Set up a Paylocity connector

C1 provides identity governance for Paylocity. Integrate your Paylocity instance with C1 for unified visibility and governance over user access.

This connector is in beta. This means it’s undergoing ongoing testing and development while we gather feedback, validate functionality, and improve stability. Beta connectors are generally stable, but they may have limited feature support, incomplete error handling, or occasional issues.

We recommend closely monitoring workflows that use this connector and contacting our Support team with any issues or feedback.

Capabilities

Resource	Sync	Provision
Accounts
Positions

Gather Paylocity credentials

Configuring the connector requires you to pass in credentials generated in Paylocity. Gather these credentials before you move on.

To set up the Paylocity connector, you’ll need:

• Client ID and client secret, which are issued by Paylocity when you request API access
• Company ID for the Paylocity entity you want to integrate with C1
• Base API gateway URL of your Paylocity API environment

Done. Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.

Configure the Paylocity connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:

• The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in C1
• Access to the set of Paylocity credentials generated by following the instructions above

Cloud-hosted

Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by C1.

1. In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.

2. Search for Paylocity and click Add.

3. Choose where to add the connector: Create a new app, or Add to an existing app (then select the app).

   If you’re creating a new app, choose whether to link it to an application discovered from your identity provider: select Yes and pick the IdP application, or No to continue with just the connector.

4. Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.

5. Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.

6. Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.

7. Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.

8. Enter your Paylocity credentials into the appropriate fields.

9. Click Save.

10. The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.

Done. Your Paylocity connector is now pulling access data into C1.

Self-hosted

Follow these instructions to use the Paylocity connector connector, hosted and run in your own environment.

When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with C1, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the C1 UI for access reviews and access requests.

Resources

• GitHub repository: Access the source code, report issues, or contribute to the project.

Step 1: Set up a new Paylocity connector

1. In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.

2. Search for Baton and click Add.

3. Choose where to add the connector: Create a new app, or Add to an existing app (then select the app).

   If you’re creating a new app, choose whether to link it to an application discovered from your identity provider: select Yes and pick the IdP application, or No to continue with just the connector.

4. Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.

5. Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.

6. Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.

7. In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.

8. Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.

   Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Paylocity connector deployment:

Secrets configuration

# baton-paylocity-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: baton-paylocity-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  # C1 credentials
  BATON_CLIENT_ID: <C1 client ID>
  BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <C1 client secret>
  
  # Paylocity-specific credentials
  BATON_PAYLOCITY_BASE_URL: <The base API Gateway URL for the Paylocity environment>
  BATON_PAYLOCITY_CLIENT_ID: <Client ID for the Paylocity API>
  BATON_PAYLOCITY_CLIENT_SECRET: <Client ID for the Paylocity API>
  BATON_PAYLOCITY_COMPANY_ID: <The ID of the specific company in Paylocity to fetch data from>

See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.

Deployment configuration

# baton-paylocity.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: baton-paylocity
  labels:
    app: baton-paylocity
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: baton-paylocity
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: baton-paylocity
        baton: true
        baton-app: paylocity
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: baton-paylocity
        image: public.ecr.aws/conductorone/baton-paylocity:latest
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        env:
        - name: BATON_HOST_ID
          value: baton-paylocity
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: baton-paylocity-secrets

Step 3: Deploy the connector

1. Create a namespace in which to run C1 connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.

2. Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In C1, click Apps. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Paylocity connector to. Paylocity data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.

Done. Your Paylocity connector is now pulling access data into C1.