# Personio

> Personio integration via Apideck's HRIS unified API — same methods work across every connector in HRIS, switch by changing `serviceId`. Use when the user wants to read or sync employees, departments, payrolls, and time-off records in Personio. Routes through Apideck with serviceId "personio".

- Skill: `apideck-libraries/personio` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add apideck-libraries/personio`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/apideck-libraries/personio/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: apideck-libraries (https://skillmd.com/u/apideck-libraries)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/apideck-libraries/personio

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# Personio (via Apideck)

Access Personio through Apideck's **HRIS** unified API — one of 58 HRIS connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to BambooHR, Workday, Deel and 54 other HRIS connectors by changing a single `serviceId` string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant Personio plumbing.

## Quick facts

- **Apideck serviceId:** `personio`
- **Unified API:** HRIS
- **Auth type:** oauth2
- **Apideck setup guide:** [Connection guide](https://developers.apideck.com/connectors/personio/docs/consumer+connection)
- **Gotchas:** [page](https://developers.apideck.com/apis/hris/personio/gotchas)
- **Personio docs:** https://developer.personio.de
- **Homepage:** https://www.personio.com/

## When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with **Personio** — for example, "sync employees in Personio" or "list time-off requests in Personio". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers Personio (HRIS)
2. The correct `serviceId` to pass on every call (`personio`)
3. Personio-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

- [`apideck-node`](../../skills/apideck-node/), [`apideck-python`](../../skills/apideck-python/), [`apideck-dotnet`](../../skills/apideck-dotnet/), [`apideck-java`](../../skills/apideck-java/), [`apideck-go`](../../skills/apideck-go/), [`apideck-php`](../../skills/apideck-php/), or [`apideck-rest`](../../skills/apideck-rest/)

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

- **HRIS:** [https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml](https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml) · [API Explorer](https://developers.apideck.com/api-explorer?id=hris)

## Minimal example (TypeScript)

```typescript
import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List employees in Personio
const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "personio",
});
```

## Portable across 58 HRIS connectors

The Apideck **HRIS** unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from Personio to another HRIS connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

```typescript
// Today — Personio
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "personio" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "bamboohr" });
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "workday" });
```

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating Personio directly: code against the unified HRIS API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

## Personio via Apideck HRIS

Personio is a European SMB HRIS. Apideck currently covers employees and time-off requests.

### Entity mapping

| Personio entity | Apideck HRIS resource |
|---|---|
| Employee | `employees` (with custom fields as attributes) |
| Time Off Request | `time-off-requests` |
| Absence Period | exposed via `time-off-requests` |
| Department, Office | derived from employee attributes |
| Company | ⚠️ coverage evolving |
| Payroll | ❌ not in scope |

### Coverage highlights

- ✅ Full employee list + details (51+ fields surfaced)
- ✅ Time-off request lifecycle (read, approve, reject)
- ⚠️ Departments/offices — derived from employee fields, not first-class
- ❌ Performance reviews, training — use Proxy

Always check `/connector/connectors/personio` for current coverage.

### Auth

- **Type:** API credentials (client ID + client secret), managed by Apideck Vault
- **Region:** Personio's API is region-sharded (EU). All accounts share the same base URL.
- **Permissions:** API credentials inherit the configured role. Admin credentials recommended for full sync.

### Example: list all employees with custom fields

```typescript
const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "personio",
  fields: "id,first_name,last_name,email,department,custom_fields",
});
```

## Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the HRIS unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Personio directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set `x-apideck-downstream-url` to the target endpoint on Personio's own API:

```bash
curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: personio" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Personio>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"
```

See [Personio's API docs](https://developer.personio.de) for available endpoints.

## Sibling connectors

Other **HRIS** connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change `serviceId`):

[`bamboohr`](../bamboohr/), [`workday`](../workday/), [`deel`](../deel/) *(beta)*, [`hibob`](../hibob/), [`adp-ihcm`](../adp-ihcm/) *(beta)*, [`adp-workforce-now`](../adp-workforce-now/) *(beta)*, [`paychex`](../paychex/) *(beta)*, [`paylocity`](../paylocity/), and 49 more.

## See also

- [Apideck connection guide for Personio](https://developers.apideck.com/connectors/personio/docs/consumer+connection)
- [HRIS OpenAPI spec](https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml) · [API Explorer](https://developers.apideck.com/api-explorer?id=hris)
- [`apideck-connector-coverage`](../../skills/apideck-connector-coverage/) — programmatic coverage checks
- [`apideck-best-practices`](../../skills/apideck-best-practices/) — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
- [`apideck-node`](../../skills/apideck-node/) — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns
- [Personio official docs](https://developer.personio.de)