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# Personio

Personio connects to Cakewalk with an API credential you create in Personio's marketplace settings. The shared flow in [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md) covers what syncs and what happens after you save; this page covers the Personio side.

### ✅ Before You Start

* You need a Personio CorePRO plan.
* Your Personio account needs two access rights: **Account configuration → API** (to create the API credential) and **Account configuration → Marketplace Integration** (to view its credentials).
* To check: open **Settings** in the Personio sidebar, then the **API credentials** tab under Integrations. If you cannot see the Settings button or the tab, ask a Personio system administrator for these access rights.

### 🛠 Connect

1. In Cakewalk, go to **Settings → Data Sources → Users** and select Personio.
2. Note your API domain: it is the same domain you use to sign in to Personio.
3. In Personio, open the marketplace page at `https://<your subdomain>.personio.de/configuration/marketplace/connected` and select **Create custom integration**.
4. Name the new connection, then enable the access rights and readable employee attributes the connection flow asks for. The exact list is shown in the flow itself.
5. Select **Generate new credential**, copy the credentials into the connection flow and finish.

The first sync starts immediately. Sync details and cadence: [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md).

### 📚 Related

* [HRIS and IdP](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/hris-and-idp.md)
* [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md)


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