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Payruns

 Supported Endpoints and Methods 

The endpoint can be found at: https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Methods supported:   GET, PUT, POST, DELETE

The Book ID represents the unique GUID of the Book the user wants to write data to. For example c1b3da90-e9df-4d57-8cfb-71a1d7bfe401  

Reckon One Payroll API is available to AU only. 

Endpoint

Additional Parameter(s)

HTTP Method

Description

API Portal

Countries

payruns

GET

Retrieve the list of Payruns

 Portal

AU

payruns

/payrunId

GET

Retrieve the details of a Payrun by Id

Portal

AU

payruns

POST

Create a Pay run

Portal

AU

payruns

/payrunId

PUT

Update a Pay run

Portal:

AU

payruns

/payrunId

DELETE

Delete a Pay run

Portal:

 

Get the list of Pay runs

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Method: GET 

Sample response

 [
   {
        "Id": "f2844872-b2aa-4e7d-986c-e3b0750c367e",
        "PayRunName": "Unscheduled 31/03/2020",
        "PayRunType": 2,
        "PaymentDate": "2020-03-31T00:00:00",
        "PayEndingDate": "2020-03-31T00:00:00",
        "PayStartingDate": "2020-03-25T00:00:00",
        "Status": 4,
        "Total": 500.0000,
        "JournalID": "6f5c54e1-1fb1-430e-acd4-f4742c9a0224"
    },
    {
        "Id": "f8a98557-0750-4247-9f7c-e9a4628edab7",
        "PayRunName": "Unscheduled 22/05/2018",
        "PayRunType": 2,
        "PaymentDate": "2018-05-22T00:00:00",
        "PayEndingDate": "2018-05-18T00:00:00",
        "PayStartingDate": "2018-05-05T00:00:00",
        "Status": 8,
        "Total": 1153.8500,
        "JournalID": "18c675d6-7995-4b0e-b1cd-6141119ae653"
    }
]

Details of each object 

Data Field

Description

Data Type

Id

The unique Id of the pay run

GUID

PayRunName

The name of the pay run

Text

PaymentDate

The Payment date of the pay run

Date/Time

PayEndingDate

The pay ending date of the pay run

Date/Time

Status

The status of the pay run

Set data types:

1 - Draft

4 - Posted

5 - Processing

8 - Paid

Total

The total amount paid in the pay run

Numeric

JournalID

The journal id linked to the pay run

GUID

 

Get details of a Pay run

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}

Method: GET 

Sample response

{
    "CashbookId": "{book-id}",
    "PayRunName": "Pay run 16/07/2020",
    "PayRunTypeId": 2,
    "PayRunId": "5cb526de-4a13-4821-8cf4-6adf9fffe53e",
    "PayDate": "2020-07-08T00:00:00",
    "PayEndingDate": "2020-07-07T00:00:00",
    "PayrunStatus": 8,
    "Total": 933.85,
    "EmployeeData": [
        {
            "EmployeeId": "61ab8cef-0009-4d41-85b6-dff6d932371e",
            "EmployeeName": "Ifti C",
            "PayFrequencyId": 1,
            "PayStartDate": "2020-07-01T00:00:00",
            "PayEndDate": "2020-07-07T00:00:00",
            "EarningsAndLeaveTotal": 1153.85,
            "AllowancesAndReimbursementsTotal": 30.0,
            "DeductionsAndOtherSuperTotal": 250.0,
            "CompanyTotal": 0.0,
            "TaxTotal": 218.0,
            "NetTotal": 715.85,
            "GrossTotal": 1183.85,
            "Status": 8,
            "PayDetailEarningsLeave": [
                {
                    "DateFrom": null,
                    "DateTo": null,
                    "IsCashOut": false,
                    "Project": null,
                    "Customer": null,
                    "LumpSumTaxOverrideAmount": 0.0,
                    "BaseRate": 30.7692,
                    "Multiplier": 0.0,
                    "Id": "2b20b2ae-469b-4b63-a0cf-87c1e082f79c",
                    "PayItemId": "67ed15f4-4f0f-44dc-ad4f-de43862feecb",
                    "PayItem": "Annual",
                    "Quantity": 7.5,
                    "Rate": 30.7692,
                    "Amount": 230.77,
                    "YTDAmount": 230.77,
                    "PayItemTypeId": 2
                },
                {
                    "DateFrom": null,
                    "DateTo": null,
                    "IsCashOut": false,
                    "Project": null,
                    "Customer": null,
                    "LumpSumTaxOverrideAmount": null,
                    "BaseRate": 30.7692,
                    "Multiplier": 1.0,
                    "Id": "f3ce9b23-e427-4887-b7fa-e67aba5abb7f",
                    "PayItemId": "0218c4ab-299a-4f69-960e-4a403b2f6fb9",
                    "PayItem": "Salary",
                    "Quantity": 30.0,
                    "Rate": 30.7692,
                    "Amount": 923.08,
                    "YTDAmount": 923.08,
                    "PayItemTypeId": 1
                }
            ],
            "PayDetailAllowancesAndReimbursements": [
                {
                    "Tax": 0.0,
                    "Project": null,
                    "Customer": null,
                    "Id": "c89b2086-f704-487a-85cc-6595329ee54c",
                    "PayItemId": "57c27e5a-0ed4-43f1-a633-eacde45055fa",
                    "PayItem": "API Allowance Car",
                    "Quantity": 1.0,
                    "Rate": 30.0,
                    "Amount": 30.0,
                    "YTDAmount": 30.0,
                    "PayItemTypeId": 3
                }
            ],
            "PayDetailDeductionsAndSupers": [
                {
                    "Payee": null,
                    "SuperProduct": "AMP Flexible Lifetime Allocated Pension",
                    "IsPercentValue": false,
                    "Id": "bad3002a-55ca-4a09-9ca8-5d9ab780d2f9",
                    "PayItemId": "ac4c6fc1-2595-49da-8a73-c4ef20fa705c",
                    "PayItem": "Salary Sacrifice",
                    "Quantity": 0.0,
                    "Rate": 250.0,
                    "Amount": 250.0,
                    "YTDAmount": 250.0,
                    "PayItemTypeId": 6
                }
            ],
            "PayDetailCompanySummary": [
                {
                    "Payee": null,
                    "SuperProduct": "AMP Flexible Lifetime Allocated Pension",
                    "IsPercentValue": true,
                    "Id": "bb0bc404-dd2f-4019-8ea3-9654d7682da3",
                    "PayItemId": "51c85875-e967-46a1-b8a0-3156da9203f6",
                    "PayItem": "Super AMP",
                    "Quantity": 0.0,
                    "Rate": 9.5,
                    "Amount": 0.0,
                    "YTDAmount": 0.0,
                    "PayItemTypeId": 6
                }
            ],
            "PayDetailTax": {
                "NumberOfPayPeriods": 1.0,
                "GrossEarnings": {
                    "TaxableGrossEarnings": "1183.8500",
                    "Amount": 218.0,
                    "YTDAmount": 218.0,
                    "IsOverrideAmount": false
                },
                "LumpSums": {
                    "Summary": {
                        "AmountTotal": null,
                        "YTDAmount": null
                    },
                    "Details": null
                },
                "Terminations": {
                    "Summary": {
                        "AmountTotal": null,
                        "YTDAmount": null
                    },
                    "Details": null
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Details of each object 

Data Field

Description

Data Type

CashbookId

The book's ID

GUID

PayRunName

Pay run's name

Text

PayRunTypeId

Scheduled or unscheduled Pay run

Types:

  1. Scheduled
  2. Unscheduled

PayRunId

Pay run's Id

GUID

PayDate

Pay run's Payment Date

Date/Time

PayEndingDate

Pay run's Pay Period end date

Date/Time

PayrunStatus

The status of the payrun - draft paid or posted

Set data types:

1 - Draft

4 - Posted

5 - Processing

8 - Paid

Total

The total amount paid in the pay run

Numeric

EmployeeData

Array containing Employees and their pay details

Array

EmployeeId

Employee's Id

GUID

EmployeeName

Employee's Name

Text

PayFrequencyId

The employee's pay frequency (weekly, fortnightly, monthly)

Set data types:

  1. Weekly
  2. Fortnightly
  3. Monthly

PayStartDate

The Pay run's Pay period start date

Date/Time

PayEndDate

The Pay run's Pay period end date

Date/Time

EarningsAndLeaveTotal

The total of the EARNINGS & LEAVE section

Numeric

AllowancesAndReimbursementsTotal

The total of the ALLOWANCES & REIMBURSEMENTS section

Numeric

DeductionsAndOtherSuperTotal

The total of the DEDUCTIONS & EMPLOYEE SUPER CONTRIBUTIONS section

Numeric

CompanyTotal

The total of the COMPANY SUMMARY section

Numeric

TaxTotal

The total Tax of the employee

Numeric

NetTotal

The total Net payment of the employee

Numeric

GrossTotal

The total Gross payment of the employee

Numeric

Status

The status of the pay

Set data types:

1 - Draft

4 - Posted

5 - Processing

8 - Paid

PayDetailEarningsLeave

Array containing details from the EARNINGS & LEAVE section

Array

DateFrom

Pay Item Iine's Date From

Date/Time

DateTo

Pay Item Iine's Date To

Date/Time

IsCashOut

Pay Item Iine's Cash Out

Boolean (true/false)

Project

Pay Item Iine's Project Name

Text

Customer

Pay Item Iine's Customer Name

Text

LumpSumTaxOverrideAmount

Pay Item line's Tax amount for an ETP payment

Numeric

BaseRate

Pay Item Iine's base rate (used for Wage type items)

Numeric

Multiplier

Pay Item Iine's multiplier.

