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Benefits of connecting Gusto to Windmill

Connecting Gusto to Windmill keeps your employee roster and reporting structure accurate without manual updates. When Gusto is the source of truth, Windmill automatically:
  • Imports new hires during scheduled syncs
  • Updates manager → direct report relationships
  • Reflects promotions, title changes, and department moves
  • Archives employees when they leave the company
This ensures performance reviews, 1:1s, and feedback always reflect the current team, without HR needing to update two systems.

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Connected data

Windmill syncs the following fields from Gusto: Windmill can also sync personal email, work location, and time-off records when Gusto provides them and the connection has the required authorization. Windmill does not store salary, compensation, payroll, benefits, home address, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, pronouns, or employment contracts as employee-profile fields. See Personally Identifiable Information for the canonical list.

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Permissions

The user enabling the integration must have:
  • Admin permissions in Gusto
  • Ability to access People → Team directory data
The integration uses Gusto’s secure OAuth connection.
No passwords or payroll permissions are shared. Windmill has read-only access. It does not write back to Gusto.

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Managing employee + manager updates

If you need to:
  • Change a manager
  • Update someone’s department or title
  • Archive a terminated employee
Make the change in Gusto.
Gusto is the source of truth for employee records.
Any updates made directly in Windmill will be overwritten on the next sync.

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FAQs

Once every 24 hours, with the option to run a manual sync from Windmill.
No. Windmill does not access or modify payroll data.
Only if they appear in Gusto as active workers with a manager assigned.
Yes — Windmill supports multi-entity Gusto setups. Contact Support to configure.