Vendors / HR and payroll

UKG

UKG Pro HCM uses customer-created web-service identities with granular method grants. Its demographic webhook example requires a separate API refetch rather than delivering the whole changed employee.

Overall controlD3.8*/10
Assessment checked 2026-10-16Public documentation · No live account test

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

OVERALL CONTROL / 0.6-customer-control

Grades and scoring

Overall D / 3.8*/10, with 6 of 16 applicable scoring inputs verified. Missing evidence discounts the supported score (unknown answers remain unknown).

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Data access and planned exit carry the most weight. Known commercial barriers cap access; an unpublished price applies a bounded discount. Post-cancellation retrieval is a separate disclosure. Open each dimension to inspect its inputs and sources.

C5.3*/10

Data access

25% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Read interface 7.5/10

Structured API for the declared product scope

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Structured read interface for the declared product and resources

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Structured read interface for the declared product and resources · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Bulk delivery -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Single-employee demographic lookup does not establish full collection iteration

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Single-employee demographic lookup does not establish full collection iteration · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Query expressiveness 7.5/10

Fixed object or report retrieval

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

GET employee-demographic-details by employeeId and companyId

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
GET employee-demographic-details by employeeId and companyId · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Access cost barrier -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Reviewed entitlement documentation; minimum eligible plan and fixed route-specific access charges remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗
Reviewed entitlement documentation; minimum eligible plan and fixed route-specific access charges remain unresolved · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
F0.0*/10

Third-party accessibility

20% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Third-party eligibility -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer-created service account documented; chosen-third-party eligibility and licensing unresolved

Web Service Account ↗
Customer-created service account documented; chosen-third-party eligibility and licensing unresolved · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Downstream permission -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Reviewed access documentation; applicable downstream processing, AI and redistribution terms not established

Web Service Account ↗
Reviewed access documentation; applicable downstream processing, AI and redistribution terms not established · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
F0.0*/10

External action

15% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Write interface -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Read example does not establish a write method

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Read example does not establish a write method · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Custom application path -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Current chosen-application distribution and approval conditions remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗
Current chosen-application distribution and approval conditions remain unresolved · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
C5.8*/10

Continuity

15% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Refresh mechanism 7.5/10

Documented updated-since filters or webhooks

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Employee change webhook followed by demographic API refetch

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Employee change webhook followed by demographic API refetch · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Limit visibility -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Numeric route-specific HCM quotas not established

Web Service Account ↗
Numeric route-specific HCM quotas not established · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

CDC and deletion capture -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Employee-change example does not establish complete deletion identities

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Employee-change example does not establish complete deletion identities · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Replay and gap recovery -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Retained HCM replay and durable checkpoints unverified

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Retained HCM replay and durable checkpoints unverified · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
B7.5/10

Data exit

20% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Export custody 7.5/10

Customer-held structured files or API records

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer-held structured API records within the declared resource scope

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Customer-held structured API records within the declared resource scope · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Post-cancellation access Disclosure

-

Disclosure only; does not reduce planned-exit credit.

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Applicable post-cancellation retrieval clause not established by reviewed technical documentation

Web Service Account ↗
Applicable post-cancellation retrieval clause not established by reviewed technical documentation · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Planned migration fidelity 7.5/10

Portable structured records on documented routes; whole-product completeness unverified

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Structured resource records can be retrieved; complete attachments, versions, relationships and native configuration remain unverified

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗
Structured resource records can be retrieved; complete attachments, versions, relationships and native configuration remain unverified · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
D2.1*/10

Business logic and customization

5% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Logic authoring 2.5/10

External integration code; native business logic portability not established

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer integration code can run outside the provider; native workflow authoring not established

Web Service Account ↗
Customer integration code can run outside the provider; native workflow authoring not established · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Rights to custom logic -

-

UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Ownership and reusable export or independent execution of native workflow artifacts remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗
Ownership and reusable export or independent execution of native workflow artifacts remain unresolved · Checked 2026-10-16

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Scores are out of 10. * Incomplete evidence discounts verified capabilities (unknown answers stay unknown). Planned migration drives data exit. Scoring method ↗

CUSTOMER CHOICE

Third-party accessibility

System administrators create web-service accounts with usernames, passwords, user API keys and resource/method permissions. Pro Platform OAuth requires a separate Developer Console setup; it is not substituted for the reviewed HCM Basic-auth route.

Third-party eligibility-Source & scope ↗
Access cost barrier-Source & scope ↗
Downstream permission-Source & scope ↗

Confirm who can connect, who owns the credentials and which uses are permitted. Customer consent and provider approval can be separate requirements; the selected plan and contract still matter.

READ / INTEGRATE

API and export routes

The HCM example fetches demographic details by employeeId and companyId. It does not establish an iterable all-employee endpoint or a report export. Datacenter-specific hosts must match the customer’s configured service URL.

Access routeAuthenticationCredential ownerProvider approvalAccess requirementLast checked
UKG scoped API accesshybridCustomerNot confirmedNot confirmed2026-10-16

Availability depends on your product, plan and agreement. See the documentation below for the requirements of each route.

ECONOMIC ACCESS

Cost, authentication and limits

The minimum eligible Pro HCM subscription, call-pack requirements and access fees remain unresolved for this route. Pro WFM implementation services do not establish HCM API entitlement.

Check API entitlement, credential ownership and rate limits for the route you intend to use. Include review fees, customer-plan upgrades and ongoing access charges in the total.

ACT FROM OUTSIDE

External action

No concrete external write operation was established for the assessed employee-demographic route. Broader UKG platform automation cannot establish this HCM method’s write permissions.

Validate the supported operation, acting identity and permission scope (read access does not imply write permission). Ambiguous retries and revoked credentials also affect whether an external workflow can run safely.

