.

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Object catalog

What Stacksync syncs in Paylocity.

These objects sync between Paylocity and any connected system, with field-level mapping and conflict resolution. Custom fields are picked up from the live schema where Paylocity exposes them.

Employees
Core HR record keyed by companyId + employeeId; two-way via Create New Employee (POST) and Update Employee (PATCH), plus Get Employee / Get All Employees for reads.
Onboarding
Create Employee Onboarding pushes new-hire data into Paylocity's onboarding workflow; Get Onboarding Status reads back partner onboarding progress. Write-in for hires from an ATS.
Deductions (Pay Setup)
Recurring deduction codes at the employee level; two-way via Upsert Deduction and Delete, with Get Deduction / Get All Deductions for reads.
Earnings (Pay Setup)
Recurring earning codes at the employee level; two-way via Upsert Earning and Delete, with Get All Earnings and Get by earning code for reads.
Local and State Taxes
Two-way via Create/Update/Delete Local Tax and Upsert Primary / Non-Primary State Tax; Get by tax code and Get All for reads.
Direct Deposit
Read-only: Get All Direct Deposit and Get Employee Bank Accounts return main and additional allocations. Bank details cannot be written through the API.
Pay Statements
Read-only detailed payroll statement data — earnings, deductions, taxes, and direct deposit allocations by year, check date, or date range. Pulled for reporting, never written.
Company Codes
Read-only reference codes and descriptions (cost centers, departments, positions) used to validate field mappings on employee writes.
Custom Fields
Read-only company-specific custom fields returned by category, used to enrich the employee record downstream.
API surface

How Stacksync connects to Paylocity.

The connector runs on Paylocity's native API. Stacksync manages authentication, rate limits, retries, and schema changes so your team does not maintain integration code.

Connection
REST API (v1 and v2), JSON payloads
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 client credentials via the Paylocity Identity Provider (/IdentityServer/connect/token) with the WebLinkAPI scope; access tokens expire after one hour and API access must be enabled by Paylocity for the company
Change detection
Webhooks — Paylocity POSTs Employee New Hire, Employee Change, Termination, Payroll Processed, and Time Off Approval events to a callback URL; payloads carry only companyId and employeeId, so the receiver calls the relevant API to fetch changed values. Scheduled polling is used for objects without webhooks.
Rate limits
25 requests per second (1,500 per minute); exceeding it returns HTTP 429. Every path is scoped to a Paylocity-assigned companyId (a company code, not a UUID).

Sync directions

  • Read Supported
  • Write Supported
  • Change data capture Not available
  • Webhooks Supported
What ships with Paylocity

Connect Paylocity for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in Paylocity instantly reflect across connected systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever Paylocity data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single Paylocity record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your Paylocity sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions.

Use cases

What teams run on the Paylocity connector.

Paylocity is a cloud HCM and payroll platform owned by HR and payroll operations, typically at mid-market companies (roughly 50–5,000 employees). It is the system of record for employee demographics, pay rates, recurring earnings and deductions, tax setup, direct deposit, and processed pay statements. Because payroll runs from it and every worker has a record, HRIS admins treat it as the master for headcount and compensation data that IT, finance, and benefits systems all need to stay aligned with.

  • HRIS administrators
  • Payroll operations
  • People / HR operations
  • IT and identity/access management

  1. Two-way sync of Employees between Paylocity and an HRIS or identity provider so new hires, terminations, and demographic edits flow both directions.

  2. Push hired candidates from an ATS into Paylocity via the Onboarding endpoint, then read Onboarding Status to confirm the record before the first payroll run.

  3. Upsert recurring Deductions and Earnings on employee records when benefits or 401(k) elections change in a benefits admin system, without re-keying payroll setup.

  4. Read Pay Statements and Direct Deposit allocations into a Postgres or warehouse database for labor-cost, GL, and headcount reporting in SQL.

  5. React to the Employee Change webhook to pull the updated Employee record and propagate title, location, or manager changes to downstream apps within minutes.

  6. Two-way sync of Employees between Paylocity and an HRIS or identity provider so new hires created in either system, plus terminations and demographic edits, propagate both ways within minutes off the Employee Change webhook.

All Paylocity integrations

Pick the system you need to keep in sync with Paylocity. Each page covers the sync setup, field mapping, and common workflows for that pair.

CRM · 45

ERP · 38

Database · 50

Data warehouse · 29

Business productivity · 40

Accounting and finance · 17

How it works

Set up Paylocity in minutes, without APIs.

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate Paylocity with its native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    Paylocity connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the Paylocity objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects the schema, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · Paylocity
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    Paylocity database
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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FAQ

Paylocity connector FAQ

What can I sync with the Paylocity connector?

Paylocity's core objects — Employees, Onboarding, Deductions (Pay Setup), Earnings (Pay Setup) and custom fields — can sync with any of 302 other systems. Every integration is real-time and bidirectional, with field-level mapping and conflict resolution.

How does Stacksync connect to Paylocity?

Via REST API (v1 and v2), JSON payloads, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 client credentials via the Paylocity Identity Provider (/IdentityServer/connect/token) with the WebLinkAPI scope; access tokens expire after one hour and API access must be enabled by Paylocity for the company. Changes are detected as follows — webhooks — Paylocity POSTs Employee New Hire, Employee Change, Termination, Payroll Processed, and Time Off Approval events to a callback URL; payloads carry only companyId and employeeId, so the receiver calls the relevant API to fetch changed values. Scheduled polling is used for objects without webhooks.. Stacksync manages rate limits, retries, and schema changes automatically.

Is the Paylocity connector two-way?

Yes. Changes made in Paylocity propagate to the connected system and vice versa, in milliseconds. One-way flows are also supported when a direction should stay read-only.

How long does a Paylocity integration take to set up?

Most Paylocity integrations go live in minutes: authenticate Paylocity and the other system, pick objects and fields, and enable the sync. No code and no infrastructure to manage.

Is Paylocity data secure in transit?

Stacksync is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR and HIPAA compliant. Paylocity data is encrypted in transit, and a zero-persistent-storage architecture means records are not retained after a sync operation.

SECURITY

Security teams trust Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

OAuth 2 SSH Tunnelling SSL certificates IP Whitelisting VPN gateway VPC peering and more
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