---
title: "Add employees to cycle"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/compensation/planning_cycles/{id}/employees"
tags: ["Compensation Planning", "Public API"]
---

# Add employees to cycle

`POST /api/v1/compensation/planning_cycles/{id}/employees`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com`
- URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com/api/v1/compensation/planning_cycles/{id}/employees`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `/authorize.php`
  - Token URL: `/token.php` scopes: `planning_cycles.write`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bamboohr/apis/bamboohr-api/docs/api/v1/compensation/planning_cycles/:id/employees/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Add employees to a compensation planning cycle.

OAuth Scopes: planning_cycles.write

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `employeeIds` string[], required: Array of internal employee IDs to add to the cycle

## Response `204`

Employees added successfully

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request data
- `403`: Insufficient permissions
- `404`: Resource not found
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `922fc15f43a7`: 1 info
  - api operation id `3958585c861325ea7a2cd30a8c74f042` removed and replaced with `b48aebc5589ce1a1eb17f4f9a2afd32a`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bamboohr/apis/bamboohr-api/changes/api/v1/compensation/planning_cycles/:id/employees/post.md)

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