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UKG Pro - Service User Basic Auth

Help setting up your UKG Pro Service Account for Merge Link.

Michelle Krameisen avatar
Written by Michelle Krameisen
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Video Demo


Written Instructions

Step One: Find your UKG Pro Customer API Key.

1.) You'll want to login to your UKG Pro account and search Service Account Administration in your search bar on the top right.

2.) Copy the Customer API Key from under the header.

3.) Paste the Customer API Key in Merge Link.


Step Two: Create your Service Account

1.) On the UKG Pro Service Account Administration Page, click on "+ add" in the upper right hand side.

2.) Enter in the admin of your UKG Pro account's username and email. You will need the username later.

3.) Scroll down under Web Service to enable permissions.

View Employee Person Details is required to authenticate your account with Merge.

Other relevant permissions are listed below:

  • Employee Pay Statement

  • Employee Employment Information

  • PTO Plan Integration

  • Company Configuration Integration

  • Payroll Integration

  • Personnel Integration

  • Employee Job History Details

  • Employee Person Details

  • Employee Compensation Details

4.) Click Save. Your new password will pop up. Save the password in a secure location.

5.) Enter your UKG Pro service account credentials in Merge Link and click Submit.

This should be the user name of your admin service user and the password you just generated.


Step Three: Finding your UKG Web Service Domain.

1.) In your search bar, search for Web Services.

2.) Look at any of the "web service endpoint URLs" and find your subdomain.

For example if your URL is, http://Servicet.ultipro.com/services/BIDataService then your subdomain is "Servicet".

3.) Find your top-level domain.

For example if your URL is, http://Servicet.ultipro.com/services/BIDataService then your top level domain is "ultipro.com".


Step Four: Complete Merge Link

On the "Enter your UKG Pro Web Services URL (Part 1) screen, enter your subdomain.

Click Submit. On the "Enter your UKG Pro Web Services URL (Part 2)" screen, select the URL that matches your top level domain.

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