initiatePayroll
curl --request POST \
--url https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"method": "initiatePayroll",
"companyId": "8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1",
"payPeriodId": "F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21",
"runNow": false
}
'import requests
url = "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll"
payload = {
"method": "initiatePayroll",
"companyId": "8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1",
"payPeriodId": "F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21",
"runNow": False
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Basic <encoded-value>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
method: 'initiatePayroll',
companyId: '8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1',
payPeriodId: 'F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21',
runNow: false
})
};
fetch('https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'method' => 'initiatePayroll',
'companyId' => '8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1',
'payPeriodId' => 'F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21',
'runNow' => false
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll")
.header("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Basic <encoded-value>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"payPeriod": {
"payPeriodId": "3b51b98b-2915-4854-b87c-f7952ef086ec",
"status": "inProcess",
"message": "The PayPeriod has been initiated successfully."
}
}Payroll
initiatePayroll
Starts payroll calculation and processing for a specific pay period.
Pre-Execution Checklist
✅ All payroll data successfully imported, including hours, deductions, additional compensations etc.
✅ Bank account verified.
✅ The funding source has the required funds.
✅ All employee information (addresses, tax details) up to date.
Process Flow:
- Validation: Checks all requirements
- Recalculation: Computes wages, taxes, deductions to ensure up to date numbers before payroll runs
- Processing: Executes payments, payroll is
inProcess - Confirmation: Sends notifications
Notes:
- If payroll is initated before the
deadlineToRunPayrollthe payPeriod becomessubmittedand will automatically process on the deadline. - If
runNow: trueis included in the request, or the date is past thedeadlineToRunPayrollthe payroll processes immediately, skipping thesubmittedstatus, and the payDate is brought forward. - If the company bank account is linked with plaid (includes balance checks) and does not have the required funds to cover payroll, the submission will be unsuccessful.
- For more information regarding the payroll process please refer to the Payroll Processing guide.
POST
/
payroll
/
initiatePayroll
initiatePayroll
curl --request POST \
--url https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"method": "initiatePayroll",
"companyId": "8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1",
"payPeriodId": "F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21",
"runNow": false
}
'import requests
url = "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll"
payload = {
"method": "initiatePayroll",
"companyId": "8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1",
"payPeriodId": "F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21",
"runNow": False
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Basic <encoded-value>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
method: 'initiatePayroll',
companyId: '8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1',
payPeriodId: 'F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21',
runNow: false
})
};
fetch('https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'method' => 'initiatePayroll',
'companyId' => '8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1',
'payPeriodId' => 'F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21',
'runNow' => false
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll")
.header("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox.rollfi.xyz/payroll/initiatePayroll")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Basic <encoded-value>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"method\": \"initiatePayroll\",\n \"companyId\": \"8D728FCE-2993-42E0-8797-832C930506E1\",\n \"payPeriodId\": \"F4C96CCA-24D4-4DF4-B624-1544989F7D21\",\n \"runNow\": false\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"payPeriod": {
"payPeriodId": "3b51b98b-2915-4854-b87c-f7952ef086ec",
"status": "inProcess",
"message": "The PayPeriod has been initiated successfully."
}
}Authorizations
Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.
Body
application/json
Response
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