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title: HRworks
slug: guide/hrworks
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createdAt: 2026-08-07T15:55:03.049Z
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This guide walks you through connecting your HRWorks instance to Bindbee.

### Before you begin

You need an HRworks account with **API administrator** privileges.

### Generating your HRworks API key pair

**Step 1:** Log in to HRworks and click **Admin** in the left navigation pane.

**Step 2:** Navigate to **Basics**.

**Step 3:** Go to **Integrations**.

**Step 4:** Find and click the **HRworks-API** card.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/LD5Xn2bifyanaRVQ-BE9T/7lQSDbRaGJ2BJ8BIpHlw3_upload.png)

**Step 5:** Click the **New Key Pair** button.

**Step 6:** Leave the template set to **Default**, then confirm.

**Step 7:** A popup appears offering the credentials file. Click **Download** and save the text file somewhere secure before closing the popup.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/LD5Xn2bifyanaRVQ-BE9T/8z7iZPy282cI7A26biPAJ_upload.png)

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**Important:** The credentials file can only be downloaded **once**, at the moment the key pair is created. If you close the popup without saving it, the pair cannot be recovered and you will have to delete it and create a new one.
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**Step 8:** Open the downloaded text file. It contains two values:

- **Access Key**
- **Secret Access Key**

**Step 9:** Copy both into the corresponding fields in the Bindbee prompt and submit.

**Step 10: **Scroll to **Authorizations** and enable the necessary permissions.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/LD5Xn2bifyanaRVQ-BE9T/BI2IjJZCHPo1L88FdgBnE_upload.png)

### Adjusting permissions on the key pair

If you need to change what the key pair can read after creating it, return to **Admin > Basic > Integrations > HRworks-API**, click the key pair, and edit its access and permissions.

### Troubleshooting

| **Symptom**                                   | **Likely cause**                                                                                                 |
| --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| The HRworks-API card is not visible           | Your HRworks user lacks API administrator privileges                                                             |
| Credentials file was lost or never downloaded | The file is one-time only. Delete the existing key pair, create a new one, and update the credentials in Bindbee |
| Connection succeeds but some data is missing  | The key pair's permissions are narrower than expected                                                            |