Workable for AI agents
Agents read Workable at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Workable
Workable is an all-in-one HR software platform that streamlines hiring, employee data management, time tracking, and payroll.
What an agent can do in Workable
Every Workable action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Workable without asking first. 25 actions.
- Get CandidatesRetrieve a list of candidates across all jobs in the organization. Returns candidate details including name, email, job, stage, and status. Use this to: list all candidates, filter by specific job/sta
- Get EmployeeTool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee by ID. Use when you need complete employee data including personal details, contact info, employment history, and more. Requires r_employe
- List DepartmentsTool to retrieve all departments from your Workable account. Use when you need to view the organizational structure or get department identifiers. Requires r_account scope.
- List EmployeesTool to retrieve a collection of account employees. Use when you need to list, search, or filter employees by name, email, or organizational structure. Supports pagination via limit and offset paramet
- Get AccountTool to return the specified account. Use when you need account metadata by subdomain after listing available accounts.
- Get AccountsRetrieves all Workable accounts (organizations) accessible to the authenticated user. Returns account details including ID, name, subdomain, description, summary, and website URL. Use this action to d
- Get Background Check PackagesTool to retrieve a list of available background check packages from a specified provider. Use after identifying the provider to view available package options.
- Get Background Check ProvidersRetrieves a list of background check providers integrated with your Workable account. Returns provider details including id, name, integration type, connection status, and logo URL. If no providers ar
- Get EventsRetrieve a collection of scheduled events (calls, interviews, meetings) from the Workable account. Supports filtering by event type, date range, candidate, job, or team member. Use pagination paramete
- Get JobsRetrieves a paginated list of jobs from your Workable account. Returns job details including title, state, department, location, and salary information. Use this to search for jobs by state (draft/pub
- Get Legal EntitiesTool to retrieve a collection of your account legal entities. Use after confirming valid authentication and enabling Employee Management.
- Get MembersRetrieve a paginated list of Workable account members with their roles and permissions. This action fetches team members from your Workable account, including admins, standard users, reviewers, and in
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- Get recruitersRetrieves external recruiters from your Workable account. Returns all external recruiters by default, or filter by job shortcode to get recruiters collaborating on a specific job. Requires r_jobs scop
- Get RequisitionsTool to retrieve a collection of requisitions in the account. Use after authentication succeeds.
- Get StagesTool to retrieve a collection of your recruitment pipeline stages. Use when you need to list all available stages before managing candidates or pipelines.
- Get SubscriptionsRetrieves all webhook subscriptions configured in your Workable account. Use this tool to: - List all active webhook subscriptions that receive event notifications - Verify which events your webhooks
- List Custom AttributesTool to retrieve all custom attributes configured in the Workable account. Returns attribute configuration including ID, type, enabled status, labels, and hints. Use this action to discover available
- List Disqualification ReasonsTool to retrieve a collection of account's disqualification reasons. Use when you need to list all available disqualification reasons before disqualifying candidates.
- List Employee FieldsTool to retrieve a collection of your account's employee field definitions. Use when you need to understand available employee data fields before creating or updating employee records.
- List Permission SetsTool to retrieve a collection of your account permission sets. Use when you need to list available permission sets before assigning permissions to members. Requires r_account scope.
- List Public JobsTool to return a collection of public jobs for an account. Use when you need to fetch publicly available job listings by subdomain. No authentication required for this endpoint.
- List Public LocationsTool to retrieve a collection of locations where a Workable account has public job postings. Use when you need to discover which geographic locations have available positions for a specific account. N
- List Time Off BalancesRetrieves all time off balances for an employee across all time off categories. Returns detailed balance information including available units, used units, carry-over amounts, and tracking units (days
- List Time Off CategoriesTool to retrieve all time off categories configured for your account. Use when you need to view available time off types before managing employee time off requests.
- List Work SchedulesTool to retrieve a collection of work schedules configured in your Workable account. Use when you need to list all available work schedules, including their weekly hours, work days, and configurations
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 12 actions.
- Create EmployeeTool to create an employee in your Workable account. Use when adding a new hire to employee management system. Employee can be created in draft state (unpublished) or published state (active). Require
- Update EmployeeTool to update an existing employee in Workable. Use when you need to modify employee details such as job title, contact information, department, or other employee attributes. Requires employee ID and
- Delete DepartmentTool to delete a department. Use when removing an obsolete or restructured department after confirming dependent resources.
- Delete SubscriptionTool to unsubscribe from an event by deleting a webhook subscription. Use when you need to stop receiving notifications for a specific event.
- Update Background Check StatusUpdates the status and results of an existing background check in a candidate's timeline. This tool is designed for background check providers to push status updates (pending, consented, completed, de
- Merge DepartmentTool to merge a department into another. Use after confirming both department IDs and optional force flag.
- Create DepartmentTool to create a department in your account. Use when you need to add a new department for organizing teams under your Workable account.
- Enable MemberEnable (restore) a deactivated Workable account member to active status. This action reactivates a previously deactivated member, restoring their access to the Workable account. The operation is idemp
- Invite MemberTool to invite a member to your Workable account. Use when sending an invitation email.
- Update DepartmentTool to update an existing department in your account. Use when renaming a department or changing its parent after confirming its ID.
- Update MemberUpdates a Workable account member's details including roles, name, headline, email, and collaboration rules. Requires member ID and roles array. Use this to modify existing member information such as
- Upload Employee DocumentsTool to upload a list of documents for a specific employee. Use when you need to attach documents (contracts, forms, etc.) to an employee's record. Required scope: w_employees.
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Workable are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Can an agent change data in Workable on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Workable are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Workable?
This connector lists 25 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Workable connect?
It connects with OAuth 2.0 or API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.