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Get Company-Specific Open API Documentation

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Published Oct 17, 2025

The company-specific Open API endpoint allows the client to GET an Open API document for the Paylocity API that is customized with company-specific resource schemas.

Script paylocity Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Paylocity = {
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	clientId: string
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	clientSecret: string
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}
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/**
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 * Get Company-Specific Open API Documentation
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 * The company-specific Open API endpoint allows the client to GET an Open API document for the Paylocity API that is customized with company-specific resource schemas.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Paylocity, companyId: string) {
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	const url = new URL(`https://dc1prodgwext.paylocity.com/api/v2/companies/${companyId}/openapi`)
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	const response = await fetch(url, {
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		method: 'GET',
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		headers: {
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			Authorization:
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				'Bearer ' +
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				(await getOAuthToken(auth, 'https://dc1prodgwext.paylocity.com/public/security/v1/token'))
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		},
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		body: undefined
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	})
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	if (!response.ok) {
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		const text = await response.text()
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		throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`)
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	}
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	return await response.text()
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}
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async function getOAuthToken(auth: Paylocity, tokenUrl: string): Promise<string> {
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	const params = new URLSearchParams({
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		grant_type: 'client_credentials',
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		client_id: auth.clientId,
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		client_secret: auth.clientSecret
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	})
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	const response = await fetch(tokenUrl, {
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		method: 'POST',
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		headers: {
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			Authorization: 'Basic ' + btoa(`${auth.clientId}:${auth.clientSecret}`),
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			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
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		},
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		body: params.toString()
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	})
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	if (!response.ok) {
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		const text = await response.text()
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		throw new Error(`OAuth token request failed: ${response.status} ${text}`)
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	}
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	const data = await response.json()
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	return data.access_token
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}
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