People First Integration

Integrated HR and payroll platform for managing the full employee lifecycle including absence, time tracking, payroll, and workforce data. Automate People First hiring, onboarding, and employee updates across your HR stack. When Get Absence fires, automatically trigger Get Absence Approval Template or Get Absence Attachment.

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Supported triggers and actions for People First integration

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

Get AbsenceRetrieves a single absence record by its ID.
Get Absence Approval TemplateRetrieves the approval template associated with an absence type.
Get Absence AttachmentRetrieves a specific file attachment from an absence record.
Get Calendar EventsRetrieves calendar events matching the specified filters.
Get Check-In TypeRetrieves a check-in type template by its ID.
Get Clock RecordRetrieves a single time-clock record by its ID.
Get Employee ProfileRetrieves the full profile record for a specific employee.
Get Job MembershipRetrieves a job membership record linking an employee to a job role.
Get MembershipRetrieves a professional membership record for an employee by its ID.
Get OccupancyRetrieves an occupancy record detailing an employee's position or role assignment.
Get Occupancy DateRetrieves the effective-date details for a specific occupancy record.
Get PayrollRetrieves a payroll run record by its ID.
Get PersonRetrieves a person record by its ID.
Get Person ContactsRetrieves the contact details (email, phone, address) for a specific person.
Get Talking PointRetrieves a specific talking point from a check-in record.
List Absence AttachmentsReturns a list of file attachments associated with an absence record.
List Check-In TypesReturns a list of available check-in type templates.
List Clock RecordsReturns a list of time-clock records filtered by employee or date range.
List Department EmployeesReturns a list of employees belonging to a specific department.
List Employee Calendar EventsReturns a list of calendar events for a specific employee.
List Job MembershipsReturns a list of job membership records for an employee or job.
List MembershipsReturns a list of professional membership records for an employee.
List PayrollsReturns a list of payroll runs matching the specified filters.
List People Calendar EventsReturns a list of calendar events across multiple employees.
List Talking PointsReturns a list of talking points for a check-in record or check-in type.
Search Job VacanciesSearches for open job vacancies matching the specified criteria.
Search JobsSearches for jobs in the organisation by keyword or filter criteria.
Search Skilled EmployeesSearches for employees who have specific skills or competencies.
Approve AbsenceApproves a pending absence request for an employee.
Complete PayrollMarks a payroll run as complete and finalises the pay period.
Create Absence AttachmentUploads and attaches a file to an existing absence record.
Create Calendar EventCreates a new calendar event for one or more employees.
Create Check-In TypeCreates a new check-in type template used for structured employee conversations.
Create Check-In Type Talking PointAdds a talking point item to an existing check-in type template.
Create Clock InRecords a clock-in event for an employee at the specified time.
Create Clock OutRecords a clock-out event for an employee at the specified time.
Create Clock RecordCreates a new time-clock record for an employee shift or work session.
Create Job MembershipAssociates an employee with a job role by creating a new job membership record.
Create Job TransferInitiates a job transfer to move an employee from one position or department to another.
Create MembershipCreates a new professional membership record for an employee.
Create Onboarding PersonCreates a new employee onboarding record to begin the onboarding workflow.
Create PayrollCreates a new payroll run for the specified pay period and employees.
Create PersonCreates a new person (employee or contractor) record in the HR system.
Delete AbsencePermanently deletes an absence record by its ID.
Delete Absence AttachmentRemoves a file attachment from an absence record.
Delete Calendar EventDeletes a calendar event by its ID.
Delete Check-In Talking PointRemoves a talking point from a check-in type template.
Delete Check-In TypeDeletes a check-in type template by its ID.
Delete Clock RecordsDeletes one or more time-clock records by their IDs.
Delete Job MembershipRemoves an employee's association with a job role by deleting the job membership record.
Delete MembershipDeletes a professional membership record for an employee.
Delete OccupancyDeletes an occupancy (position/role assignment) record by its ID.
Delete Occupancy Effective DateRemoves a specific effective-date entry from an occupancy record.
Delete PayrollDeletes a payroll run record by its ID.
Delete PersonPermanently deletes a person record from the HR system.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authenticated API call to the People First API.
Reject AbsenceRejects a pending absence request for an employee.
Update AbsenceUpdates the details of an existing absence record.
Update Absence AttachmentUpdates the metadata or file content of an absence attachment.
Update Calendar EventUpdates the details of an existing calendar event.
Update Check-In TypeUpdates the name or settings of an existing check-in type template.
Update Clock RecordUpdates the time or details of an existing time-clock record.
Update Job MembershipUpdates the details of an employee's job membership record.
Update MembershipUpdates the details of a professional membership record for an employee.
Update OccupancyUpdates the details of an occupancy (position/role assignment) record.
Update PayrollUpdates the details of an existing payroll run record.
Update PersonUpdates the personal or employment details of an existing person record.
Update Person ContactsUpdates the contact details (email, phone, address) for a specific person.

How to integrate People First in automation workflow?

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

STEP 1

Select People First in workflow

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

STEP 2

Connect People First

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

WEXTL wants to integrate with your People First account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

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

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How People First connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever People First 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 People First supports.

Full People First API documentation

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

Video slide demonstrates how People First is connected in WEXTL builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
Access TokenRequired	password	Generated in People First: Administration → Settings → Inbound Integration → Generate Access Token. Copy it immediately — it cannot be viewed again after the dialog is dismissed.
Tenant CodeRequired	text	The tenant code provided by MHR (e.g. 'tpruk'). Used in your base URL and as a request header on every API call.
Environment Code	text	The environment code provided by MHR (e.g. 'dev'). Leave blank if accessing your default/production environment — the hostname segment and header will be omitted automatically.

Connect People First to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with People First below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with People First. 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 People First integration

Select List Absence Attachments action from People First - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in People First, workflow will start [7] from List Absence Attachments node.

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

People First on WEXTL has 68 modules for combining hr automations. Explore People First documentation for more.

Video slide demonstrates how List Absence Attachments and Update Absence nodes are used in People First workflow.

Video slide demonstrates how List Absence Attachments and Update Absence [6] nodes are used in People First workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating People First in your workflows.

People First has no triggers, but it provides 68 actions including "Get Absence", "Get Absence Approval Template", and "Get Absence Attachment". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate People First tasks.

Integration has 68 actions, including "Get Absence", "Get Absence Approval Template", and "Get Absence Attachment", and more. Refer to our People First 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 People First integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by People First official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where People First 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 People First 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 People First 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 People First 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 People First integration.

People First integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal People First integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official People First 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® People First App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

People First Integration

Supported triggers and actions for People First integration