Gusto

Gusto is a comprehensive cloud-based payroll, HR, and benefits management platform serving over 400,000 businesses. It provides automated payroll processing, employee benefits administration, HR self-service portals, and compliance management—all accessible through a user-friendly interface.

With the Gusto API, AI agents and applications can programmatically access and manage employee data, payroll information, compensation details, benefits enrollment, time tracking, and company information. This enables seamless integration for HR automation, payroll synchronization, employee onboarding workflows, benefits administration, and HR analytics.

Capabilities

• Employee Management: Create, read, and update employee records with personal information, employment status, and tax details
• Payroll Processing: Access payroll history, manage compensation, deductions, and tax withholdings
• Compensation & Benefits: Manage employee benefits enrollment, health insurance, 401(k) plans, HSAs, FSAs, and workers' compensation
• Time Tracking: Track employee time and attendance data with integration to payroll processing
• Company Information: Retrieve company details, locations, departments, and organizational structure
• Webhooks & Events: Receive real-time notifications for employee events, payroll events, company events, and bank account changes
• Scope-Based Access: Fine-grained permission control for secure API access based on OAuth2 scopes
• Sandbox Environment: Test integration in a safe demo environment before production deployment

Resources

• Gusto Documentation
• Gusto API Integration Guide
• Gusto Developer Support
• Gusto API Reference