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Overview

Pre-built tooling

Pre-built integrations

Access requirements

Setup guide

Useful links

API gotchas

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Pre-built tooling

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Pre-built integrations

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Access requirements

Pre-RequisitesStatusComment
Paid dev account✅You need a Paycor developer account with access to AppCreator to register your OAuth app and get client credentials.
Paid test account❌Paycor provides a sandbox environment (hcm-demo.paycor.com) for testing OAuth flows — no paid test account required.
Partnership✅You typically need to be an approved partner to create applications.
App review✅Not required
Security audit✅Not required.

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Setup guide

1

Request a Sandbox Account

  1. Log in to your sandbox account.
  2. Navigate to the Support form.
  3. From the Category dropdown, select Sandbox Environment.
  4. Submit the request.
Note: The expected turnaround time for Sandbox environment creation is 5 business days.
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Accessing the Sandbox Environment

Once your Sandbox account is approved:
  1. Navigate to developers-sandbox.paycor.com.
  2. Click Sign Up on the home screen for existing Paycor Clients.
  3. Click Get Started.
  4. Enter your sandbox Username and Password.
  5. Click Sign In.
  6. Select whom you would like to be the Admin of the Developer Portal Account.
  7. Click Request Access.
  8. Sign out then Sign In again using your previously used credentials.
Note: The account creation process can take up to 5 minutes to complete. Sign out, then sign back in to access Paycor’s sandbox Developer Portal. The Sandbox API base URL is different from Production (e.g., https://apis-sandbox.paycor.com/v1/…) and allows testing with mock data before moving to Production.
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Build your application

  1. Click Applications on the home screen to get started.
  2. Click the + Application button to create a new application, enter your application name.
  3. Select an Application Type: Standard Application: For general API access.
  4. Click Create Application
  5. Copy & Save the Application OAuth Client ID and Application OAuth Client Secret as you will need them when configuring your integration in Nango.
  6. Click Got it
  7. Navigate to the Security Connections tab to get your API Subscription Key (you will need to add this to your Nango connection configuration) and add https://api.nango.dev/oauth/callback as the Approved Return OAuth URL.
  8. Navigate to the Data Access tab and select your required Access scopes. This will generate a new version of the scope. You can find the Scope Name in the General tab, which you will need when configuring your integration in Nango.
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API gotchas

  • Scope Name Generation: After selecting your required Access scopes in the Data Access tab, Paycor generates a new version of the scope. You can find the Scope Name in the General tab, which you must add to your Nango Paycor integration configuration.
  • Subscription Key Required: You need to add your API Subscription Key (found in the Security Connections tab) as a connection configuration parameter in Nango for all API calls to work properly. See creating a connect session documentation for details on how to add subscriptionKey to your connection_config when creating a Nango session.
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Going further

Connect to Paycor (Sandbox)

Guide to connect to Paycor (Sandbox) using Connect UI