Overview
SimplePay is a South African online payroll platform – runs payroll for SA SMEs. The Automize SimplePay connector covers employees, payslips, leave balances, and payment runs.
- Regions: South Africa.
- Plans: Per-employee monthly pricing. API on Premium plans.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: Bearer Token.
- SimplePay → Settings → API → create token.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → SimplePay. Paste token.
Find your credentials at https://www.simplepay.co.za/.
Rate limits
Per-account.
Data model
Payroll primitives:
Company ─┬─ Employees ─── Payslips (per period)
├─ Leave Balances
└─ Payment Runs (EFT, manual)Available operations
7 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Get client | General | Get client details by ID from SimplePay. |
| Get employee | General | Get employee details from SimplePay. |
| Get leave balances | General | Get leave balances for an employee from SimplePay. |
| Get payslip | General | Get a specific payslip (includes PDF link) from SimplePay. |
| List clients | General | List all payroll clients/companies in SimplePay. |
| List employees | General | List employees for a client in SimplePay. |
| List payslips | General | List payslips for a pay period in SimplePay. |
Operations
Get client
Get client details by ID from SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text |
Get employee
Get employee details from SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text | |
Employee ID employee_id | Yes | text |
Get leave balances
Get leave balances for an employee from SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text | |
Employee ID employee_id | Yes | text |
Get payslip
Get a specific payslip (includes PDF link) from SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text | |
Payslip ID payslip_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- employee_id + period_id. Returns gross/net/deductions.
List clients
List all payroll clients/companies in SimplePay.
No input parameters.
List employees
List employees for a client in SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Filter by status (active, terminated).
List payslips
List payslips for a pay period in SimplePay.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Client ID client_id | Yes | text |
FAQ
- vs PaySpace, Sage HR?
- SimplePay is built for SA SMEs – simpler than Sage, more affordable than PaySpace for small headcount. Same UIF/PAYE/SARS compliance.