Deductions
Documents
Management
Sandbox
- POSTCreate a new Sandbox Connection
- POSTCreate a new sandbox account
- PUTUpdate a sandbox account
- GETGet configurations for sandbox jobs
- PUTUpdate configurations for sandbox jobs
- POSTAdd a new sandbox payment
- PUTUpdate sandbox individual
- PUTUpdate sandbox employment
- POSTAdd new individuals to a sandbox company
- PUTUpdate a sandbox company's data
- POSTEnqueue a new sandbox job
Development Guides
Request Forwarding
The Forward API allows you to make direct requests to an employment system. If Finch’s unified API doesn’t have a data model that cleanly fits your needs, then Forward allows you to push or pull data models directly against an integration’s API.
import Finch from '@tryfinch/finch-api';
const client = new Finch({
accessToken: 'My Access Token',
});
async function main() {
const response = await client.requestForwarding.forward({
method: 'POST',
route: '/people/search',
headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
params: { showInactive: true, humanReadable: true },
});
console.log(response.data);
}
main();
{
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"route": "/people/search",
"headers": {
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"params": {
"showInactive": true,
"humanReadable": true
},
"data": null
},
"headers": {
"date": "Sun, 17 Sep 2023 21:27:25 GMT",
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"statusCode": 200,
"data": "{\"employees\":[{\"/work/custom/field_1693264321143\":{\"value\":580192},\"fullName\":\"Anna Gibbons\",\"/payroll/employment/siteWorkingPattern\":{\"value\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null}},\"/about/avatar\":{\"value\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"displayName\":\"Anna Gibbons\",\"/work/reportsTo/email\":{\"value\":\"joshua.tyler_632127@samplebob.com\"},\"/payroll/employment/activeEffectiveDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"payroll\":{\"employment\":{\"standardWorkingPattern\":null,\"fte\":100,\"type\":null,\"flsaCode\":null,\"actualWorkingPattern\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null},\"contract\":\"Full time\",\"customColumns\":{\"column_1693433488092\":null,\"column_1693419526345\":null},\"calendarId\":null,\"salaryPayType\":null,\"workingPattern\":null,\"activeEffectiveDate\":\"2015-03-03\",\"weeklyHours\":45,\"siteWorkingPattern\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null}}},\"/root/firstName\":{\"value\":\"Anna\"},\"/work/employeeIdInCompany\":{\"value\":38},\"/work/tenureDurationYears\":{\"value\":8.545},\"/about/foodPreferences\":{\"value\":[]},\"/work/site\":{\"value\":\"New York (Demo)\"},\"/work/tenureYears\":{\"value\":9},\"creationDateTime\":\"2023-07-13T06:37:04.94395\",\"/about/hobbies\":{\"value\":[\"theatre\",\"film\",\"music\"]},\"/root/email\":{\"value\":\"anna.gibbons_632127@samplebob.com\"},\"/work/title\":{\"value\":\"Sales Manager\"},\"employee\":{\"payrollManager\":null,\"hrbp\":null,\"itAdmin\":null,\"buddy\":null},\"work\":{\"shortStartDate\":\"03-03\",\"startDate\":\"2015-03-03\",\"manager\":\"3145813558047015811\",\"tenureDuration\":{\"periodISO\":\"P8Y6M16D\",\"sortFactor\":3076,\"humanize\":\"8 years, 6 months and 16 days\"},\"custom\":{\"field_1693264337015\":580192,\"field_1693264321143\":580192},\"durationOfEmployment\":{\"periodISO\":\"P8Y6M16D\",\"sortFactor\":3076,\"humanize\":\"8 years, 6 months and 16 days\"},\"reportsToIdInCompany\":27,\"employeeIdInCompany\":38,\"reportsTo\":{\"displayName\":\"Joshua Tyler\",\"email\":\"joshua.tyler_632127@samplebob.com\",\"surname\":\"Tyler\",\"firstName\":\"Joshua\",\"id\":\"3145813558047015811\"},\"indirectReports\":null,\"siteId\":2477371,\"tenureDurationYears\":8.545,\"department\":\"Sales\",\"tenureYears\":9,\"isManager\":false,\"title\":\"Sales Manager\",\"site\":\"New York (Demo)\",\"activeEffectiveDate\":\"2015-03-03\",\"directReports\":null,\"secondLevelManager\":\"3145813528661721978\",\"daysOfPreviousService\":0,\"yearsOfService\":8.545},\"/payroll/employment/weeklyHours\":{\"value\":45},\"/root/creationDateTime\":{\"value\":\"2023-07-13T06:37:04.94395\"},\"avatarUrl\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\",\"secondName\":null,\"/work/startDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"about\":{\"foodPreferences\":[],\"socialData\":{\"linkedin\":null,\"twitter\":null,\"facebook\":null},\"superpowers\":[\"proof