The HR Cloud integration enables security and compliance teams to automatically track employee lifecycle information. It connects Drata to HR Cloud so your team can collect evidence on employee hire dates, separation dates, and employment status to support compliance monitoring.
Key Capabilities
Employee lifecycle data: Hire dates and separation dates
Employment status tracking: Active or inactive employee records
Automated evidence collection: Sync HR Cloud personnel data into Drata
This integration is used to automate tests such as employee roster verification and employee offboarding verification, helping prove compliance with personnel security and access management policies.
Prerequisites & Data Access
Admin access or Application User permissions in your HR Cloud account
Valid HR Cloud username and password
Required Drata Role with Write access: Admin, Workspace Managers, DevOps Engineer
Access Reviewers (Access Reviewers can only Read the connection page they can’t make changes)
Permissions & Data Table
Permission/Scope | Why It’s Needed |
HR Cloud Admin or Application User access | Allows Drata to retrieve employee lifecycle data such as hire dates, separation dates, and employment status |
Username and password | Allows Drata to securely authenticate and sync HR Cloud personnel data |
Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Confirm HR Cloud Account Access
Log in to HR Cloud.
Verify that your account has either:
Admin access, or
Application User permissions.
Expected outcome: You have the required permissions to authorize the integration.
Step 2: Connect HR Cloud in Drata
Log in to Drata → go to the Connections page.
Navigate to your Available Connections.
Search for and start the HR Cloud connection process.
When prompted, enter the following credentials:
Username
Password
Expected outcome:
HR Cloud is successfully connected and employee lifecycle data begins syncing to Drata.
Important Notes
Drata uses the provided credentials to securely sync HR Cloud personnel information.
The credentials should belong to an Admin or Application User account.
This integration collects employee lifecycle metadata such as hire dates, separation dates, and employment status for compliance evidence.