---
updatedAt: 2025-10-12T20:28:36.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.checkhq.com/llms.txt
---

# Get a payroll item

Returns the specified payroll item.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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    "version": "2025-01-01"
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    }
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  "security": [
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  "paths": {
    "/payroll_items/{payroll_item}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Get a payroll item",
        "description": "Returns the specified payroll item.",
        "operationId": "get-a-payroll-item",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "payroll_item",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "ID of the payroll item to return",
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              "type": "string"
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            "required": true
          }
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        "responses": {
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                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n    \"id\": \"itm_yvmmsVGFxLoBaMIkqzea\",\n    \"payroll\": \"pay_Z26PNMC7Ky1wfFQzVqfF\",\n    \"employee\": \"emp_zGGp6wYcxAeu1Ng8IA7v\",\n    \"status\": \"draft\",\n    \"payment_method\": \"direct_deposit\",\n    \"supplemental_tax_calc_method\": \"flat\",\n    \"net_pay\": null,\n    \"earnings\": [\n      {\n        \"amount\": \"1384.61\",\n        \"hours\": 40.0,\n        \"type\": \"salaried\",\n        \"workplace\": \"wrk_qbCnBhUIDzduGrwLJ83p\",\n        \"code\": null,\n        \"description\": null\n      }\n    ],\n    \"reimbursements\": [\n      {\n        \"amount\": \"123.43\",\n        \"code\": null,\n        \"description\": null,\n      }\n    ],\n    \"pto_balance_hours\": null,\n    \"sick_balance_hours\": null,\n    \"state_covid_sick_balance_hours\": null,\n    \"taxes\": null,\n    \"benefits\": null,\n    \"benefit_overrides\": null,\n    \"post_tax_deductions\": null,\n    \"post_tax_deduction_overrides\": null,\n    \"tax_overrides\": null,\n    \"warnings\": null,\n    \"paper_check_number\": null,\n    \"metadata\": {}\n}"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
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        "deprecated": false
      }
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}
```