--- title: "Get Started with SuccessFactors API" url: "https://lb.getknit.dev/blog/get-started-with-successfactors-api/" date: "2026-08-13T13:00:36+00:00" modified: "2026-08-22T15:13:06+00:00" type: "post" --- # Get Started with SuccessFactors API [Blog](https://lb.getknit.dev/blog) / [API Directory](https://lb.getknit.dev/blogs/api-directory/) / Get Started with SuccessFactors API [API Directory](https://lb.getknit.dev/blogs/api-directory/) · August 13, 2026 Get Started with SuccessFactors API =================================== ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/knit-website-media/2026/08/64c34c8eb1ffc79e7f787ecd_Akshat-3-150x150.png)Akshat Jain 3 min read [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flb.getknit.dev%2Fblog%2Fget-started-with-successfactors-api%2F) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flb.getknit.dev%2Fblog%2Fget-started-with-successfactors-api%2F&text=Get%20Started%20with%20SuccessFactors%20API) Table of Contents - [SuccessFactors API endpoints](#) - [SuccessFactors API use cases](#) - [Top customers](#) - [SuccessFactors API FAQs](#) - [How to integrate with SuccessFactors API](#) - [Get started with SuccessFactors API](#) SuccessFactors by SAP is a leading cloud human capital and experience management platform. It provides cutting edge solutions for core HR (payroll), talent management (performance, compensation, recruitment, onboarding) along with reporting and analytics. SAP SUccessFactors can be deployed in hybrid or full cloud variants. Founded in 2001, SuccessFactors was acquired by SAP in 2012. SuccessFactors API endpoints ---------------------------- Some endpoints for SAP SuccessFactors API include: ‍ - GET /odata/v2/Attachment(1L) - GET /odata/v2/Attachment?$filter=module eq ‘’EMPLOYEE\_PROFILE’ - GET, URL: odata/v2/Country - GET, URL: odata/v2/PickListV2 - POST, URL: odata/v2/TimeZone - DELETE, URL: odata/v2/Currency - POST /odata/v2/upsert - POST /odata/v2/UserBadges - MERGE, URL: odata/v2/Country - MERGE, URL: odata/v2/CurrencyConversion - DELETE /odata/v2/Background\_InsideWorkExperience - POST /odata/v2/Attachment ‍ [Here’s ](https://api.sap.com/api/EmployeeCentralEC/overview)a guide for more information. SuccessFactors API use cases ---------------------------- - Facilitates embedded engagement and automation to help companies source, engage and hire best talent - Ensures engagement among internal and external new hires for productivity from day one - Provides multiple human capital management tool to leverage and manage employee master data - Ensures bias free performance evaluations - Aligns employee goals to business targets - Helps in identifying and nurturing top talent - Facilitates HR analytics and workforce planning to align HR with corporate strategy and identify attrition risks - Centralizes document management with process harmonization - Optimizes performance, recognition, learning and development ### Top customers - Microsoft, a multinational technology corporation - Purolator Inc., a Canadian courier - Swiss Re, a reinsurance company based in Zürich - Milliken & Company, an American industrial manufacturer SuccessFactors API FAQs ----------------------- Here are some of the top SuccessFactors FAQs that can help you understand this integration better: ‍ 1. What are the available APIs for SuccessFactors? [Answer](https://userapps.support.sap.com/sap/support/knowledge/en/2613670#:~:text=SuccessFactors%20has%20different%20APIs%20available,SFAPI%20is%20SuccessFactors%20Data%20API.) 2. How to use SuccessFactors APIs for custom integrations? [Answer](https://blogs.sap.com/2021/02/12/implementation-design-principles-best-practices-using-sap-successfactors-apis-for-custom-integration/) 3. How to address SSIS Odata Source feed error while executing a task using SuccessFactors as source? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54825637/ssis-odata-source-feed-error-while-executing-task-using-successfactors-as-source) 4. How to integrate SuccessFactors and S4HANA using S4 SDK? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55352175/integrate-successfactors-and-s4hana-using-s4-sdk) 5. How to pull all data via API from successfactors? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67021117/pull-all-data-via-api-from-successfactors) 6. What is the Successfactors API limit number of records return per request? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52213291/successfactors-api-limit-number-of-records-return-per-request) 7. How to get CandidateID from SuccessFactors Career (recruitment) site? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56630066/how-to-get-candidateid-from-successfactors-career-recruitment-site) 8. How to filter out all Upsertable entities in successfactors using postman? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56292259/how-to-filter-out-all-upsertable-entities-in-successfactors-using-postman) 9. How to retrieve snapshot data using SuccessFactors Compound Employee API? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75266383/how-to-retrieve-snapshot-data-using-successfactors-compound-employee-api) 10. How to set up OAuth Authentication in SAP SuccessFactors? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71905112/setting-up-oauth-authentication-in-sap-successfactors) 11. How to get the top 1 element when calling the API of SAP Successfactor using RestAssured? [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59622183/not-getting-top-1-element-when-caling-api-of-sap-successfactor-using-restassured) How to integrate with SuccessFactors API ---------------------------------------- To get started with SAP SuccessFactors API, c[lick here](https://blogs.sap.com/2020/09/17/successfactors-integration-beginner-guide-series/) for more information. Get started with SuccessFactors API ----------------------------------- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central pricing starts from 6.3 USD per CLD\_S0071 / Month and you can [request a custom quote](https://www.sap.com/products/hcm/employee-central-hris/pricing.html) based on your requirements. However, you can get started with Knit, one API for all your integrations. Sign up with Knit, starting at $1500 for up to 5 connected customers. 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