Linking Workday as a source
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This source is currently in alpha. The interface and available tables may change.
The Workday connector syncs workers, jobs, job profiles, and more into the PostHog data warehouse, so you can analyze them alongside your product data.
Prerequisites
Credentials that can read the data you want to sync. PostHog only reads data, so read access is enough.
Adding a data source
- In PostHog, go to the Sources tab of the data pipeline section.
- Click + New source and click Link next to this source.
- Enter your credentials (see Configuration below) and click Next.
- Select the tables you want to sync, choose a sync method and frequency, then click Import.
Once the syncs are complete, you can start querying this data in PostHog.
Pull your Workday HCM data over the Workday REST API.
Register an API client for integrations in Workday (Register API Client for Integrations) with the staffing scope, then paste its client ID, client secret and refresh token below.
Your hostname and tenant are the first two parts of your Workday URL - for https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/acme_pt1, the hostname is wd2-impl-services1.workday.com and the tenant is acme_pt1.
You'll be asked for:
- Hostname: for example
wd2-impl-services1.workday.com. - Tenant: for example
acme_pt1. - Client ID
- Client secret
- Refresh token
Sync modes
Each table can be synced in one of several modes, depending on what the source supports:
- Webhook (when available) – the source pushes changes to PostHog in real time. Fastest freshness, lowest ongoing cost, and the only mode that reliably captures updates and deletes.
- Incremental – only new or updated rows are synced on each run, using a cursor field (such as an
updated_attimestamp). Cheaper than a full refresh, but deletes aren't captured. - Append only – new rows are appended using a cursor field; existing rows are never updated. Ideal for immutable, append-only tables like event logs.
- Full refresh – the whole table is reloaded on every sync. Use it when a table has no reliable cursor or when you need deletions reflected.
See sync methods for a full explanation of how each mode works and how to choose between them.
All Workday tables are full refresh. Each sync replaces the contents of the table.
Configuration
| Option | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
Hostname | text | Yes |
Tenant | text | Yes |
Client ID | text | Yes |
Client secret | password | Yes |
Refresh token | password | Yes |
Supported tables
| Table | Description | Sync method | Incremental field | Primary key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
workers | A worker in the tenant — an employee or contingent worker — with their current staffing information. | Full refresh | — | — |
jobs | A job — the instance of a position a worker is assigned to, including its staffing details. | Full refresh | — | — |
job_profiles | A job profile — the reusable definition of a job's title, level, and pay-rate type that positions are created from. | Full refresh | — | — |
job_families | A job family — the grouping of related job profiles used for reporting and compensation. | Full refresh | — | — |
supervisory_organizations | A supervisory organization — the manager-led org unit that positions and workers are assigned to. | Full refresh | — | — |
job_changes | A job change event — a Change Job business process recording a worker's move between positions, titles, or organizations. | Full refresh | — | — |
organization_assignment_changes | An organization assignment change event — a business process recording a change to the organizations (company, cost center, region) a position is assigned to. | Full refresh | — | — |
Troubleshooting
- If the connection fails with an authorization error, the client secret is wrong, expired, or has been revoked. Create a new one, then reconnect the source.
- If a table syncs no rows, the credential may not have access to that data. Check its permissions, then reconnect the source.
If your sync is failing or data looks wrong, see the Data warehouse troubleshooting guide. If that doesn't help, contact support – we're happy to help.