IRIS HR Integration

HR and payroll software for managing employee data and compliance. Connect IRIS HR employee events to workflows that provision tools, notify managers, and update records. Start with Watch Absence Days, then use Get a Benefit or Get a Field for the next step.

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Supported triggers and actions for IRIS HR integration

Triggers can detect changes in IRIS HR and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside IRIS HR automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Watch Absence DaysTriggers when an absence day is created or modified.
Watch Absence ReasonsTriggers when an absence reason is created or modified.
Watch AbsencesTriggers when an absence is created or modified.
Watch Bank DetailsTriggers when a bank details record is created or modified.
Watch BenefitsTriggers when a benefit is created or modified.
Watch Emergency ContactsTriggers when an emergency contact is created or modified.
Watch EmployeesTriggers when an employee is created or modified.
Watch EntitlementsTriggers when an entitlement is created or modified.
Watch HierarchyTriggers when a hierarchy node is created or modified.
Watch JobsTriggers when a job is created or modified.
Watch Override ComponentsTriggers when a working pattern override component is created or modified.
Watch PositionsTriggers when a position is created or modified.
Watch Public HolidaysTriggers when a public holiday is created or modified.
Watch Working Pattern ComponentsTriggers when a working pattern component is created or modified.
Watch Working PatternsTriggers when a working pattern is created or modified.
Get a BenefitRetrieves the details of a benefit by its ID.
Get a FieldRetrieves a user-defined field by its ID.
Get a Hierarchy NodeRetrieves a hierarchy node by its ID.
Get a Hierarchy PathRetrieves the hierarchy path for a specific node.
Get a JobRetrieves the details of a job by its ID.
Get a PositionRetrieves the details of a position by its ID.
Get a Public HolidayRetrieves the details of a public holiday by its ID.
Get a SchemaRetrieves a user-defined field schema by its ID.
Get a Working PatternRetrieves a working pattern by its ID for a given date range.
Get a Working Pattern ComponentRetrieves a working pattern component by its ID.
Get a Working Pattern OverrideRetrieves working pattern overrides for an employee within a date range.
Get a Working Pattern Override ComponentRetrieves a working pattern override component by its ID.
Get an AbsenceRetrieves the details of an absence by its ID.
Get an Absence DayRetrieves the details of an absence day by its ID.
Get an Absence ReasonRetrieves the details of an absence reason by its ID.
Get an Emergency ContactRetrieves the details of an emergency contact by its ID.
Get an EmployeeRetrieves the details of an employee by their ID.
Get an Employee Absence ReasonRetrieves an absence reason for a specific employee.
Get an Employee CalendarRetrieves the calendar for a specific employee.
Get an EntitlementRetrieves the details of an entitlement by its ID.
Get Bank DetailsRetrieves a bank details record by its ID.
List Absence DaysRetrieves a list of all absence days.
List Absence ReasonsRetrieves a list of all absence reasons.
List AbsencesRetrieves a list of all absences.
List Bank DetailsRetrieves a list of all bank details records.
List BenefitsRetrieves a list of all benefits.
List Emergency ContactsRetrieves a list of all emergency contacts.
List EmployeesRetrieves a list of all employees.
List EntitlementsRetrieves a list of all entitlements.
List Fields by SchemaRetrieves a list of user-defined fields for a specific schema.
List Fields by SourceRetrieves a list of user-defined fields for a specific source entity.
List HierarchyRetrieves a list of all hierarchy nodes.
List JobsRetrieves a list of all jobs.
List Override ComponentsRetrieves a list of all working pattern override components.
List PositionsRetrieves a list of all positions.
List Public HolidaysRetrieves a list of all public holidays.
List Working Pattern ComponentsRetrieves a list of all working pattern components.
List Working PatternsRetrieves a list of all working patterns.
Create a BenefitCreates a new benefit record.
Create a JobCreates a new job record.
Create an AbsenceCreates a new absence record for an employee.
Create an Absence DayCreates a new absence day, optionally skipping non-working days.
Create an EmployeeCreates a new employee record.
Create Bank DetailsCreates a new bank details record.
Delete a BenefitDeletes a benefit record by its ID.
Delete an AbsenceDeletes an absence record by its ID.
Delete an Absence DayDeletes an absence day by its ID.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
Update a BenefitUpdates an existing benefit record.
Update a JobUpdates an existing job record.
Update an AbsenceUpdates an existing absence record.
Update an Absence DayUpdates an existing absence day.
Update an EmployeeUpdates an existing employee record.
Update Bank DetailsUpdates an existing bank details record.

How to integrate IRIS HR in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your IRIS HR connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select IRIS HR in workflow

Pick IRIS HR app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect IRIS HR

When prompted, authorize access to IRIS HR in WEXTL once. IRIS HR credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

WEXTL wants to integrate with your IRIS HR account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with IRIS HR yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect IRIS HR to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

IRIS HR

How IRIS HR connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever IRIS HR app is called in workflows. That allows your hr automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that IRIS HR supports.

Full IRIS HR API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields IRIS HR integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Video slide demonstrates how IRIS HR is connected in WEXTL builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
Client KeyRequired	text	The Client Key provided by IRIS for your tenant. You will have received this from IRIS separately.
Client SecretRequired	password	The Client Secret provided by IRIS.

Connect IRIS HR to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with IRIS HR below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with IRIS HR. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

Example automation with IRIS HR integration

Select Watch Absence Days trigger from IRIS HR - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in IRIS HR, workflow will start [7] from Watch Absence Days node.

Search for Create an Absence, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Absence Days and Create an Absence, so only important data pass from Watch Absence Days to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of IRIS HR automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

IRIS HR on WEXTL has 69 modules for combining hr automations. Explore IRIS HR documentation for more.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Absence Days and Create an Absence nodes are used in IRIS HR workflow.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Absence Days and Create an Absence [6] nodes are used in IRIS HR workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating IRIS HR in your workflows.

IRIS HR has 15 triggers, including "Watch Absence Days", "Watch Absence Reasons", and "Watch Absences", and more. Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.

Integration has 54 actions, including "Get a Benefit", "Get a Field", and "Get a Hierarchy Node", and more. Refer to our IRIS HR Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The IRIS HR integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by IRIS HR official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where IRIS HR provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever IRIS HR or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for IRIS HR inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with IRIS HR modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the IRIS HR integration.

IRIS HR integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal IRIS HR integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official IRIS HR vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® IRIS HR App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

IRIS HR Integration

Supported triggers and actions for IRIS HR integration