Workday - How do set up my partner credentials for OAuth?
Last updated: April 2, 2026
Overview
This guide will walk you through the steps generate your client credentials within Workday and input them into the Merge Dashboard. Please note that generating your own client credentials is required for the Workday connector to work.
Prerequisites
Please ensure you fulfill all the requirements to set up the integration:
You have Administrator permissions in your company's Workday instance
Instructions
Step 1: Register a new API Client
In the Search field, select the Task Register API Client.

On the Register API client page, in the Client Name field, enter the Client Name, select Authorization Code Grant for Client Grant Type.
Input
https://ah.merge.dev/oauth/callbackas the Redirection URI.
Add the following Scope (Functional Areas):
HRIS |
Staffing |
Time Off and Leave *if you need access to Time Off data |
Tenant Non-Configurable |
Public Data |
Contact Information |

3. Click Ok. Save the Client Secret and Client ID. Click Done.
Step 2: Retrieve Workday tenant endpoints
In the Search field, select View API Client.

On the View API Clients page, save the Workday REST API Endpoint and the Authorization Endpoint. Tenant name is the Workday tenant identifier found in your Workday URL.
For example, if your URL is
https://impl.workday.com/acme_dpt1/d/home.htmld, the tenant isacme_dpt1. Save this as well.

Step 3: Enter credentials in Merge
In the Connectors page, enter your OAuth credentials for Workday, and click the "+ Add connector" button.

If you face any issues during this process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us!