About the Workday REST connector

The Workday REST Connector provides a seamless integration with Workday's extensive suite of Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Management solutions through a modern, lightweight, and efficient RESTful interface.

Authentication

Before automating processes, you need to establish a connection with your Workday REST instance. Step-by-step instructions are available in the Workday REST authentication authentication page.

Events

The connector supports events via polling. More information about the events supported for the Workday REST connector is available on the Workday REST events page.

Activities

You can use the connection to enable the Workday REST activities in UiPath® Studio.

Provider documentation

The UiPath connector is compatible with the Workday REST Services Directory API. Learn more from the Workday documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Why does the connection creation flow redirect to the Workday home page instead of successfully creating a connection?

This usually happens when the redirect URI is not configured correctly. Make sure the redirect URI exactly matches the value registered in Workday https://{yourDomain}/provisioning_/callback. If there is a mismatch, Workday redirects the user to its home page instead of returning the authorization code to Integration Service.

I see two connectors in the connector catalog, Workday and Workday REST. What's the difference, and which one should I use?

The Workday connector is built on SOAP web services and primarily supports employee onboarding use cases, along with limited objects for suppliers and purchase items. The Workday REST connector is based on REST APIs and focuses more on absence management and fetching data using WQL queries. It also supports raw HTTP requests, allowing you to call any Workday REST endpoint directly.