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# Analyze payroll runs

> How to retrieve and surface per-paycheck payroll run data using the Merge HRIS API.

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#### Authentication and connection

Your users authorize your application to access their HRIS platform by going through an authorization flow using Merge Link.

#### Retrieve payroll runs from the HRIS

Utilize the **GET** [/Payroll Runs](https://docs.merge.dev/hris/payroll-runs/#payroll_runs_list) endpoint to retrieve information on a group of pay statements for a specific pay schedule.

#### Retrieve an employee's payroll runs from the HRIS

Utilize the **GET** [/Employee Payroll Runs](https://docs.merge.dev/hris/employee-payroll-runs/#employee_payroll_runs_list) endpoint to retrieve information on an employee's pay statement for a specific payroll run.

#### Surface payroll data to customers

Surface information on an employee's net/take-home pay, deductions, earnings and taxes for a specific period.

#### Analyze and surface payroll data with Merge

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