Connect to Workday on Zapier
Workday uses OAuth to authenticate your account on Zapier.
Required authentication fields
- Client ID
- Client Secret
- Base URL
- Tenant
Additional authentication instructions
This redirection URL — https://zapier.com/dashboard/auth/oauth/return/App214709CLIAPI/ — needs to be set when you create the OAuth client in your Workday account.
About Workday's app
| Are self-hosted or cloud-hosted accounts supported? | Cloud-hosted accounts only | |
| Is a paid Workday plan required? | Yes |
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| Are any special account permissions required? | Yes |
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| Are there usage limits? | No | |
| Are there pagination limits? | No | |
| Do trigger samples use real data from your account or generic data? | Real trigger samples | |
| Are custom fields supported? | Yes | |
| Do update actions overwrite or append to existing data? | Not applicable | |
| Is there any additional info? | Yes |
Choosing fields from dropdowns
In the Zap editor, for some triggers or actions, you may need to select additional fields using a dropdown menu. You can search for the desired fields, but you might need to click load more repeatedly.
Alternatively, look up fields by WQL Alias:
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Search Workday for field details:
- In Workday, locate your report (e.g., "Data Sources").
- Filter the report for the specific data source (e.g., "All Workers").
- Click on the data source record to view its details.
- Find the WQL Alias: Within the data source details, locate the fields you need. Each field has a WQL Alias (e.g., "Legal Name" has a WQL Alias of "Full Legal Name").
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Use the WQL Alias in Zapier: In the Zap editor, enter the WQL Alias as a custom value in the Fields to Include in Response field.
- You can enter WQL aliases on separate lines or as a comma-separated list (e.g., legalName_LastName, legalName_FirstName, fullLegalName).