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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 760+ other apps, behind a single URL.

Tools
25
Works with
Any MCP client
Auth
OAuth 2.0
License
MIT, open source
Updated
August 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 760+ 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.

    8 fields

  • Create Pre-Hire

    Creates a new pre-hire record in Workday.

    6 fields

  • Create Supplier Credit Memo

    Creates a new supplier credit memo in Workday.

    5 fields

  • Create Time Off Request

    Creates a new time off request in Workday.

    5 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 ID in Workday using WQL.

    1 field

  • Find Supplier Payment

    Finds supplier payments in Workday using WQL.

    2 fields

  • Hire Employee

    Creates a new worker (hire) in Workday.

    5 fields

  • Update Supplier

    Updates an existing supplier in Workday.

    5 fields

  • Update Supplier Invoice

    Updates an existing supplier invoice in Workday.

    5 fields

  • Get Business Object Details (Batch)

    Retrieves details for one or more business objects by ID in a single step.

    3 fields

  • Search Business Object (Batch)

    Searches business objects with pagination and returns all matching records.

    3 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).

    8 fields

  • Get Custom Objects

    Retrieves a custom object instance by definition ID and object ID.

    2 fields

  • Get Report

    Fetches a Workday report by ID or web service alias.

    2 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 instance (PUT upsert).

    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 business object is created or updated in Recruiting, Onboarding, or HR Services & Time Tracking.

    4 fields

  • New/Updated Business Object (Batch)

    Triggers with a batch of new or updated business objects in a single poll cycle.

    4 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

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.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the MCP server is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.

Connect Workday in Activepieces, enable the server under Settings → MCP Server, then paste your server URL into your client config. It authenticates over OAuth on first use.

It can call 25 tools, including Approve Task, Change Job, Create Job Requisition, and chain them with steps in other apps inside the same run.

Connections use OAuth2 with limited scopes and are stored under 256-bit encryption, with no API to read them back, so an agent gets scoped access rather than your keys.