Payday

Cloud payroll and workforce management for UK businesses.

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AI-assisted documentation21 min read

This documentation is compiled from our integration source code, internal specs for Payday, its official API documentation and anonymized requests logs we collect from our support team[2].

Open Payday on WEXTL →

Requirements

Payday requires an active account and OAuth client credentials, granted by signing in with your account to connect — both are set up on its own site.[3]

Get your Payday credentials

You’ll be redirected to sign in and approve access — your password is never shared with WEXTL.

API Environmentselect
Client IDtextRequired
Create an OAuth application and get a clientId at the company settings page in your account
[1]
Client SecretpasswordRequired
Copy your clientSecret at the company settings page in your account
[1]

Connect Payday in WEXTL

Log in to your WEXTL account, add the Payday node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.
Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your Payday account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →

Connecting Payday to WEXTL® — Video slide demonstrates how to integrate Payday in the WEXTL visual workflow builder.[4]

Video slide demonstrates how to integrate Payday in the WEXTL visual workflow builder.[4]

Notes

Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →

Payday node modules

The list below is a reference of every Payday node module the integration supports. You will be able to pick any of them on the workflow canvas while building automations.

Browse every Payday node module below — each one opens to show its input parameters, outputs, and connection requirements.

Watch ProductsTrigger

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Vat percentage	number
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date
Purchase date	date
Purchase unit price excluding vat	number
Inventory ledger account ID	text
Cost of goods sold ledger account ID	text
Supplier product number	text

Watch UsersTrigger

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Email	email
Mobile	text
Language	text
Isowner	boolean
Logincount	number
Lastlogindate	date
Created	date
Edited	date

Get a CustomerAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Customer IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Comment	text
Phone	text

Get a Customer by SSNAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
SSN (Kennitala)	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Comment	text
Phone	text

Get a ProductAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Product IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date

Get a Product by SKUAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
SKURequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date

Get a Recurring InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Recurring Invoice IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	number
Guid	text
Active	boolean
Customer	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Payor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Interval type	text
Number of occurrences left	number
Next invoice date	date
Due date days after	number
Due date type	text
Final due date days after	number
Final due date type	text
Reference	text
Description	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Foreign amount excluding vat	number
Foreign amount vat	number
Foreign amount including vat	number

12other output fields

Get a UserAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
User IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Email	email
Mobile	text
Language	text
Isowner	boolean
Logincount	number
Lastlogindate	date
Created	date
Edited	date

Get an EmployeeAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip	text
City	text
Email	email
Ssn	text
Phone	text
Vat number	text
Created	date
Has claim collection	boolean

Get an ExpenseAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Expense IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Status	text
Creditor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Paid date	date
Payment type	object
ID	number
Type	text
Description	text
Date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Reference	text
Deductible	boolean
Comments	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Voucher	text
Created	text
Lines	array

Get an InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Invoice IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Customer	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Payor	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Description	text
Number	number
Status	text
Created	text
Claim created	text
Cancel date	text
Claim final due date	text
Invoice date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Paid date	date
Cancelled date	date
Sent date	date
Claim cancelled date	date
Claim cancelled	boolean
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount including vat	number

15other output fields

Get Logged In UserAction

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Email	email
Mobile	text
Language	text
Isowner	boolean
Logincount	number
Lastlogindate	date
Created	date
Edited	date

Get Product MovementAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Product IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Product ID	text
Date	text
Description	text
Change in quantity	number
Purchase unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Reserved	boolean
Quantity after change	number
Reserved after change	number
Created	date

Get User CompanyAction

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip	text
City	text
Email	email
Ssn	text
Phone	text
Vat number	text
Created	date
Has claim collection	boolean

List AccountsSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Code	text
Taxkey	number
Taxkey standard vat	text
Taxkey reduced vat	text
Name	text
Description	text
Type ID	number
Type	text
Sub type ID	number
Sub type	text
Default vat percent type	text
Archived	boolean

List Consumer Price IndexSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
DateRequired	date
Limit	number

List CreditorsSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Balance	boolean
Limit	number

List CurrenciesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
Code	text
Symbol	text
Decimals	number
Name	text
Rate	number

List Customer InvoicesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Customer IDRequired	choice
Limit	number

List CustomersSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Comment	text
Phone	text

List EmployeesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip	text
City	text
Email	email
Ssn	text
Phone	text
Vat number	text
Created	date
Has claim collection	boolean

List ExpensesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Date From	date
Date To	date
Include	choice
Search Query	text
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Status	text
Creditor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Paid date	date
Payment type	object
ID	number
Type	text
Description	text
Date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Reference	text
Deductible	boolean
Comments	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Voucher	text
Created	text
Lines	array

List InvoicesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Include	choice
Date From	date
Date To	date
Due Date From	date
Due Date To	date
Final Due Date From	date
Final Due Date To	date
Query	text
Order	choice
Order By	choice
Exclude Status	choice
Customer ID	choice
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Customer	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	text
Contact	text
Payor	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	text
Contact	text
Description	text
Number	number
Status	text
Created	text
Claim created	text
Cancel date	text
Claim final due date	text
Invoice date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Paid date	date
Cancelled date	date
Sent date	date
Claim cancelled date	date
Claim cancelled	boolean
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount including vat	number

15other output fields

List JournalsSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Balance	boolean
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Voucher prefix	text
Voucher number	number
Voucher prefix and number	text
Date	date
Description	text
Status	text
Created	text
Lines	array

List ProductsSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Order By	choice
Order	choice
Query	text
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Vat percentage	number
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date
Purchase date	date
Purchase unit price excluding vat	number
Inventory ledger account ID	text
Cost of goods sold ledger account ID	text
Supplier product number	text

List Recurring InvoicesSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	number
Guid	text
Active	boolean
Customer	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Payor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Interval type	text
Number of occurrences left	number
Next invoice date	date
Due date days after	number
Due date type	text
Final due date days after	number
Final due date type	text
Reference	text
Description	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Foreign amount excluding vat	number
Foreign amount vat	number
Foreign amount including vat	number

12other output fields

List UsersSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Email	email
Mobile	text
Language	text
Isowner	boolean
Logincount	number
Lastlogindate	date
Created	date
Edited	date

List VATSearch

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Limit	number

Create a CustomerAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
SSN	text
Name	text
Language	text
Address	text
ZIP Code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Comment	text
Phone	text
Send Electronic Invoices	boolean
Final Due Date Default Days After	number

Create a JournalAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
DateRequired	date
DescriptionRequired	text
StatusRequired	choice
LinesRequired	array

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Voucher prefix	text
Voucher number	number
Voucher prefix and number	text
Date	date
Description	text
Status	text
Created	text
Lines	array

Create a ProductAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
NameRequired	text
SKURequired	text
QuantityRequired	number
Sales Unit Price Excluding VATRequired	number
Sales Ledger Account IDRequired	choice
Inventory Ledger Account IDRequired	choice
Cost Of Goods Sold Ledger Account ID	choice
Description	text
Sales Unit Price Including VAT	number
Tags	array
Tag	text
Purchase Date	date
Purchase Unit Price Excluding VAT	number
Archived	boolean

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date

Create a Recurring InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
CustomerRequired	object
IDRequired	choice
Interval TypeRequired	text
Next Invoice DateRequired	date
Due Date Days AfterRequired	number
Due Date TypeRequired	text
Final Due Date Days AfterRequired	number
Final Due Date TypeRequired	text
Currency CodeRequired	choice
LinesRequired	array
Active	boolean
Number Of Occurrences Left	number
Reference	text
Description	text
Send Email	boolean
Create Claim	boolean
Create Electronic Invoice	boolean
Electronic Invoice Party ID	text
Accounting Cost	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	number
Guid	text
Active	boolean
Customer	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Payor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Interval type	text
Number of occurrences left	number
Next invoice date	date
Due date days after	number
Due date type	text
Final due date days after	number
Final due date type	text
Reference	text
Description	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Foreign amount excluding vat	number
Foreign amount vat	number
Foreign amount including vat	number

12other output fields

Create an EmployeeAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
SSNRequired	text
NameRequired	text
AddressRequired	text
ZIP	text
City	text
Mobile	text
Email	email
Active	boolean

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip	text
City	text
Email	email
Ssn	text
Phone	text
Vat number	text
Created	date
Has claim collection	boolean

Create an ExpenseAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
CreditorRequired	object
SSNRequired	text
DateRequired	date
DeductibleRequired	boolean
StatusRequired	choice
LinesRequired	array
Reference	text
Comments	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Status	text
Creditor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Paid date	date
Payment type	object
ID	number
Type	text
Description	text
Date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Reference	text
Deductible	boolean
Comments	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Voucher	text
Created	text
Lines	array

Create an InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
CustomerRequired	object
IDRequired	choice
Invoice DateRequired	date
Due DateRequired	date
Final Due DateRequired	date
Currency CodeRequired	choice
LinesRequired	array
Payor	object
IDRequired	choice
Description	text
Create Claim	boolean
Create Electronic Invoice	boolean
Electronic Invoice Party ID	text
Accounting Cost	text
Reference	text
Send Email	boolean
Paid Date	date
Payment Type	choice
Status	text
Payments	array

