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# Create New Payroll Batch

POST https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/{companyId}/payEntryImport
Content-Type: application/json

**Summary Description**

 The Pay Entry API allows API users to interface with Paylocity�s HR & Payroll module, specifically within the 'Run Payroll' feature. This API allows users to submit new payroll batches for a specified check date. The endpoint accepts summarized payroll data, allowing API users to import data from third-party systems.

Reference: https://paylocity-develop.ferndocs.com/payroll/api-reference/paylocity-ap-is/pay-entry/create-new-payroll-batch

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `companyId` (string, required)

### Headers

- `Accept` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

Successful response

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "autoAcknowledge": "<boolean>",
  "batchName": "<string>",
  "mergeBatchId": "<integer>",
  "calendarId": "<integer>",
  "payPeriodBeginDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payPeriodEndDate": "<dateTime>",
  "checkDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payEntries": [
    {
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    },
    {
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport"

payload = {
    "autoAcknowledge": "<boolean>",
    "batchName": "<string>",
    "mergeBatchId": "<integer>",
    "calendarId": "<integer>",
    "payPeriodBeginDate": "<dateTime>",
    "payPeriodEndDate": "<dateTime>",
    "checkDate": "<dateTime>",
    "payEntries": [
        {
            "employeeId": "<string>",
            "det": "<string>",
            "detCode": "<string>",
            "hours": "<string>",
            "amount": "<string>",
            "tempRate": "<string>",
            "rateCode": "<string>",
            "costCenter1": "<string>",
            "costCenter2": "<string>",
            "costCenter3": "<string>",
            "jobCode": "<string>",
            "shift": "<string>",
            "beginDate": "<string>",
            "endDate": "<string>",
            "workersCompCode": "<string>",
            "tCode1": "<string>",
            "tCode2": "<string>",
            "tCode3": "<string>",
            "tCode4": "<string>",
            "sequence": "<string>",
            "checkType": "<string>",
            "checkNumber": "<string>"
        },
        {
            "employeeId": "<string>",
            "det": "<string>",
            "detCode": "<string>",
            "hours": "<string>",
            "amount": "<string>",
            "tempRate": "<string>",
            "rateCode": "<string>",
            "costCenter1": "<string>",
            "costCenter2": "<string>",
            "costCenter3": "<string>",
            "jobCode": "<string>",
            "shift": "<string>",
            "beginDate": "<string>",
            "endDate": "<string>",
            "workersCompCode": "<string>",
            "tCode1": "<string>",
            "tCode2": "<string>",
            "tCode3": "<string>",
            "tCode4": "<string>",
            "sequence": "<string>",
            "checkType": "<string>",
            "checkNumber": "<string>"
        }
    ]
}
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"autoAcknowledge":"<boolean>","batchName":"<string>","mergeBatchId":"<integer>","calendarId":"<integer>","payPeriodBeginDate":"<dateTime>","payPeriodEndDate":"<dateTime>","checkDate":"<dateTime>","payEntries":[{"employeeId":"<string>","det":"<string>","detCode":"<string>","hours":"<string>","amount":"<string>","tempRate":"<string>","rateCode":"<string>","costCenter1":"<string>","costCenter2":"<string>","costCenter3":"<string>","jobCode":"<string>","shift":"<string>","beginDate":"<string>","endDate":"<string>","workersCompCode":"<string>","tCode1":"<string>","tCode2":"<string>","tCode3":"<string>","tCode4":"<string>","sequence":"<string>","checkType":"<string>","checkNumber":"<string>"},{"employeeId":"<string>","det":"<string>","detCode":"<string>","hours":"<string>","amount":"<string>","tempRate":"<string>","rateCode":"<string>","costCenter1":"<string>","costCenter2":"<string>","costCenter3":"<string>","jobCode":"<string>","shift":"<string>","beginDate":"<string>","endDate":"<string>","workersCompCode":"<string>","tCode1":"<string>","tCode2":"<string>","tCode3":"<string>","tCode4":"<string>","sequence":"<string>","checkType":"<string>","checkNumber":"<string>"}]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"autoAcknowledge\": \"<boolean>\",\n  \"batchName\": \"<string>\",\n  \"mergeBatchId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"calendarId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"payPeriodBeginDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payPeriodEndDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"checkDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payEntries\": [\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"autoAcknowledge\": \"<boolean>\",\n  \"batchName\": \"<string>\",\n  \"mergeBatchId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"calendarId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"payPeriodBeginDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payPeriodEndDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"checkDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payEntries\": [\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport")
  .header("Accept", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"autoAcknowledge\": \"<boolean>\",\n  \"batchName\": \"<string>\",\n  \"mergeBatchId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"calendarId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"payPeriodBeginDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payPeriodEndDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"checkDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payEntries\": [\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport', [
  'body' => '{
  "autoAcknowledge": "<boolean>",
  "batchName": "<string>",
  "mergeBatchId": "<integer>",
  "calendarId": "<integer>",
  "payPeriodBeginDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payPeriodEndDate": "<dateTime>",
  "checkDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payEntries": [
    {
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    },
    {
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"autoAcknowledge\": \"<boolean>\",\n  \"batchName\": \"<string>\",\n  \"mergeBatchId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"calendarId\": \"<integer>\",\n  \"payPeriodBeginDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payPeriodEndDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"checkDate\": \"<dateTime>\",\n  \"payEntries\": [\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"employeeId\": \"<string>\",\n      \"det\": \"<string>\",\n      \"detCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"hours\": \"<string>\",\n      \"amount\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tempRate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"rateCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"costCenter3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"jobCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"shift\": \"<string>\",\n      \"beginDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"endDate\": \"<string>\",\n      \"workersCompCode\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode1\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode2\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode3\": \"<string>\",\n      \"tCode4\": \"<string>\",\n      \"sequence\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkType\": \"<string>\",\n      \"checkNumber\": \"<string>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Accept": "application/json",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "autoAcknowledge": "<boolean>",
  "batchName": "<string>",
  "mergeBatchId": "<integer>",
  "calendarId": "<integer>",
  "payPeriodBeginDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payPeriodEndDate": "<dateTime>",
  "checkDate": "<dateTime>",
  "payEntries": [
    [
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    ],
    [
      "employeeId": "<string>",
      "det": "<string>",
      "detCode": "<string>",
      "hours": "<string>",
      "amount": "<string>",
      "tempRate": "<string>",
      "rateCode": "<string>",
      "costCenter1": "<string>",
      "costCenter2": "<string>",
      "costCenter3": "<string>",
      "jobCode": "<string>",
      "shift": "<string>",
      "beginDate": "<string>",
      "endDate": "<string>",
      "workersCompCode": "<string>",
      "tCode1": "<string>",
      "tCode2": "<string>",
      "tCode3": "<string>",
      "tCode4": "<string>",
      "sequence": "<string>",
      "checkType": "<string>",
      "checkNumber": "<string>"
    ]
  ]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.paylocity.com/apihub/payroll/v2/companies/companyId/payEntryImport")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```