DPI Guide

What is the Dayforce Payroll Interface?

The Dayforce Payroll Interface (DPI) is a collection of open APIs and files provided through Dayforce and allows bi-directional data exchange. 

Why use the DPI?

DPI enables global payroll processing for employees that reside in countries where Dayforce does not offer payroll natively, as well as accepting the results of that local payroll process back to Dayforce. This interface allows our mutual customers to enjoy a single user experience and a single global view of all employee data.

When is the DPI not applicable?

If Dayforce is the payroll system of record there would no reason to utlize the DPI. Dayforce will process payroll and produce the pay run data and associated employee pay slips.  The APIs included as part of the interface can still be utilized as individual endpoints to accomplish other results for different purposes.