# Pike and Workday

> Sync workers, schedules, and approved time off from Workday, and send approved hours to Workday Time Tracking.

Canonical URL: https://usepike.com/integrations/workday
Last updated: 2026-11-04

## At a glance

- **Direction:** Workday to Pike for people and time off, every 3 hours. Pike to Workday Time Tracking for hours, when enabled.
- **Who sets it up:** A workspace admin, with an API client and refresh token a Workday admin registers for an integration system user.
- **Source of truth:** Workday, for person fields.
- **Plan:** All plans
- **Documentation:** [Workday docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/workday)

## What syncs between Workday and Pike

| Workday | Pike | Direction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Workers | Members, matched by work email | Workday to Pike |
| Supervisory organizations | Teams | Workday to Pike |
| Business title and job profile | Position | Workday to Pike |
| Scheduled weekly hours | Weekly capacity | Workday to Pike |
| Approved time off and leave of absence | Time off | Workday to Pike |
| Reported time blocks | Approved hours from a closed Pike pay period | Pike to Workday, when **Send hours to payroll** is on |

Approved time off creates Pike time off of the mapped type and comes off capacity. Pending or rejected requests do not sync.

**Send hours to payroll** is off by default. When on, closing a pay period sends approved regular and overtime hours for hourly workers to Workday Time Tracking.

## Set up and use Workday

### Connect

1. In Workday, run **Register API Client for Integrations** and create a refresh token for your integration system user.
2. Go to **Workspace settings → Integrations → Workday**, click **Add integration**, and enter the client ID, secret, and refresh token.
3. Map time off and leave types, then click **Import data**.

### How to use it in your business

- **Plan on scheduled hours.** A worker on 32 scheduled weekly hours in Workday has 32 hours of weekly capacity in Pike, so utilization uses the hours they actually work.
- **Pay hourly workers from approved time.** Closing a Pike pay period sends time blocks to Workday Time Tracking, so payroll and invoices use the same hours.

### Limits

- Pike does not change workers or time off in Workday.
- Hours go to Workday Time Tracking for hourly workers only.
- Compensation sync is off until an admin or finance user turns it on.

Setup steps and field mappings: [Workday docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/workday).

## Workday integration questions

### Does Pike integrate with Workday?

Yes. Pike syncs Workday workers, supervisory organizations, scheduled weekly hours, and approved time off and leave every 3 hours, and can send approved hours to Workday Time Tracking.

### Can Pike send hours to Workday Time Tracking?

Yes. With Send hours to payroll on, closing a Pike pay period sends approved hours for hourly workers as reported time blocks, with the time entry codes you map.

### What does the Workday admin need to set up?

An integration system user in a security group with access to worker, time off, and leave data, and an API client registered with Register API Client for Integrations.

## Related

- [SAP SuccessFactors](https://usepike.com/integrations/sap-successfactors): Employees, departments, standard hours, and time off.
- [UKG Pro](https://usepike.com/integrations/ukg-pro): Employees, org levels, time off, and payroll hours.
- [Resource planning in Pike](https://usepike.com/features/resources): Allocations and capacity by person and week.