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Bank Info

The BankInfo object is used to represent the Bank Account information for an Employee.

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Employees

The Employee object is used to represent any person who has been employed by a company.

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Employments

The Employment object is used to represent a job position at a company. If an integration supports historical tracking of employments, it will be reflected in the data. If not, a new Employment object will be created whenever there is a change in job title or pay. The effective_date field should be used to order Employment objects, with the most recent date corresponding to the latest employment record for an employee.

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Groups

The Group object is used to represent any subset of employees across, for example, DEPARTMENT or TEAM. Employees can be in multiple Groups.

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Locations

The Location object is used to represent an address that can be associated with an employee.

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Teams

The Team object is used to represent a subdivision of the company, usually a department. Each employee will be grouped into one specific Team.

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Time Off

The TimeOff object is used to represent all employees' Time Off entries.

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FAQ on integrating with Factorial’s API

Besides Factorial, what HRIS integrations does Merge support?

In addition to Factorial, Merge supports integrations with over 70 other HRIS platforms, including:

BambooHR
Gusto
Rippling
Justworks
ADP Workforce Now
Workday
Paylocity

Moreover, with Merge's HRIS Unified API, you can build once and easily extend your integrations to any of these platforms.

For more details on the HRIS integrations Merge covers, visit this page.

How frequently does Merge sync data with Factorial?

Merge synchronizes data from Factorial at intervals determined by your selected sync plan.

Daily: sync data every day
Standard: sync data every 6 hours
High: sync data every 3 hours
Highest: sync data every hour

For syncing outside of our normal sync intervals, you can use the Force Resync endpoint or Automatic Webhooks feature.

Learn more about Merge’s sync frequencies for Factorial.

Which Factorial API endpoints does Merge interact with?

Merge interacts with several Factorial API endpoints to access and manage various data types. Key endpoints include:

GET /v1/payroll/contract_versions: Accesses employment information, including fields like employee, pay_rate, pay_period, effective_date, job_title, and remote_data
GET /v1/time/leaves: Retrieves time-off information, accessing fields such as end_time, start_time, remote_id, status, employee_note, remote_data, and employee
GET /v1/employees: Fetches employee details, including last_name, display_full_name, start_date, work_location, mobile_phone_number, avatar, date_of_birth, home_location, termination_date, first_name, and ssn
GET /v1/teams: Accesses team information, retrieving fields like remote_data, remote_id, and name
GET /v1/locations: Obtains location details, including zip_code, country, phone_number, street_2, street_1, state, city, name, remote_data, and remote_id

See all of the endpoints Merge can interact with.

What organizations use Merge’s integration with Factorial?

A wide range of companies use it, including deskbird, Causal, Bonusly, and Ledgy.

Learn more about how these organizations use Merge’s Factorial integration—along with other HRIS integrations—here.

What advanced features does Merge offer for Factorial integration?

Merge supports features like:

Field Mapping: Map Factorial’s custom fields to standardized Merge Common Models
Remote Data: Access raw Factorial data in its original format
Authenticated Passthrough Requests: Send direct API requests to Factorial for endpoints beyond Merge's Common Models

How is your customer's Factorial data encrypted and where is it stored?

Merge uses AES-256 encryption to secure all data both in transit and at rest. Data is stored in AWS data centers located in:

US: Northern Virginia
EU: Stockholm
APAC: Singapore

For enhanced security, single-tenant environments are available upon request, hosted in the AWS region of your choice.

Learn more about Merge’s approach to security.

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Get Employee Data

import merge
from merge.client import Merge
merge_client = Merge(api_key="<YOUR_API_KEY>", account_token="<YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN>")
employee = merge_client.hris.employees.list()

import { MergeClient, Merge } from '@mergeapi/merge-node-client';
const merge = new MergeClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  accountToken: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN',
});
employee = await merge.hris.employees.list()

ApiClient.instance.authentications.tokenAuth = {
  type: 'bearer',
  accessToken: 'API_KEY',
};
new EmployeesApi().employeesList('ACCOUNT_TOKEN', {}, (data) => {
  console.log(data);
});

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"
  merge "github.com/fern-api/merge-go"
  mergeclient "github.com/fern-api/merge-go/client"
  "github.com/fern-api/merge-go/hris"
)

client := mergeclient.NewClient(
  mergeclient.ClientWithAuthApiKey("<YOUR_API_KEY>"),
  mergeclient.ClientWithHeaderAccountToken("<YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN>"),
)
employee, err := client.Hris().Employees().List(
  context.TODO(),
  &hris.EmployeesRetrieveRequest{
    IncludeRemoteData: merge.Bool(true),
  },
)
if err != nil {
  return err
}
fmt.Printf("Retrieved employee with ID %q\n", *employee.Id)

ApiClient client = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
client.setBasePath('https://api.merge.dev/api/ats/v1');
ApiKeyAuth tokenAuth = client.getAuthentication('tokenAuth');
tokenAuth.setApiKey('API_KEY');
CandidatesApi apiInstance = new CandidatesApi(client);
apiInstance.candidatesList('ACCOUNT_TOKEN');

import com.merge.api.MergeApiClient;
import com.merge.api.resources.hris.employees.requests.EmployeesRetrieveRequest;
import com.merge.api.resources.hris.types.Employee;
MergeApiClient mergeClient = MergeApiClient.builder()
    .accountToken("ACCOUNT_TOKEN")
    .apiKey("API_KEY")
    .build();
Employee employee = mergeClient.hris().employees().list(
    EmployeesRetrieveRequest.builder()
        .includeRemoteData(true)
        .build());

{
"id": "0958cbc6-6040-430a-848e-aafacbadf4ae",
"remote_id": "19202938",
"employee_number": "2",
"company": "8d9fd929-436c-4fd4-a48b-0c61f68d6178",
"first_name": "Dirna",
"last_name": "Emanuel",
"display_full_name": "Dirna Emanuel",
"username": "dirnaemanuel",
"groups": [
  "21a54124-397f-494d-985e-3c5b330b8a68"
],
"work_email": "dirna@merge.dev",
"personal_email": "dirnaemanuel@gmail.com",
"mobile_phone_number": "+1234567890",
"employments": [
  "17a54124-287f-494d-965e-3c5b330c9a68"

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Integrate Factorial with your product—along with any other HR & Payroll application

Top integration use cases for Factorial

Sync Factorial Data

FAQ on integrating with Factorial’s API

Besides Factorial, what HRIS integrations does Merge support?

How frequently does Merge sync data with Factorial?

Which Factorial API endpoints does Merge interact with?

What organizations use Merge’s integration with Factorial?

What advanced features does Merge offer for Factorial integration?

How is your customer's Factorial data encrypted and where is it stored?

Make integrations your competitive advantage

Focus on your core product

Give customer success a break

Stop losing sales due to integrations

Integration authentication that feels like magic

The toolkit for all your integration needs

Programmatically access required schemas

Rely on the best integration observability system

How Drata helps thousands streamline their SOC 2 with Merge

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We're the cheat code to your integrations strategy

Integrate Factorial with your product—along with any other
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application