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# Headcount planning

> How to pull headcount, org structure, and payroll data to forecast hiring needs using the Merge HRIS API.

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#### Connect to customers' HRIS systems

Use Merge Link to provide a seamless end user authentication experience for your customers.

#### Ingest employee and org data

Use the Merge API to pull data related to headcount, org structure, and payroll.

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> Use [scopes](/merge-unified/hris/data-management/scopes/default-scopes-retrieve) and API filtering to control what customer data is pulled and synced.

#### Provide insights to your customer

Surface up this data in your product to help your customers analyze business needs, predict future headcount, and benchmark against industry norms.

#### Track changes over time

Use the Merge API and webhooks to track any changes to headcount, salaries, and org structure over time.

#### Help customers better predict their headcount with Merge

Integrate today or talk to our sales team to learn how Merge unlocks hundreds of integrations in days - not years.

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* [Scopes](https://merge.dev/blog/introducing-model-and-field-level-scopes)

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