Workday MCP server
Cloud-based enterprise platform for human resources, finance, and planning.
Workday is not a separate install. One Activepieces MCP server exposes it alongside 770+ other apps, behind a single URL.
- Tools
- 25
- Works with
- Any MCP client
- Auth
- OAuth 2.0 or Custom auth
- License
- MIT, open source
- Updated
- October 2026
About the Workday MCP server
Connect Workday once in Activepieces and every action it ships becomes a tool your assistant can call, behind the same server URL as the rest of your apps. Your agent reaches Workday and 770+ other apps over a single connection, on our cloud or a self-hosted install.
Tools
Workday tools your AI can run
Once connected, your assistant can call any of these Workday actions by asking in plain language.
Approve Task
Approves an inbox task in Workday.
2 fields
Change Job
Changes the job for a worker in Workday.
6 fields
Create Job Requisition
Creates a new job requisition in Workday.
10 fields
Create Pre-Hire
Creates a new pre-hire record in Workday.
5 fields
Create Supplier Credit Memo
Creates a new supplier credit memo in Workday.
4 fields
Create Time Off Request
Creates a new time off request in Workday.
6 fields
Create Worker Time Block
Creates a new worker time block in Workday.
5 fields
Find Purchase Order
Finds a purchase order by ID in Workday using WQL.
1 field
Find Records (WQL)
Executes a Workday Query Language (WQL) query and returns the results.
1 field
Find Supplier
Finds a supplier by ID in Workday using WQL.
1 field
Find Supplier Invoice
Finds a supplier invoice by its Workday ID or Supplier Invoice ID.
1 field
Find Supplier Payment
Finds supplier payments in Workday using WQL.
2 fields
Hire Employee
Creates a new worker (hire) in Workday.
7 fields
Update Supplier
Updates an existing supplier in Workday.
5 fields
Update Supplier Invoice
Updates an existing supplier invoice in Workday.
4 fields
Get Business Object Details (Batch)
Retrieves details for one or more business objects by ID in a single step.
4 fields
Search Business Object (Batch)
Searches business objects with pagination and returns all matching records.
5 fields
Update Business Object
Updates an existing business object by ID using the REST API.
4 fields
Call Operation
Calls a Workday REST sub-resource or SOAP operation (e.g. approve, close, submit).
9 fields
Get Custom Objects
Retrieves a custom object record by its record ID or, for single-instance objects, by the parent record ID.
2 fields
Get Report
Runs a Workday custom report through Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS).
3 fields
Get Report using WQL (Batch)
Executes a WQL query and returns all rows (use for report-style datasets).
1 field
List Custom Object Definitions (Batch)
Lists all custom object definitions available in your Workday tenant.
Create/Update Custom Object
Creates or updates a Workday custom object record.
3 fields
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
10 fields
Triggers
Workday events your agent can watch
These start a run the moment something happens in Workday, so work gets picked up on its own.
Business Process Event Completed
Triggers when a business process event is completed in Workday.
Employee Terminated
Triggers when an employee is terminated in Workday.
Expense Report Submitted
Triggers when an expense report is submitted in Workday.
Leave Request Submitted
Triggers when a leave request is submitted in Workday.
New Hire Created
Triggers when a new employee is hired in Workday.
New Inbox Task
Triggers when a new inbox task is assigned in Workday.
New Supplier
Triggers when a new supplier is created in Workday.
New Supplier Invoice
Triggers when a new supplier invoice is created in Workday.
Run WQL Query
Triggers when new records are returned by a Workday Query Language (WQL) query.
2 fields
Updated Supplier
Triggers when a supplier is updated in Workday.
New/Updated Business Object
Triggers when a Workday business object is created or updated.
5 fields
New/Updated Business Object (Batch)
Triggers with a batch of new or updated business objects in a single poll cycle.
5 fields
Scheduled Report Fetch (Batch)
Polls a Workday report on a schedule and returns all rows as a batch.
2 fields
Scheduled Report Fetch using WQL (Batch)
Polls a WQL query on a schedule and returns matching rows as a batch.
2 fields
Give your assistant Workday
Connect Workday once and every tool above is callable from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client, behind the same server URL as 770+ other apps. Free to start.
Workday MCP, answered.
No. That is the point of it. One Activepieces server exposes Workday alongside every other piece you connect, so your client keeps a single connection.
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