reading\"],\"hobbies\":[\"theatre\",\"film\",\"music\"],\"about\":\"I dont have a life story, my story is my life \",\"avatar\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"/root/fullName\":{\"value\":\"Anna Gibbons\"},\"/payroll/employment/contract\":{\"value\":\"Full time\"},\"/payroll/employment/actualWorkingPattern\":{\"value\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null}},\"companyId\":632127,\"/root/coverImageUrl\":{\"value\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/public-image/cover/default_cover_image.png?token=X19jbGRfdG9rZW5fXz1leHA9NDg0OTgzNjczOX5hY2w9KiUyZmhpYm9iJTJmcHVibGljLWltYWdlJTJmY292ZXIlMmZkZWZhdWx0X2NvdmVyX2ltYWdlLnBuZyp+aG1hYz0zMjY3NjE4ZDQ1MzZjZjE3MWFiM2Y2MzJlY2JmZmQ5MWZkYTRmY2FmOGY3MDExYjllNmZlZTI4Njc0MzZlN2M5&vendor=cloudinary\"},\"/work/secondLevelManager\":{\"value\":\"3145813528661721978\"},\"/work/yearsOfService\":{\"value\":8.545},\"/work/daysOfPreviousService\":{\"value\":0},\"/about/about\":{\"value\":\"I dont have a life story, my story is my life \"},\"/root/avatarUrl\":{\"value\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"/root/surname\":{\"value\":\"Gibbons\"},\"/work/shortStartDate\":{\"value\":\"03-03\"},\"/work/activeEffectiveDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"/root/id\":{\"value\":\"3145813590838084494\"},\"email\":\"anna.gibbons_632127@samplebob.com\",\"/work/manager\":{\"value\":\"3145813558047015811\"},\"surname\":\"Gibbons\",\"/work/reportsTo\":{\"value\":{\"displayName\":\"Joshua Tyler\",\"email\":\"joshua.tyler_632127@samplebob.com\",\"surname\":\"Tyler\",\"firstName\":\"Joshua\",\"id\":\"3145813558047015811\"}},\"/root/displayName\":{\"value\":\"Anna Gibbons\"},\"/root/companyId\":{\"value\":632127},\"/payroll/employment/fte\":{\"value\":100},\"/work/department\":{\"value\":\"Sales\"},\"/work/isManager\":{\"value\":false},\"/work/custom/field_1693264337015\":{\"value\":580192},\"/work/reportsToIdInCompany\":{\"value\":27},\"/work/tenureDuration\":{\"value\":{\"periodISO\":\"P8Y6M16D\",\"sortFactor\":3076,\"humanize\":\"8 years, 6 months and 16 days\"}},\"coverImageUrl\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/public-image/cover/default_cover_image.png?token=X19jbGRfdG9rZW5fXz1leHA9NDg0OTgzNjczOX5hY2w9KiUyZmhpYm9iJTJmcHVibGljLWltYWdlJTJmY292ZXIlMmZkZWZhdWx0X2NvdmVyX2ltYWdlLnBuZyp+aG1hYz0zMjY3NjE4ZDQ1MzZjZjE3MWFiM2Y2MzJlY2JmZmQ5MWZkYTRmY2FmOGY3MDExYjllNmZlZTI4Njc0MzZlN2M5&vendor=cloudinary\",\"/about/superpowers\":{\"value\":[\"proof reading\"]},\"/work/siteId\":{\"value\":2477371},\"id\":\"3145813590838084494\",\"firstName\":\"Anna\",\"/work/durationOfEmployment\":{\"value\":{\"periodISO\":\"P8Y6M16D\",\"sortFactor\":3076,\"humanize\":\"8 years, 6 months and 16 days\"}}}]}"
}
Authorizations
Please use your Access Token
Headers
Header used to specify the version for a given API request. Current version is 2020-09-17.
Body
Forward Request Body
The HTTP method for the forwarded request. Valid values include: GET
, POST
, PUT
, DELETE
, and PATCH
.
The URL route path for the forwarded request. This value must begin with a forward-slash ( / ) and may only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores.
The HTTP headers to include on the forwarded request. This value must be specified as an object of key-value pairs. Example: {"Content-Type": "application/xml", "X-API-Version": "v1" }
The query parameters for the forwarded request. This value must be specified as a valid JSON object rather than a query string.
The body for the forwarded request. This value must be specified as either a string or a valid JSON object.
Response
The HTTP headers of the forwarded request’s response, exactly as received from the underlying integration’s API.
The HTTP status code of the forwarded request’s response, exactly received from the underlying integration’s API. This value will be returned as an integer.
A string representation of the HTTP response body of the forwarded request’s response received from the underlying integration’s API. This field may be null in the case where the upstream system’s response is empty.
An object containing details of your original forwarded request, for your ease of reference.
The HTTP method that was specified for the forwarded request. Valid values include: GET
, POST
, PUT
, DELETE
, and PATCH
.
The URL route path that was specified for the forwarded request.