For example, Double Time payroll item's multiplier is 2.

Numeric

Id

Pay item line's ID.

GUID

PayItemId

Pay item line's Payroll Item Id.

For example, GUID of the Salary payroll item.

GUID

PayItem

Pay item line's Payroll Item Name.

For example, Salary.

Text

Quantity

Pay item line's Quantity

Numeric

Rate

Pay Item Iine's base rate (used for Super and relevant type items)

Numeric

Amount

Pay Item Iine's Amount

Numeric

YTDAmount

Pay Item Iine's YTD amount

Numeric

PayItemTypeId

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item type

Set data types:

  • Earnings = 1
  • Leave = 2
  • Allowance = 3
  • Deduction = 4
  • Reimbursement = 5
  • Super = 6
  • CompanyContribution = 7
  • OTE (Ordinary Time Earnings) = 8
  • OverTime = 9
  • Variable = 10
  • Termination = 11
  • Annual = 12
  • Personal = 13
  • LongService = 14
  • OtherLeave = 15
  • OtherDeduction = 16
  • UnionProfessionalAssociationFees = 17
  • WorkplaceGiving = 18

PayDetailAllowancesAndReimbursement

Array containing details from the EARNINGS & LEAVE section

Array

Tax

Pay Item Iine's Tax amount

Numeric

Project

Pay Item Iine's Project Name

Text

Customer

Pay Item Iine's Customer Name

Text

Id

Pay item line's ID.

GUID

PayItemId

Pay item line's Payroll Item Id.

For example, GUID of the Allowance payroll item.

GUID

PayItem

Pay item line's Payroll Item Name.

For example, Allowance.

Text

Quantity

Pay item line's Quantity

Numeric

Rate

Pay Item Iine's base rate (used for Super and relevant type items)

Numeric

Amount

Pay Item Iine's Amount

Numeric

YTDAmount

Pay Item Iine's YTD amount

Numeric

PayItemTypeId

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item type

Set data types:

  • Earnings = 1
  • Leave = 2
  • Allowance = 3
  • Deduction = 4
  • Reimbursement = 5
  • Super = 6
  • CompanyContribution = 7
  • OTE (Ordinary Time Earnings) = 8
  • OverTime = 9
  • Variable = 10
  • Termination = 11
  • Annual = 12
  • Personal = 13
  • LongService = 14
  • OtherLeave = 15
  • OtherDeduction = 16
  • UnionProfessionalAssociationFees = 17
  • WorkplaceGiving = 18

PayDetailDeductionsAndSupers

Array containing details from the DEDUCTIONS & EMPLOYEE SUPER CONTRIBUTIONS section

Array

Payee

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item Payee

Text

SuperProduct

Pay Item Iine's Super item Name

Text

IsPercentValue

Pay Item Iine's value is percent or dollar

Boolean (true/false)

Id

Pay item line's ID.

GUID

PayItemId

Pay item line's Payroll Item Id.

For example, GUID of the Super payroll item.

GUID

PayItem

Pay item line's Payroll Item Name.

For example, Super.

Text

Quantity

Pay item line's Quantity

Numeric

Rate

Pay Item Iine's base rate (used for Super and relevant type items)

Numeric

Amount

Pay Item Iine's Amount

Numeric

YTDAmount

Pay Item Iine's YTD amount

Numeric

PayItemTypeId

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item type

Set data types:

  • Earnings = 1
  • Leave = 2
  • Allowance = 3
  • Deduction = 4
  • Reimbursement = 5
  • Super = 6
  • CompanyContribution = 7
  • OTE (Ordinary Time Earnings) = 8
  • OverTime = 9
  • Variable = 10
  • Termination = 11
  • Annual = 12
  • Personal = 13
  • LongService = 14
  • OtherLeave = 15
  • OtherDeduction = 16
  • UnionProfessionalAssociationFees = 17
  • WorkplaceGiving = 18

PayDetailCompanySummary

Array containing details from the COMPANY SUMMARY section

Array

Payee

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item Payee

Text

SuperProduct

Pay Item Iine's Super item Name

Text

IsPercentValue

Pay Item Iine's value is percent or dollar

Boolean (true/false)

Id

Pay item line's ID.

