Integrate ADP Into Your Product Without an API
The Integration Barrier
ADP has APIs, but accessing them requires going through ADP Marketplace — a certification and partnership process designed for ISVs building formal ADP integrations. ADP serves some of the largest employers in the world, which means their API access model is built for enterprise software vendors, not for product teams that need pay stub data, W-2s, or census information flowing into their platform. Deck pulls structured ADP data — pay stubs, payroll runs, employee census — for your product without the marketplace certification process.
Workflows Deck Supports
- Pull pay stub data for individual employees and surface it inside your financial wellness or HR product
- Extract payroll run summaries — amounts, pay periods, employee counts — and deliver them to your finance dashboard
- Download W-2 and tax documents and make them accessible within your product for employees
- Pull employee census data — demographics, job titles, departments — and sync them to your analytics layer
- Extract time and attendance records and surface them alongside scheduling or workforce data
- Pull benefits deduction records and sync them to your benefits management platform
ADP Connection Methods Compared
| Deck | ADP Marketplace API | Manual export | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requires marketplace certification | No | Yes | No |
| Requires partner agreement | No | Yes | No |
| Requires developer to build | No | Yes | No |
| Single endpoint for all customers | Yes | No | No |
| Setup time | 15 min | Months | Ongoing |
How to Set Up Deck with ADP
- Connect your customer’s ADP account — Deck Vault handles credentials and MFA
- Define the data you need in plain language
- Call Deck’s API to get structured ADP data on demand or on schedule
FAQ
Does ADP have a public API?
ADP Marketplace offers API access, but only after going through their ISV certification program. It’s built for established software vendors with dedicated implementation teams — not for product teams that need data flowing this quarter.
What ADP data can Deck extract?
Pay stubs, payroll run summaries, W-2 and tax documents, employee census records, time and attendance data, and benefits deductions.
Does Deck work across ADP Run, Workforce Now, and Vantage?
Yes. Deck logs into the portal the customer actually uses. Whether that’s Run for small businesses or Workforce Now for enterprise, the extraction process is the same.
Can Deck pull ADP data for multiple employer accounts?
Yes. Each employer account is a separate session in Deck. From your product’s side, it’s a single API call with an account identifier.
How does Deck handle ADP’s MFA and security requirements?
ADP’s login process — including multi-factor authentication — is handled automatically by Deck Vault. You don’t need to script around it.