The specified HTTP headers that were included in the forwarded request. If no headers were specified, this will be returned as null
.
The query parameters that were included in the forwarded request. If no query parameters were specified, this will be returned as null
.
The body that was specified for the forwarded request. If a value was not specified in the original request, this value will be returned as null ; otherwise, this value will always be returned as a string.
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import Finch from '@tryfinch/finch-api';
const client = new Finch({
accessToken: 'My Access Token',
});
async function main() {
const response = await client.requestForwarding.forward({
method: 'POST',
route: '/people/search',
headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
params: { showInactive: true, humanReadable: true },
});
console.log(response.data);
}
main();
{
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"route": "/people/search",
"headers": {
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"params": {
"showInactive": true,
"humanReadable": true
},
"data": null
},
"headers": {
"date": "Sun, 17 Sep 2023 21:27:25 GMT",
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"statusCode": 200,
"data": "{\"employees\":[{\"/work/custom/field_1693264321143\":{\"value\":580192},\"fullName\":\"Anna Gibbons\",\"/payroll/employment/siteWorkingPattern\":{\"value\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null}},\"/about/avatar\":{\"value\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"displayName\":\"Anna Gibbons\",\"/work/reportsTo/email\":{\"value\":\"joshua.tyler_632127@samplebob.com\"},\"/payroll/employment/activeEffectiveDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"payroll\":{\"employment\":{\"standardWorkingPattern\":null,\"fte\":100,\"type\":null,\"flsaCode\":null,\"actualWorkingPattern\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null},\"contract\":\"Full time\",\"customColumns\":{\"column_1693433488092\":null,\"column_1693419526345\":null},\"calendarId\":null,\"salaryPayType\":null,\"workingPattern\":null,\"activeEffectiveDate\":\"2015-03-03\",\"weeklyHours\":45,\"siteWorkingPattern\":{\"workingPatternType\":\"partial_week\",\"days\":{\"sunday\":false,\"tuesday\":true,\"wednesday\":true,\"monday\":true,\"friday\":true,\"thursday\":true,\"saturday\":false},\"hoursPerDay\":9,\"workingPatternId\":null}}},\"/root/firstName\":{\"value\":\"Anna\"},\"/work/employeeIdInCompany\":{\"value\":38},\"/work/tenureDurationYears\":{\"value\":8.545},\"/about/foodPreferences\":{\"value\":[]},\"/work/site\":{\"value\":\"New York (Demo)\"},\"/work/tenureYears\":{\"value\":9},\"creationDateTime\":\"2023-07-13T06:37:04.94395\",\"/about/hobbies\":{\"value\":[\"theatre\",\"film\",\"music\"]},\"/root/email\":{\"value\":\"anna.gibbons_632127@samplebob.com\"},\"/work/title\":{\"value\":\"Sales 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(Demo)\",\"activeEffectiveDate\":\"2015-03-03\",\"directReports\":null,\"secondLevelManager\":\"3145813528661721978\",\"daysOfPreviousService\":0,\"yearsOfService\":8.545},\"/payroll/employment/weeklyHours\":{\"value\":45},\"/root/creationDateTime\":{\"value\":\"2023-07-13T06:37:04.94395\"},\"avatarUrl\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\",\"secondName\":null,\"/work/startDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"about\":{\"foodPreferences\":[],\"socialData\":{\"linkedin\":null,\"twitter\":null,\"facebook\":null},\"superpowers\":[\"proof reading\"],\"hobbies\":[\"theatre\",\"film\",\"music\"],\"about\":\"I dont have a life story, my story is my life \",\"avatar\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"/root/fullName\":{\"value\":\"Anna Gibbons\"},\"/payroll/employment/contract\":{\"value\":\"Full 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\"},\"/root/avatarUrl\":{\"value\":\"https://media-process.hibob.com/image/upload/v1/hibob/demo-avatar/demo_employee/images/UiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=4795680381~acl=*%2fhibob%2fdemo-avatar%2fdemo_employee%2fimages%2fUiRYuQQyDc4sLbYzFFtN_59.jpg*~hmac=07e5aff698027029ebbb4d8cb067db044ec46a86f9bf71430c53cc590f9c07a6\"},\"/root/surname\":{\"value\":\"Gibbons\"},\"/work/shortStartDate\":{\"value\":\"03-03\"},\"/work/activeEffectiveDate\":{\"value\":\"2015-03-03\"},\"/root/id\":{\"value\":\"3145813590838084494\"},\"email\":\"anna.gibbons_632127@samplebob.com\",\"/work/manager\":{\"value\":\"3145813558047015811\"},\"surname\":\"Gibbons\",\"/work/reportsTo\":{\"value\":{\"displayName\":\"Joshua Tyler\",\"email\":\"joshua.tyler_632127@samplebob.com\",\"surname\":\"Tyler\",\"firstName\":\"Joshua\",\"id\":\"3145813558047015811\"}},\"/root/displayName\":{\"value\":\"Anna 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}