GUID

PayItemId

Pay item line's Payroll Item Id.

For example, GUID of the Company Contribution payroll item.

GUID

PayItem

Pay item line's Payroll Item Name.

For example, Company Contribution.

Text

Quantity

Pay item line's Quantity

Numeric

Rate

Pay Item Iine's base rate (used for Super and relevant type items)

Numeric

Amount

Pay Item Iine's Amount

Numeric

YTDAmount

Pay Item Iine's YTD amount

Numeric

PayItemTypeId

Pay Item Iine's Payroll Item type

Set data types:

  • Earnings = 1
  • Leave = 2
  • Allowance = 3
  • Deduction = 4
  • Reimbursement = 5
  • Super = 6
  • CompanyContribution = 7
  • OTE (Ordinary Time Earnings) = 8
  • OverTime = 9
  • Variable = 10
  • Termination = 11
  • Annual = 12
  • Personal = 13
  • LongService = 14
  • OtherLeave = 15
  • OtherDeduction = 16
  • UnionProfessionalAssociationFees = 17
  • WorkplaceGiving = 18

PayDetailTax

Array containing details from the TAX section

Array

NumberOfPayPeriods

Number of Pay periods of this Pay run

Number

GrossEarnings

Contains the details of the Gross Earnings of the Pay run

Number

TaxableGrossEarnings

Taxable Gross Earnings of the Pay run

Number

Amount

Total Tax Amount of the Pay run

Number

YTDAmount

YTD Tax Amount of the Pay run

Number

IsOverrideAmount

Whether the tax was manually overwritten

Boolean (true/false)

LumpSums

Lumpsum amount section

AmountTotal

Lumpsum amount of the Pay run

Number

YTDAmount

Lumpsum YTD amount

Number

Details

Lumpsum related information.

Text

Terminations

Termination payment details section

AmountTotal

Total Amount of the Termination Pay of the Pay run

Number

YTDAmount

YTD Amount of the Termination

Number

Details

Termination related information.

Text

Creating a Pay run

Minimum Payload

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Method: POST

In the POST, you will use PayDetailEarnings [] to post Earnings and Leave Pay item details. PayDetailEarningsLeave[] is returned in the GET.

The below pay load will create a pay run and it will pre-fill the employee's pay details from their profile.

{
   
    "PayRunName":"Postman Draft Pay run 2 {{$timestamp}}",
	"PayDate": "2019-03-20",
    "PayStartDate":"2019-11-21",
    "PayEndDate":"2019-11-28",
    "EmployeeData":[
    	"61ab8cef-0009-4d41-85b6-dff6d932371e"]
    
}

Details of each object 

Data Field

Description

Data Type

Mandatory?

PayRunName

Name of the Pay run

Text

Yes

PayDate

Payment Date

Date

Yes

PayStartDate

Pay Period Start Date

Date

Yes

EmployeeData

The employee's Id

GUID

Yes

Create a Pay run with an Earnings Item

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Method: POST

{
  
  "PayRunName": "Pay run Name",
  "PayDate":"2019-03-11",
  "PayStartDate":"2019-03-01",
  "PayEndDate":"2019-03-07",
  "CustomEmployeeData": [
    	{
      "EmployeeId": "61ab8cef-0009-4d41-85b6-dff6d932371e",
	      "PayDetailEarnings": [
	        {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "354fbf55-a072-4ae1-a2c7-e2fdacab4c85",
	          "Qty": "40",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": ""
	        }
	      ]
	      
	    }
	    ]
}

Create a Pay run with Earnings and Deduction Item

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Method: POST

{
  "PayRunName": "My Pay run name",
  "PayDate":"2019-03-11",
  "PayStartDate":"2019-03-01",
  "PayEndDate":"2019-03-07",
  "CustomEmployeeData": [
    	{
          "EmployeeId": "e4d0ff56-9578-4510-96a7-5b493bbbfaf1",
	      "PayDetailEarnings": [
	            {
	              "PayItemEarningId": "21592D80-809C-47FA-8E2B-9736A2FEFB1C",
	              "Qty": "40",
	              "Rate": 80,
	              "From": "2019-03-02",
	              "To": "2019-03-06",
	              "CustomerId": "c1d927da-808c-4beb-8484-24b8bdda720f"
	            }
	        
