For Agents
Programmatically create a new connect session, reauthenticate an existing connection. Covers 35 operations with basic, bearer authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Finch Employment Data API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ftryfinch.com%2Ftryfinch" | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ftryfinch.com%2Ftryfinch" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with Finch Employment Data API.
Create a new connect session
Reauthenticate an existing connection
Exchange authorization code for access token
Disconnect access tokens
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Use for: I need to a new connect session, I want to reauthenticate an existing connection, Search for exchange authorization code for access token, Find all disconnect access tokens
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for hr and recruiting only.
Unified API for employment systems providing access to company data, employee directories, payroll, deductions, and benefits across multiple HR/payroll providers. The API exposes 35 endpoints secured with basic, bearer authentication.
Get account info for access token
List all available providers
Make direct requests to employment system
Patterns agents use Finch Employment Data API for, with concrete tasks.
★ HR and Recruiting Operations
Use the Finch Employment Data API to perform hr recruiting operations programmatically. The API provides 35 endpoints covering core functionality including create a new connect session, reauthenticate an existing connection, exchange authorization code for access token.
Call POST /connect/sessions to create a new connect session
Automated Connect Management
Automate connect operations by combining multiple Finch Employment Data API endpoints. Agents can reauthenticate an existing connection and then exchange authorization code for access token in a single workflow.
Call POST /connect/sessions/reauthenticate to reauthenticate an existing connection, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Finch Employment Data API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle basic, bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'create a new connect session', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
35 endpoints — unified api for employment systems providing access to company data, employee directories, payroll, deductions, and benefits across multiple hr/payroll providers.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/connect/sessions
Create a new connect session
/connect/sessions/reauthenticate
Reauthenticate an existing connection
/auth/token
Exchange authorization code for access token
/disconnect
Disconnect access tokens
/introspect
Get account info for access token
/providers
List all available providers
/forward
Make direct requests to employment system
/employer/company
Read basic company data
/connect/sessions
Create a new connect session
/connect/sessions/reauthenticate
Reauthenticate an existing connection
/auth/token
Exchange authorization code for access token
/disconnect
Disconnect access tokens
/introspect
Get account info for access token
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring Finch Employment Data API by hand means supporting both its basic and bearer auth, running its connect session and token exchange flow, and handling errors and retries yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import Finch Employment Data API from the API Directory, store the credentials once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Finch Employment Data API drives connect sessions, token exchange, and forwarding through flat paths that take their input in the request body, so scoping is operations-only: you limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as creating a connect session or reading company data, and leave out anything else. Every operation the agent can run is one you put in that allowed set.
Credential isolation
Your Finch Employment Data API credentials are stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. They never enter the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a connect session' or 'read employer company data', and Jentic returns the matching Finch Employment Data API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using Finch Employment Data API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Finch Employment Data API use?
The Finch Employment Data API uses basic, bearer authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I create a new connect session with the Finch Employment Data API?
Yes. Use the POST /connect/sessions endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Finch Employment Data API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I create a new connect session through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create a new connect session'. Jentic returns the matching Finch Employment Data API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Finch Employment Data API have?
The Finch Employment Data API exposes 35 endpoints covering connect, deductions, documents operations.
/providers
List all available providers
/forward
Make direct requests to employment system
/employer/company
Read basic company data