> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.rollfi.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # importDifferentialPayrollData > The `importDifferentialPayrollData` API adds regular differential payroll data for processing. ### What it does: - Adds payroll data with differential pay rates for employees - Allows varying pay rate using a **payCode** for employees who operate in different roles with different pay scales ### Notes: - To allow `miscellaneousStateTaxes` to be imported to payroll, please refer to the `addEmployeeMiscellaneousStateTax` API - An employee's available miscellaneousStateTax items can be retrieved using 'getEmployeeMiscellaneousStateTaxforPayroll` --- ### Specifying Payment Method: - PaymentMethod can be specified for each employee in the request. - Defauls to the method in the user's wage details. - Employees can only be set to Direct Deposit if the employee has a connected bank account - Employees will be switched only for the pay period you are currently importing for. Subsequent pay periods will default back to the user wage ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /payroll/importDifferentialPayrollData openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: Default module description: '' version: 1.0.0 servers: [] security: - basic: [] tags: [] paths: /payroll/importDifferentialPayrollData: post: tags: [] summary: importDifferentialPayrollData description: >- The `importDifferentialPayrollData` API adds regular differential payroll data for processing. ### What it does: - Adds payroll data with differential pay rates for employees - Allows varying pay rate using a **payCode** for employees who operate in different roles with different pay scales ### Notes: - To allow `miscellaneousStateTaxes` to be imported to payroll, please refer to the `addEmployeeMiscellaneousStateTax` API - An employee's available miscellaneousStateTax items can be retrieved using 'getEmployeeMiscellaneousStateTaxforPayroll` --- ### Specifying Payment Method: - PaymentMethod can be specified for each employee in the request. - Defauls to the method in the user's wage details. - Employees can only be set to Direct Deposit if the employee has a connected bank account - Employees will be switched only for the pay period you are currently importing for. Subsequent pay periods will default back to the user wage parameters: [] requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: method: type: string companyId: type: string payPeriodId: type: string payrollData: type: array items: type: object properties: userId: type: string firstName: type: string lastName: type: string paymentMethod: type: string enum: - Check - Direct Deposit description: >- Defaults to the method in the user's wage details. Can only be set to Direct Deposit if the employee has a connected bank account basePay: type: array items: type: object properties: payCode: type: string payRate: type: integer payHours: type: integer multiplier: type: integer amount: type: integer required: - payCode - payRate - payHours - amount additionalCompensations: type: array items: type: object properties: description: type: string amount: type: integer deductions: type: array items: type: object properties: description: type: string amount: type: integer required: - description - amount reimbursements: type: array items: type: object properties: reimbursementType: type: string amount: type: integer required: - reimbursementType - amount miscellaneousStateTaxes: type: array items: type: object properties: stateCode: type: string taxName: type: string taxDetails: type: array items: type: object properties: riskClassName: type: string noOfHours: type: number required: - userId - firstName - lastName - basePay required: - method - companyId - payPeriodId - payrollData example: method: importDifferentialPayrollData companyId: 68D29B82-86FA-4B51-B16E-01346BD3F43B payPeriodId: 2412217E-E92A-46D5-A359-DF715FBF28CD payrollData: - userId: CE934E2C-00A5-46A1-B925-CBD97BF07AF8 firstName: Emmanuel lastName: Golden paymentMethod: Direct Deposit basePay: - payHours: 8.75 payRate: 0 payCode: BASE_PAY multiplier: 1 amount: 0 - payHours: 0.75 payRate: 20 payCode: '1151' multiplier: 1 amount: 15 additionalCompensations: - amount: 310 description: Van Pool & Transit Passes deductions: - description: Qualified Parking Sup amount: 120 reimbursements: - reimbursementType: GYM amount: 120 miscellaneousStateTaxes: - stateCode: WA taxName: Washington L&I taxDetails: - riskClassName: Shop - Intra State Trucking noOfHours: 6 responses: '200': description: '' content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: importDifferntiaPayrollData: type: object properties: status: type: string message: type: string required: - status - message required: - importDifferntiaPayrollData examples: '1': summary: Success value: importDifferntiaPayrollData: status: Ready message: Imported Differential Payroll Data Successfully '2': summary: Exception value: error: code: 400 message: Invalid Payroll Details '3': summary: Partial Success value: status: Ready message: Payroll data imported successfully validationWarning: message: >- Payroll changes not processed for 1 user(s) due to negative net pay or invalid payment method userIds: - 4DF5A79A-3735-4588-95A6-B80D15CB5A5E headers: {} '400': description: '' content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string required: - code required: - error headers: {} deprecated: false security: - basic: [] components: securitySchemes: basic: type: http scheme: basic ````