Quinyx Python API Docs | dltHub
Build a Quinyx-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI harness support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
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Quinyx provides a REST API platform for managing workforce and scheduling integrations via OAuth 2.0 authenticated endpoints. The REST API base URL is https://api.{region}.quinyx.com and all requests require a Bearer token in the Authorization header obtained via OAuth 2.0 flow.
dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading Quinyx data in under 10 minutes.
What data can I load from Quinyx?
Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Quinyx:
| Resource | Endpoint | Method | Data selector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| groups | organization/v3/groups | GET | Returns a paginated list of groups | |
| roles | organization/v3/roles | GET | Returns a paginated list of roles | |
| employees | hr/v3/employees | GET | Returns a paginated list of employees | |
| role_assignments | hr/v3/role-assignments | GET | Returns a paginated list of role assignments | |
| shifts | schedule/v3/shifts | GET | Returns shifts using cursor-based pagination |
How do I authenticate with the Quinyx API?
Requests must be authenticated by including an access token in the Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. Integration-level APIs use OAuth 2.0 (Client Credentials grant) to obtain this token, while the User API uses the Resource Owner Password Credentials grant.
1. Get your credentials
- Log in to your Quinyx account. 2. Navigate to 'Account Settings' -> 'Integrations credentials'. 3. Click 'Generate credentials'. 4. Provide a name, select the desired API version (e.g., Version 3), and click 'Save'. 5. Copy the 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret' displayed—these will be used to authenticate your requests via the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials grant flow. 6. Ensure you assign the necessary scopes for your integration's intended actions.
2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml
[sources.quinyx_source] client_id = "your_client_id_here" client_secret = "your_client_secret_here" scope = "your_requested_scopes_here"
dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.
How do I set up and run the pipeline?
Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"
1. Install the dlt AI harness:
dlthub ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex
This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →
2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:
dlthub ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install
This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →
3. Start LLM-assisted coding:
Use /find-source to load data from the Quinyx API into DuckDB.
The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.
4. Run the pipeline:
python quinyx_pipeline.py
If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:
Pipeline quinyx_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset quinyx_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/quinyx.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs
Inspect your pipeline and data:
dlt pipeline quinyx_pipeline show
This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.
Python pipeline example
This example loads /oauth/v3/token and /organization/v3/groups from the Quinyx API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:
import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def quinyx_source(client_id=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://api.{region}.quinyx.com", "auth": {"type": "bearer", "token": client_id}, }, "resources": [ {"name": "employees", "endpoint": {"path": "hr/v3/employees"}}, {"name": "shifts", "endpoint": {"path": "schedule/v3/shifts"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="quinyx_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="quinyx_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(quinyx_source()) print(load_info)
To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.
How do I query the loaded data?
Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.
Python (pandas DataFrame):
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("quinyx_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.shifts.df() print(sessions_df.head())
SQL (DuckDB example):
SELECT * FROM quinyx_data.shifts LIMIT 10;
In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("quinyx_pipeline").dataset() data.shifts.df().head()
See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.
What destinations can I load Quinyx data to?
dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:
| Destination | Example value |
|---|---|
| DuckDB (local, default) | "duckdb" |
| PostgreSQL | "postgres" |
| BigQuery | "bigquery" |
| Snowflake | "snowflake" |
| Redshift | "redshift" |
| Databricks | "databricks" |
| Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure) | "filesystem" |
Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.
Next steps
Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI harness:
data-exploration— Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.dlthub-platform— Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
dlthub ai toolkit data-exploration install dlthub ai toolkit dlthub-platform install
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