STEP 1
Select Workstream in workflow
Pick Workstream app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Workstream Integration
Hourly hiring and applicant messaging for frontline and retail teams. Automate Workstream hiring, onboarding, and employee updates across your HR stack. When Watch Applicants fires, automatically trigger Get a Department or Get a Location.
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Supported triggers and actions for Workstream integration
Triggers can detect changes in Workstream and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Workstream automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Watch ApplicantsTriggers when a new applicant is added or updated.
- Watch Company UsersTriggers when a company user is created.
- Watch EmployeesTriggers when a new employee is added or an existing employee's information is updated.
- Watch Team MembersTriggers when a team member is added or updated.
- Get a DepartmentRetrieves an existing department by its ID or other identifying criteria.
- Get a LocationRetrieves an existing location.
- Get a PositionRetrieves an existing position.
- Get a Team MemberRetrieves an existing team member.
- Get an ApplicantRetrieves an existing applicant.
- Get an EmployeeRetrieves an existing employee.
- List Applicant Custom FormsRetrieves custom forms for an applicant.
- List ApplicantsRetrieves a list of existing applicants.
- List Company UsersRetrieves a list of existing company users.
- List DepartmentsRetrieves a list of existing departments.
- List Employee DocumentsRetrieves a list of employee documents.
- List EmployeesRetrieves a list of existing employees.
- List Imported Employee InfosRetrieves a list of imported employee information.
- List LocationsRetrieves a list of existing locations.
- List PositionsRetrieves a list of existing positions.
- List Team MembersRetrieves a list of existing team members.
How to integrate Workstream in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Workstream connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Workstream
When prompted, authorize access to Workstream in WEXTL once. Workstream credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
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STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Workstream yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Workstream to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Workstream
How Workstream connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Workstream 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 Workstream supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Workstream integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect Workstream
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Demonstration of Workstream connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
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Client IDRequired | text | This can be retrieved from the Dashboard under Company -> Integrations -> Access Tokens. |
Client SecretRequired | password | This can be retrieved from the Dashboard under Company -> Integrations -> Access Tokens. |
Access Token NameRequired | text | Name of the access token displayed in the Dashboard. |
Connect Workstream to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Workstream below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Workstream. 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 Workstream integration
Select Watch Employees trigger from Workstream - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Workstream, workflow will start [7] from Watch Employees node.
Search for Download an Employee Document, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Employees and Download an Employee Document, so only important data pass from Watch Employees to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Workstream automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Workstream on WEXTL has 27 modules for combining hr automations. Explore Workstream documentation for more.
Video slide demonstrates how Watch Employees and Download an Employee Document [6] nodes are used in Workstream workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Workstream in your workflows.
Workstream has 4 triggers, including "Watch Applicants", "Watch Company Users", and "Watch Employees", and more. Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.
Integration has 23 actions, including "Get a Department", "Get a Location", and "Get a Position", and more. Refer to our Workstream 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 Workstream integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Workstream official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Workstream 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 Workstream 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 Workstream 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 Workstream 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 Workstream integration.
- Workstream integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Workstream integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Workstream 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® Workstream App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation