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Personio | Obtaining your Client ID and Client Secret

In this article, we help you obtain your Personio Client ID and Secret.

Prerequisites

  • You have completed Steps 1-5 of Connecting Personio to Oyster
  • You have Admin access to your company’s Personio account.
  • You are logged in to Personio with your Admin credentials.

Steps

  1. Click Settings in the bottom left corner.
  2. Find the Integrations section and click API credentials.
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  1. Click Create custom integration.
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  1. Enter a name for the integration.
  2. Click Next.
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  1. Check the Read checkbox for 
    • Employees
    • Attendances
    • Absences
    • Org Units
  2. Under Readable employee attributes, select the following attributes:
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email
  • Gender
  • Status
  • Employment type
  • Hire date
  • Termination date
  • Termination type
  • Termination reason
  • Probation period end
  • Office
  • Department
  • Fixed salary
  • Salary interval
  • Hourly salary
  • Position
  • Birth date
  • Salary type
  • Employee ID
  • Marital status
  • Personal email
  • Address
  • Postcode
  • City
  • Nationality
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  1. Your API credentials will populate. Copy and save these in a secure place!
  1. Return to the Personio integration in your Oyster account and add your Client ID and Client Secret. 

 

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