Gusto Embedded Payroll — submit a scheduled payroll run
domain: gusto.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Authenticate and obtain a valid access token scoped to the target company via Gusto's OAuth flow
List upcoming payrolls with GET /v1/companies/{company_id}/payrolls to identify the payroll_id for the scheduled run
Retrieve the payroll details to confirm pay period, employee list, and any already-entered hours or earnings
Enter or update employee compensation data via the appropriate payroll update endpoints if needed
Submit the payroll by calling PUT /v1/companies/{company_id}/payrolls/{payroll_id}/submit; a 202 Accepted response indicates the submission is processing asynchronously
Poll the payroll status or listen for webhooks to confirm the payroll transitions to a submitted or processed state
Known gotchas
The submit endpoint uses PUT, not POST; sending a POST to the submit path will return a routing error
A 202 response means the submission is accepted and processing asynchronously — it does not mean payroll is fully processed; poll or use webhooks to confirm completion
Attempting to submit a payroll outside its allowed submission window will result in an error; verify the pay period deadline before calling submit
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