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Pre-Built Tooling

CategoryDetails
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 (Client Credentials) + Bearer Token
Two-Way SyncNo
Events SupportedNo
RealtimePolling
Supports Rate LimitingYes
Authentication Scopes SupportedN/A (Client Credentials flow)

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Objects Supported

Alloy Automation supports syncing the following objects from Paylocity:
  • Employees
  • Employee Details
  • Pay Rates
  • Position Information
  • Employment Status

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Set Up Guide

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Trial Access

QuestionAnswer
Offers free trial?No. Paylocity requires a paid subscription and partnership agreement. Contact Paylocity
Requires paid sandbox?Yes. You need to work with Paylocity to get sandbox environment access.
Requires partnership to obtain authentication?Yes. You must be a Paylocity partner or customer to obtain API credentials.

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Authentication (OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials)

For customers who want to completely whitelabel their authentication experience, you can provide your own developer keys instead of using Alloy Automation’s. For detailed API documentation, visit Paylocity API Documentation.

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Use Cases

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1) HRIS data synchronization

Sync employee data from Paylocity to your internal HRIS, CRM, or data warehouse to maintain a single source of truth for employee information across your organization.

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2) Onboarding automation

Automatically provision accounts, access, and resources for new employees by detecting new employee records in Paylocity and triggering downstream onboarding workflows.

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3) Payroll integration

Pull employee pay rate and position data from Paylocity to integrate with expense management, project accounting, or time tracking systems for accurate cost allocation.

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4) Compliance reporting

Extract employee status changes, pay rate updates, and position information from Paylocity to generate compliance reports for HR audits and regulatory requirements.

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5) Workforce analytics

Aggregate employee data from Paylocity with other business metrics to analyze workforce trends, compensation patterns, and organizational structure for strategic planning.

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API Gotchas

  • Company ID requirement: All API requests require a Company ID in the URL path. Make sure you have the correct Company ID for your organization before making API calls.
  • Token expiration: Access tokens expire after 1 hour. Implement automatic token refresh logic to maintain uninterrupted API access for long-running processes.
  • Include parameters: Many endpoints support an include query parameter to fetch related data (e.g., include=info,position,payrate). Use this to reduce the number of API calls needed to retrieve complete employee information.
  • Pagination: The employee list endpoint supports pagination with limit and nextToken parameters. Implement proper pagination to retrieve all employees for large organizations.
  • Sandbox limitations: The sandbox environment may have limited data and may not fully replicate production behavior. Test thoroughly in sandbox before moving to production.
For questions or troubleshooting, contact support@runalloy.com.
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