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Customer	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Payor	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	text
Contact	text
Description	text
Number	number
Status	text
Created	text
Claim created	text
Cancel date	text
Claim final due date	text
Invoice date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Paid date	date
Cancelled date	date
Sent date	date
Claim cancelled date	date
Claim cancelled	boolean
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount including vat	number

15other output fields

Create Product MovementAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Product IDRequired	choice
DateRequired	date
Change in QuantityRequired	number
Purchase Unit Price Excluding VATRequired	number
Description	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Product ID	text
Date	text
Description	text
Change in quantity	number
Purchase unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Reserved	boolean
Quantity after change	number
Reserved after change	number
Created	date

Delete a CustomerAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Customer IDRequired	choice

Delete a JournalAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Journal IDRequired	choice

Delete a Recurring InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Recurring Invoice IDRequired	choice

Delete an EmployeeAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice

Delete an ExpenseAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Expense IDRequired	choice

Delete an InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Invoice IDRequired	choice

Download an InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Invoice IDRequired	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
File Data	text

Make an API Calluniversal

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
MethodRequired	choice
Headers	array
Header	object
Query String	array
Parameter	object
Body	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
Body	text
Headers	object
Status code	number

Update a CustomerAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Customer IDRequired	choice
SSN	text
Name	text
Language	text
Address	text
ZIP Code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	email
Contact	text
Comment	text
Phone	text
Send Electronic Invoices	boolean
Final Due Date Default Days After	number

Update a JournalAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Journal IDRequired	choice
statusRequired	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Voucher prefix	text
Voucher number	number
Voucher prefix and number	text
Date	date
Description	text
Status	text
Created	text
Lines	array

Update a ProductAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Product IDRequired	choice
Name	text
Description	text
SKU	text
Quantity	number
Sales Unit Price Including VAT	number
Sales Ledger Account ID	choice
Tags	array
Tag	text
Archived	boolean

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Description	text
Sku	text
Quantity	number
Sales unit price excluding vat	number
Sales unit price including vat	number
Sales ledger account ID	text
Tags	array
Archived	boolean
Created	date

Update a Recurring InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Recurring Invoice IDRequired	choice
Customer	object
ID	choice
Interval Type	text
Next Invoice Date	date
Due Date Days After	number
Due Date Type	text
Final Due Date Days After	number
Final Due Date Type	text
Currency Code	choice
Lines	array
Active	boolean
Number Of Occurrences Left	number
Reference	text
Description	text
Send Email	boolean
Create Claim	boolean
Create Electronic Invoice	boolean
Electronic Invoice Party ID	text
Accounting Cost	text

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	number
Guid	text
Active	boolean
Customer	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Payor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Interval type	text
Number of occurrences left	number
Next invoice date	date
Due date days after	number
Due date type	text
Final due date days after	number
Final due date type	text
Reference	text
Description	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Foreign amount excluding vat	number
Foreign amount vat	number
Foreign amount including vat	number

12other output fields

Update an ExpenseAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Expense IDRequired	choice
Creditor	object
Creditor ID	choice
SSN	text
Name	text
Date	date
Status	choice
Payment Type	object
Payment Type ID	choice
Amount Excluding VAT	number
Amount Including VAT	number
Amount VAT	number
Due Date	date
Final Due Date	date
Deductible	boolean
Comments	text
Paid Date	date
Voucher	text
Source	text
Reference	text
Created	date
Lines	array

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Guid	text
Status	text
Creditor	object
ID	number
Name	text
Email	text
Paid date	date
Payment type	object
ID	number
Type	text
Description	text
Date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Reference	text
Deductible	boolean
Comments	text
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount vat	number
Amount including vat	number
Voucher	text
Created	text
Lines	array

Update an InvoiceAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Invoice IDRequired	choice
Status	choice
Paid Date	date
Payment Type	choice

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Customer	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	text
Contact	text
Payor	object
ID	text
Language	text
Ssn	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip code	text
City	text
Country	text
Email	text
Contact	text
Description	text
Number	number
Status	text
Created	text
Claim created	text
Cancel date	text
Claim final due date	text
Invoice date	date
Due date	date
Final due date	date
Paid date	date
Cancelled date	date
Sent date	date
Claim cancelled date	date
Claim cancelled	boolean
Amount excluding vat	number
Amount including vat	number

15other output fields

Update EmployeeAction

Input fields[3]

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
SSN	text
Name	text
Address	text
ZIP	text
City	text
Mobile	text
Email	email
Active	boolean

Output fields[3]

Field	Type
ID	text
Name	text
Address	text
Zip	text
City	text
Email	email
Ssn	text
Phone	text
Vat number	text
Created	date
Has claim collection	boolean

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References

WEXTL® Payday Source Code connector implementation.
Our users use cases and automations.
Official API Documentation for Payday.
WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.

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