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Bank Info

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

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Companies

The Company object is used to represent a company within the HRIS / Payroll system.

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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 Paycor’s API

What specific data does Merge access from Paycor, and through which API endpoints?

Merge interacts with various Paycor API endpoints to access specific data. Here are some examples:

Time Off Requests: Accessed via GET /v1/legalEntities/{legalEntity_id}/timeoffrequests, retrieve details like employee ID, status, notes, and amount‍

Employee Information: Accessed via GET /v1/legalEntities/{legalEntity_id}/employees, fetch details like name, start date, work location, manager, team, employment status, and contact information‍

Employment Details: Accessed via GET /v1/employees/{id}/payrates, get details like pay rate, pay period, and effective date‍

Bank Information: Accessed via GET /v1/employees/{employee_id}/DirectDeposits, receive details like bank name, account number, routing number, and account type

Team Information: Accessed via GET /v1/legalEntities/{legalEntity_id}/departments, retrieve details like team name and parent team ID

See all of the endpoints Merge can access.

How frequently does Merge sync data with Paycor?

Merge requests data from Paycor at intervals determined by your sync plan:

Manual Syncs: Initiated by the user as needed
Daily Syncs: Conducted once every 24 hours
Standard Syncs: Occur multiple times daily (typically every 6 hours)
High-Frequency Syncs: More frequent than standard, suitable for environments requiring up-to-date information (typically every 3 hours)
Highest-Frequency Syncs: The most frequent syncs available, ensuring minimal data latency (typically every hour)

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

Learn more about Merge’s sync frequencies for Paycor.

What organizations use Merge’s Paycor integration?

A wide range of organizations use it, including Drata, Snappy, Bonusly, and 15Five.

What advanced syncing capabilities does Merge provide for Paycor integrations?

Merge supports advanced features like:

Field Mapping: Map and sync custom fields from Paycor to Merge Common Models, enhancing data customization
Remote Data: Access unaltered data from Paycor in its original format for detailed use cases
Authenticated Passthrough: Make API requests directly to Paycor using stored credentials to fetch specific data not covered by default Merge queries.

These features enable flexibility in handling custom data and are available on Professional and Enterprise plans.

What other HRIS and payroll integrations does Merge support?

Merge’s HRIS Unified API covers both well-established and emerging HRIS and payroll providers. These integrations are also all accessible through Merge’s HRIS Unified API, meaning you only need to build to Merge once to access all of these platforms.

Some of Merge’s popular HRIS integrations include:

ADP Workforce Now
BambooHR
Gusto
Paylocity
SAP SuccessFactors
Workday
Rippling
Namely
UKG Pro
Personio

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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 Paycor with your product—along with any other HR & Payroll application

Top integration use cases for Paycor

Sync Paycor Data

FAQ on integrating with Paycor’s API

What specific data does Merge access from Paycor, and through which API endpoints?

How frequently does Merge sync data with Paycor?

What organizations use Merge’s Paycor integration?

What advanced syncing capabilities does Merge provide for Paycor integrations?

What other HRIS and payroll integrations does Merge support?

Make integrations your competitive advantage

Focus on your core product

Give customer success a break

Stop losing sales due to integrations

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Programmatically access required schemas

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How Drata helps thousands streamline their SOC 2 with Merge

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