Developer Docs
Welcome to the Developer Docs. Here you'll find clear, practical documentation to help you get started with the Public API and build integrations with Bob.
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Where do you want to start?
Start with the path that matches your integration goal.
Make your first API call
Set up access, authenticate, and call Bob’s Public API for the first time.
Connect as a marketplace partner
Use OAuth and partner flows to build an app for Bob customers.
Find and read employee data
Search for employees and retrieve the profile, lifecycle, and field data your integration needs.
React to changes with webhooks
Subscribe to events and keep external systems in sync when Bob data changes.
Browse API endpoints
Go straight to endpoint documentation, schemas, examples, and Try It.
Use machine-readable docs
Access AI-readable docs and machine-readable API assets for tools, agents, and automation.
Browse APIs by domain
Find the Bob API area that matches your product or data domain.
Employee data
Profiles, lifecycle data, fields, tables, and custom fields.
Time off
Requests, balances, policies, and approval workflows.
Hiring
Candidates, jobs, and recruiting workflow data.
Attendance
Attendance data, timesheets, and workforce tracking.
Documents
Upload, manage, and retrieve employee documents.
Tasks
General tasks and task lists across employee workflows.
Learning
Learning data, training activity, and development workflows.
More APIs
Explore additional APIs for talent, planning, and organizational data.
Partner's corner
Documentation for approved HiBob Marketplace partners building OAuth app integrations via the Developer Portal.
Connect as a marketplace partner
Learn how to use OAuth to build an app for Bob's customers.
AI-readable docs
Use Bob’s programmatic documentation files, including llms.txt, with AI tools and agents.
Partner-specific reference guides
Background checks API for partners. Register packages and report background check status for Bob Hiring partners
Changelog and RSS
Track API updates, changes, and new capabilities.

