HiBob API
HiBob (Bob) is a modern HRIS platform with a REST API for managing employee records, organizational structure, time off, benefits, and performance reviews.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
SOC2 Type II certified. GDPR and CCPA compliant. ISO 27001 certified. Service tokens are non-expiring but revocable and scope-limited. EU and US data residency options available. Strong compliance posture for HR data.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
Best when your mid-to-large company uses HiBob as its HRIS and agents need to automate people operations like time off, onboarding triggers, or org data syncs.
Avoid When
Avoid when you need payroll processing, a full ATS, or a free tier for prototyping — HiBob has no public free tier and enterprise pricing.
Use Cases
- • Employee data sync — agents pulling HiBob people records into identity providers, directories, or BI tools
- • Time off automation — agents submitting and approving time off requests, syncing with project management tools
- • Org chart integration — agents extracting reporting hierarchies for org visualization or access control systems
- • Performance cycle automation — agents triggering review cycles and aggregating performance data for analytics
- • Onboarding workflow triggers — agents detecting new hire events via webhooks and provisioning downstream systems
Not For
- • Full payroll processing — HiBob integrates with payroll providers but does not process payroll natively
- • Applicant tracking — HiBob is post-hire; use a dedicated ATS like Greenhouse or Workable for recruiting
- • Small companies under ~50 employees — HiBob is enterprise-oriented and pricing reflects that
Interface
Authentication
Service tokens (static API tokens) for server-to-server access; OAuth2 available for partner integrations. Service tokens are scoped to specific API resources. Tokens do not expire unless revoked. OAuth2 tokens are short-lived.
Pricing
Enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card. No free trial with API access. Pricing negotiated based on employee count and modules. API access included in all plans.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Employee IDs in HiBob are system-generated UUIDs — always use the `id` field for references, never display names or emails which can change
- ⚠ Time off policies are fully configurable per company — agents cannot assume standard policy types or accrual rules; must query company configuration first
- ⚠ Service token scopes must be configured by a HiBob admin — agents cannot self-provision access; plan for human setup step
- ⚠ Org hierarchy can be deeply nested — agents traversing reporting chains must handle recursive structures and potential cycles
- ⚠ Webhook event schema can vary by company configuration — field presence depends on which HiBob modules the company has enabled
- ⚠ Custom fields are common and company-specific — agents must fetch the field schema before mapping data to avoid field key mismatches
Alternatives
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.