Paylocity Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Paylocity data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Paylocity data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Paylocity data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with Paylocity Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Paylocity Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with Paylocity Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect Paylocity Data to ChatGPT
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Paylocity Data in Claude Desktop
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live Paylocity in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your Paylocity Data
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Paylocity Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live Paylocity Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Paylocity Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with Paylocity Data
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Paylocity Data
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from Gemini Enterprise
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Paylocity Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with Paylocity Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with Paylocity Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with Paylocity Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with Paylocity Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with Paylocity Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect Paylocity Data to Mistral
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect Paylocity Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
n8n	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from OpenAI Python Applications
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Paylocity to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Paylocity Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Paylocity Data from Sourcegraph Amp

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Paylocity in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live Paylocity Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from Paylocity Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live Paylocity data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Paylocity Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model Paylocity Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Paylocity in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Paylocity
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Paylocity in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze Paylocity Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Paylocity in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Paylocity in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Paylocity in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Paylocity into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Paylocity Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Paylocity Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Paylocity
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze Paylocity Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Paylocity Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Paylocity in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Paylocity JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Paylocity in LINQPad
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze Paylocity Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from Paylocity Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive Paylocity-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Paylocity Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Paylocity Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Paylocity
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live Paylocity Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Paylocity in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Paylocity in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Paylocity in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	Paylocity Reporting in OBIEE with the Paylocity JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Paylocity in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Paylocity in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Paylocity
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live Paylocity Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access Paylocity Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access Paylocity Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from Paylocity Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Paylocity in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Paylocity in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Paylocity in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live Paylocity Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze Paylocity Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Paylocity
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Paylocity in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with Paylocity in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Paylocity in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Paylocity in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live Paylocity Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Paylocity in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Paylocity in Tableau Desktop
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize Paylocity in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build Paylocity Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Paylocity-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Paylocity Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Paylocity in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Paylocity from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Paylocity
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Paylocity Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Paylocity using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Paylocity Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Paylocity Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with Paylocity Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import Paylocity Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Paylocity to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Paylocity in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Paylocity in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Paylocity-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	Connect AI	Build Pipelines with Live Paylocity Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Paylocity for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Paylocity in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Paylocity
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Paylocity
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Paylocity in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Paylocity in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Paylocity in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate Paylocity to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Paylocity with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with Paylocity Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Paylocity in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Paylocity Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live Paylocity Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated Paylocity-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Paylocity with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Paylocity (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for Paylocity Data (Connect AI)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Paylocity in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Paylocity as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Paylocity
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search Paylocity External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Paylocity Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Paylocity Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Paylocity
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Paylocity-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Paylocity in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Paylocity Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on Paylocity Data in Choreo
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Paylocity-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Paylocity in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Paylocity in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Paylocity-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Paylocity
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Paylocity Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Paylocity to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Paylocity with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Paylocity
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Paylocity
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Paylocity from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Paylocity from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Paylocity-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Paylocity-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Paylocity on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Paylocity Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Paylocity using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Paylocity with JetBrains RubyMine
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live Paylocity Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Paylocity Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
Mendix	JDBC	Build Paylocity-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live Paylocity Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query Paylocity Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Paylocity through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Paylocity Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Paylocity in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Paylocity from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Paylocity to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Paylocity in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Paylocity-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Paylocity Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Paylocity in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Paylocity in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect AI	Create Paylocity-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Paylocity
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Paylocity Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Paylocity Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Paylocity Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Paylocity in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Paylocity in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to Paylocity Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Paylocity to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Paylocity in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Paylocity Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Paylocity in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Paylocity Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Paylocity in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build Paylocity-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate Paylocity Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Paylocity through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Paylocity Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Paylocity Records from SQL Server

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