RESTful Delete Employee Punches

Dayforce RESTful Web Services Developer Guide

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R2025.2.1
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2025-11-05T18:19:39.327058
RESTful Delete Employee Punches

This DELETE operation deletes a specific employee time entry. The operation uses the following URL:

            https://www.dayforcehcm.com/api/CompanyName/V1/EmployeePunches
        

Role feature access: HCM Anywhere > Web Services > Patch/Post/Delete Employee Time Entry

Parameters

Consumers can delete employee time entries using the following parameter:

employeePunchXRefCode (string)

The unique identifier (external reference code) of the employee time entry that will be deleted. The value provided must be an exact match, otherwise a bad request (400) error will be returned. This setting is required.

All data associated with the time entry will be deleted, including any tardy pay adjustments, labor metrics, transfers, meals, and breaks that are linked to it.