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PeopleHR API and MCP server

PeopleHR has no API action to approve a holiday request and no tasks resource, and its Zapier app has no actions. Sign in to PeopleHR once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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PeopleHR's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need PeopleHR's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Approvals, tasks No No Yes, 10 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when PeopleHR changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 22, 2026. Sources: Access PeopleHR Integration API v4.0: Introduction · Access PeopleHR Integration API v4.0: Overview · Access PeopleHR Integration API v4.0: Employee Holiday · Zapier: People HR integrations

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to PeopleHR in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect PeopleHR to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 10 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. PeopleHR and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/peoplehr with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/peoplehr/requests/{request_id}/holiday-request/approve, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the PeopleHR API and MCP server do?

10 tools on your own PeopleHR account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools peoplehr_read and peoplehr_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
PeopleHR tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_holiday_requests Holiday requests as the Holiday tab of Authorisations shows them. read
list_employees Lists employees from the employee list. read
get_employee Reads one employee's profile. read
get_employee_planner Reads one employee's holidays or absences for a date range from their Planner tab. read
list_tasks Lists tasks from the Tasks area. read
list_queries Lists the saved queries in HR Admin > Queries. read
run_query Runs a saved query and returns its rows. read
approve_holiday_request Approves a holiday request that is assigned to you. writeasks first
decline_holiday_request Declines a holiday request that is assigned to you. writeasks first
create_task Creates a task and assigns it to an employee. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 10 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All PeopleHR use cases

Is it safe to connect PeopleHR?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the PeopleHR API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while PeopleHR is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

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Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does PeopleHR have an API?

PeopleHR has a REST API, the Access PeopleHR Integration API v4.0, but no official MCP server (checked 22 Oct 2026). The API covers 31 resources and 150 actions, mostly employee records, holiday and absence data, and every call needs an API key that an HR admin creates in Settings. It has no action to approve or decline a holiday request and no resource for tasks.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open PeopleHR under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 10 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to PeopleHR yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so PeopleHR sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: approve_holiday_request, decline_holiday_request, create_task wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Do I need the PeopleHR API licence?

No. Cotlet works in your own PeopleHR login and does not use an API key. Your role still counts: approving needs you to be the approver of the request, and saved queries need HR Admin. PeopleHR's help center says its Excel Hotsheets need the API licence, and Access can tell you what your plan includes.

What is the rate limit of the PeopleHR API?

It is set by Access for each company, not per key, and some companies have none. The API docs (checked 22 Oct 2026) say there is no universal default. A throttled call answers HTTP 200 with Status 5, and you ask support for your number. Cotlet works in one browser session and does not use that limit.

Should I use a PeopleHR MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when PeopleHR changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with PeopleHR?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with PeopleHR.

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