KEEP ACCESS USEFUL

Continuity

UKG webhooks announce employee changes and the receiving application refetches demographics using employee/company identities. Complete deletion coverage, ordering and retained recovery remain unresolved.

CDC, deletions and recovery

QuestionAnswer / applicable routeEvidence
Can ongoing extraction identify updates and deleted records on the declared route?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Employee-change example does not establish complete deletion identities

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Employee-change example does not establish complete deletion identitiesChecked 2026-10-16
How can extraction recover after missed events or an interrupted consumer?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Retained HCM replay and durable checkpoints unverified

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Retained HCM replay and durable checkpoints unverifiedChecked 2026-10-16

Useful ongoing access includes corrections and deletions, not only the first export. A failed request, changed filter or lost resource permission should not be interpreted as a deleted record.

LEAVE WITH YOUR DATA

Data exit and portability

Demographic JSON can be retained before cancellation. A lookup does not prove complete employee census, payroll history, document recovery or an independent Pro HCM restore path.

Test the output against the destination’s required fields and history. Check stable identifiers, relationships, attachments and extraction time; a sample file proves only the coverage of that sample.

BUILD / INSPECT / REUSE

Business logic and customization

External applications can process permission-scoped HCM responses. Native workflow ownership and portable execution remain unresolved (Pro Platform nodes and the HCM demographic service have separate boundaries).

Custom API access, ownership of workflows and the right to export their definitions are separate questions. A custom-app capability alone does not establish that business rules can move to another system.

AGREEMENTS / API DOCS / PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Documented conditions

Answers below come from public provider materials. Every answer retains its source check date, scope (a partner agreement does not describe every customer route). Customer contracts and live behavior still need verification.

QuestionAnswer / applicable routeEvidence
What structured read interface is documented?Structured API for the declared product scopeUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Structured read interface for the declared product and resources

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Structured read interface for the declared product and resourcesChecked 2026-10-16
How can customers retrieve data in bulk?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Single-employee demographic lookup does not establish full collection iteration

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Single-employee demographic lookup does not establish full collection iterationChecked 2026-10-16
What queries can a customer issue outside the provider UI?Fixed object or report retrievalUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

GET employee-demographic-details by employeeId and companyId

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗GET employee-demographic-details by employeeId and companyIdChecked 2026-10-16
Who decides whether a chosen third party may connect?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer-created service account documented; chosen-third-party eligibility and licensing unresolved

Web Service Account ↗Customer-created service account documented; chosen-third-party eligibility and licensing unresolvedChecked 2026-10-16
What extra commercial condition applies to the routes supplying the assessed read capability, relative to the lowest paid plan?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Reviewed entitlement documentation; minimum eligible plan and fixed route-specific access charges remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗Reviewed entitlement documentation; minimum eligible plan and fixed route-specific access charges remain unresolvedChecked 2026-10-16
What permission is needed for the documented downstream use?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Reviewed access documentation; applicable downstream processing, AI and redistribution terms not established

Web Service Account ↗Reviewed access documentation; applicable downstream processing, AI and redistribution terms not establishedChecked 2026-10-16
Which external write operations are documented?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Read example does not establish a write method

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Read example does not establish a write methodChecked 2026-10-16
How can customers connect an application they build or choose?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Current chosen-application distribution and approval conditions remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗Current chosen-application distribution and approval conditions remain unresolvedChecked 2026-10-16
What mechanism supports repeatable extraction of changes?Documented updated-since filters or webhooksUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Employee change webhook followed by demographic API refetch

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Employee change webhook followed by demographic API refetchChecked 2026-10-16
How are integration limits disclosed?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Numeric route-specific HCM quotas not established

Web Service Account ↗Numeric route-specific HCM quotas not establishedChecked 2026-10-16
Where can a usable data copy be delivered?Customer-held structured files or API recordsUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer-held structured API records within the declared resource scope

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Customer-held structured API records within the declared resource scopeChecked 2026-10-16
What retrieval rights are documented at cancellation?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Applicable post-cancellation retrieval clause not established by reviewed technical documentation

Web Service Account ↗Applicable post-cancellation retrieval clause not established by reviewed technical documentationChecked 2026-10-16
How can customers define their own business logic?External integration code; native business logic portability not establishedUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Customer integration code can run outside the provider; native workflow authoring not established

Web Service Account ↗Customer integration code can run outside the provider; native workflow authoring not establishedChecked 2026-10-16
What rights or portability are documented for custom workflow artifacts?-UKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Ownership and reusable export or independent execution of native workflow artifacts remain unresolved

Web Service Account ↗Ownership and reusable export or independent execution of native workflow artifacts remain unresolvedChecked 2026-10-16
What usable data or native definitions can leave before cancellation?Portable structured records on documented routes; whole-product completeness unverifiedUKG Pro HCM / permission-scoped web-service account for employee demographics and HCM employee-change webhooks; UKG Pro WFM and HR Service Delivery are excluded.

Structured resource records can be retrieved; complete attachments, versions, relationships and native configuration remain unverified

Creating an endpoint URL for UKG Webhooks ↗Structured resource records can be retrieved; complete attachments, versions, relationships and native configuration remain unverifiedChecked 2026-10-16

SOURCES / SCOPE / HISTORY

Sources and open questions

This review is based on the documentation below. Live account behavior and customer-specific agreements haven’t been tested.

Still to confirm

  • Lowest eligible plan and fixed API access fees
  • Applicable downstream-use and customer cancellation terms
  • Complete file, history and configuration recovery
  • Native workflow artifact ownership and independent execution
  • Complete declared update and deletion identity coverage
  • Retained replay, checkpoints and gap-recovery procedure

Documentation

Assessment checked 2026-10-16. Each answer retains its source and applicable route; the check date does not establish live account behavior.