	          ],
	           "PayDetailDeductions": [
                       {
                         "PayItemDeductionId": "73d5d104-a286-4aab-9b3b-7ff965696073",
                         "Qty": "",
                         "Rate": 20,
                         "PayeeId": "c1d927da-808c-4beb-8484-24b8bdda720f"
                       }
               ]
         }
       ]
}

Create a Pay run with multiple Employees

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns

Method: POST

{
  
  "PayRunName": "My Pay run Name",
  "PayDate":"2019-03-11",
  "PayStartDate":"2019-03-01",
  "PayEndDate":"2019-03-07",
  "CustomEmployeeData": [
    	
    	{
		 "EmployeeId": "c1302af2-e049-495c-8d72-79bbceb57ce8",
	      "PayDetailEarnings": [
	        {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "21592D80-809C-47FA-8E2B-9736A2FEFB1C",
	          "Qty": "30",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": ""
	        }
	      ],
	       "PayDetailReimbursements": [
    	  {
         "PayItemId": "8eaa2c44-4e6e-4e2e-a99e-51c44f9619ce",
         "Qty": 10,
         "Rate": 100
    	  }
    	  ]
    	},
    	  {
    		"EmployeeId": "14776504-5890-4750-a355-5910047a578c",
	    	"PayDetailEarnings": [
	        {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "21592D80-809C-47FA-8E2B-9736A2FEFB1C",
	          "Qty": "31",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": ""
	        },
	         {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "e3d502a8-9c46-4b4a-aa2d-a2bcbcbbd750",
	          "Qty": "2",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": ""
	        }
	    ]
       },
       {
      "EmployeeId": "4196328c-ff90-4331-9b1e-c04306645989",
	      "PayDetailEarnings": [
	        {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "21592D80-809C-47FA-8E2B-9736A2FEFB1C",
	          "Qty": "32",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": ""
	        }
	        
	      ],
	       "PayDetailAllowances": [
       {
         "PayItemAllowanceId": "4ca76b14-fa8d-470c-aabc-1ccd5633675f",
         "Qty": 2,
         "Rate": 20,
         "CustomerId": ""
       }
     ]
       },
       {
      "EmployeeId": "e4d0ff56-9578-4510-96a7-5b493bbbfaf1",
	      "PayDetailEarnings": [
	        {
	          "PayItemEarningId": "21592D80-809C-47FA-8E2B-9736A2FEFB1C",
	          "Qty": "33",
	          "Rate": 80,
	          "From": "2019-03-02",
	          "To": "2019-03-06",
	          "CustomerId": "c1d927da-808c-4beb-8484-24b8bdda720f"
	        }
	        
	      ],
	       "PayDetailDeductions": [
       {
         "PayItemDeductionId": "73d5d104-a286-4aab-9b3b-7ff965696073",
         "Qty": "",
         "Rate": 20,
         "PayeeId": "c1d927da-808c-4beb-8484-24b8bdda720f"
       },
        {
         "PayItemDeductionId": "b7be3168-a346-488b-8a31-40ebcaaaf856",
         "Qty": "",
         "Rate": 20,
         "PayeeId": "ae0371ca-0856-4ded-8b0c-5160a3a54875"
       },
        {
         "PayItemDeductionId": "d1b6d3b1-8abe-406a-ba3a-9acd97f01406",
         "Qty": "",
         "Rate": 20,
         "PayeeId": ""
       }
       ]
       }
       ]
}

Update

You can update a pay run's line item.

Earnings Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/earnings/{line-id}}

Method: PUT

{
	"PayItemId": "354fbf55-a072-4ae1-a2c7-e2fdacab4c85",
	"Qty": "50",
	"BaseRate": 803
}

Allowance Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/allowances/{line-id}}

Method: PUT

{
	"PayItemId": "df1e064c-93c8-4a83-8540-b9677c288b9d",
	"Qty": 2,
	"Rate": 20
}

Deduction Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/deductions/{line-id}}

Method: PUT

{
	"PayItemId": "045e42b5-b0cd-45e2-88ef-ce952c785403",
	"Qty": 2,
	"Rate": 80,
	"Payee": "My Union"
}

Delete

Pay run

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}

Method: DELETE


Earnings Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/earnings/{line-id}}

Method: DELETE


Deduction Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/deductions/{line-id}}

Method: DELETE


Allowance Item line

Endpoint:  https://api.reckon.com/R1/{BOOKID}/payroll/payruns/{payrun-id}}/employees/{employee-id}}/allowances/{line-id}}

Method: DELETE


How did we do?

Leave Items

Employee Leave Balances API v1

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