Never load data into payroll software ever again.
paiyroll® uses an Application Programming Interface (API) to connect to any third-party system. That means you never have to load data into payroll, from worker shifts and pensions opt-in/outs to analytics and reporting.
HMRC
Pensions regulators
Any HR or Time or Attendance software
Reporting tools (Excel, PowerBI, LibreOffice)
Banks
See our current list of integrations here.
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The fastest you have ever done payroll
With API to HMRC, Pension, HR, Finance, ERP, T&A systems and banks, you will never have to upload or transfer data to/from your payroll system – it’s all automated.
That means doing a pay run takes minutes not days! So you can spend your time on other business needs.
Instant pay with API integration or SFTP
With API integration or SFTP, shift data is transferred automatically from your HR or Time and Attendance (T&A) system to paiyroll®. That means as soon as shifts are entered by employees and approved by managers, they are visible as real-time payslips on the paiyroll® App. Workers can then check their real-time pay on the paiyroll® App.
Click ‘learn more’ for our list of integrations.
Learn moreFAQ
In simple terms, an API is a method by which one piece of software can ‘talk’ to another piece of software (the ‘application’) to gather information. Being a cloud application, paiyroll® makes extensive use of these – paiyroll® ‘talks’ to your Time and Attendance system to gather shift data, to pensions providers to gather opt-in/-out data, and to HMRC to gather tax code data and reporting software to export reports and so on.
Although an API is not necessary to use paiyroll®, we do recommend it so that you can get the most out of our software. There is nothing for you to do other than tell us the software you are using and we will make the necessary adjustments so that paiyroll® talks to the software that you are using.
That’s not problem at all. You can upload any spreadsheet – in any format – directly into paiyroll® and it will take your data and turn it into payroll instantly. It just means that you will need to upload a new spreadsheet whenever you have changes or new shift data.
We do however recommend using an API with your HR or Time & Attendance system to get the most out of our software.
If you care about doing payroll as quickly and efficiently as possible – it is probably a good thing to care about. For 99% of our customers, all you will be interested in is whether we have integrated with the third party tool you are using. We, therefore, categorise API’s as third party for our [paiyroll®].
We are continually adding new integrations all the time, so do check back our Integrations page for the latest information.
| Third party | Details | Technologies |
| HMRC | We use the RTI API to send all payroll data to HMRC (FPS, EPS). | XML |
| HMRC DPS | We collect all tax codes using Data Provisioning Services (DPS) | SOAP |
| The Pension Regulator | Automated staging date collection using the Staging date API | HTTPS JSON |
| Xero | Send journal information after payroll to the Accounting API | OAuth 2.0 |
| The Peoples Pension | We use the RESTful API to submit payroll data and collect opt-outs | REST |
| SmartPension | We use the REST API to send and retrieve data from SmartPension | REST |
| Excel, PowerBI | Real-time analytics (not post payroll) | XLSX |
| LibreOffice | Real-time analytics (not post payroll) | ODS |
| Revolut | Sending payment information using the Business API | REST API |
Yes! We use the Django REST framework which is a powerful and flexible toolkit. There are a large number of helpful resources and an article explaining how to build a REST API in 30 minutes. Because we use a powerful workflow engine, you won’t’ need to do all the heavy lifting from your end.
If you would like us to add your application to the list, to integrate directly, please get in touch – either via the chat icon below, our contact form. We have a wealth of experience and can work with you in a timely fashion.
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