Generate Employee Report

Generate an XLSX employee report with departments, salaries, hire dates, and currency formatting.

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Who this is for

HR departments and people operations teams use this recipe to generate employee roster reports for headcount reviews, compensation analysis, or compliance audits. Each row captures key employee details with properly formatted salary and date columns.

Request
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/sheet-generation/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "format": "xlsx",
    "styles": {
      "header": {
        "font_family": "Helvetica",
        "font_size_in_pt": 11,
        "is_bold": true,
        "background_color": "#1F4E79",
        "font_color": "#FFFFFF"
      },
      "body": {
        "font_family": "Helvetica",
        "font_size_in_pt": 11,
        "font_color": "#333333"
      }
    },
    "sheets": [
      {
      "name": "Employee Roster",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Employee ID",
          "width": 14,
        },
        {
          "name": "Full Name",
          "width": 22,
        },
        {
          "name": "Department",
          "width": 18,
        },
        {
          "name": "Title",
          "width": 28,
        },
        {
          "name": "Hire Date",
          "width": 14,
        },
        {
          "name": "Annual Salary",
          "width": 16,
        },
        {
          "name": "Location",
          "width": 18,
        }
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1042",
          },
          {
            "value": "Sarah Mitchell",
          },
          {
            "value": "Engineering",
          },
          {
            "value": "Senior Software Engineer",
          },
          {
            "value": "2022-06-15",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 142000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "San Francisco, CA",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1078",
          },
          {
            "value": "David Nakamura",
          },
          {
            "value": "Product",
          },
          {
            "value": "Product Manager",
          },
          {
            "value": "2023-01-09",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 128000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "New York, NY",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1103",
          },
          {
            "value": "Amara Osei",
          },
          {
            "value": "Design",
          },
          {
            "value": "Lead UX Designer",
          },
          {
            "value": "2023-04-22",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 121000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "Austin, TX",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1156",
          },
          {
            "value": "Carlos Reyes",
          },
          {
            "value": "Engineering",
          },
          {
            "value": "DevOps Engineer",
          },
          {
            "value": "2024-02-12",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 135000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "Denver, CO",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1189",
          },
          {
            "value": "Lin Wei",
          },
          {
            "value": "Marketing",
          },
          {
            "value": "Growth Marketing Lead",
          },
          {
            "value": "2024-08-05",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 115000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "Chicago, IL",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "EMP-1201",
          },
          {
            "value": "Rachel Andersen",
          },
          {
            "value": "Finance",
          },
          {
            "value": "Financial Analyst",
          },
          {
            "value": "2025-01-13",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": 98000,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": "San Francisco, CA",
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
    ]
  }'
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const result = await client.generateSheet({
  format: "xlsx",
  styles: {
    header: {
      font_family: "Helvetica",
      font_size_in_pt: 11,
      is_bold: true,
      background_color: "#1F4E79",
      font_color: "#FFFFFF",
    },
    body: {
      font_family: "Helvetica",
      font_size_in_pt: 11,
      font_color: "#333333",
    },
  },
  sheets: [
    {
    name: "Employee Roster",
    columns: [
      {
        name: "Employee ID",
        width: 14,
      },
      {
        name: "Full Name",
        width: 22,
      },
      {
        name: "Department",
        width: 18,
      },
      {
        name: "Title",
        width: 28,
      },
      {
        name: "Hire Date",
        width: 14,
      },
      {
        name: "Annual Salary",
        width: 16,
      },
      {
        name: "Location",
        width: 18,
      },
    ],
    rows: [
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1042",
        },
        {
          value: "Sarah Mitchell",
        },
        {
          value: "Engineering",
        },
        {
          value: "Senior Software Engineer",
        },
        {
          value: "2022-06-15",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 142000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "San Francisco, CA",
        },
      ],
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1078",
        },
        {
          value: "David Nakamura",
        },
        {
          value: "Product",
        },
        {
          value: "Product Manager",
        },
        {
          value: "2023-01-09",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 128000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "New York, NY",
        },
      ],
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1103",
        },
        {
          value: "Amara Osei",
        },
        {
          value: "Design",
        },
        {
          value: "Lead UX Designer",
        },
        {
          value: "2023-04-22",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 121000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "Austin, TX",
        },
      ],
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1156",
        },
        {
          value: "Carlos Reyes",
        },
        {
          value: "Engineering",
        },
        {
          value: "DevOps Engineer",
        },
        {
          value: "2024-02-12",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 135000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "Denver, CO",
        },
      ],
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1189",
        },
        {
          value: "Lin Wei",
        },
        {
          value: "Marketing",
        },
        {
          value: "Growth Marketing Lead",
        },
        {
          value: "2024-08-05",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 115000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "Chicago, IL",
        },
      ],
      [
        {
          value: "EMP-1201",
        },
        {
          value: "Rachel Andersen",
        },
        {
          value: "Finance",
        },
        {
          value: "Financial Analyst",
        },
        {
          value: "2025-01-13",
          format: "date",
        },
        {
          value: 98000,
          format: "currency",
        },
        {
          value: "San Francisco, CA",
        },
      ],
    ],
  },
  ],
});
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.generate_sheet(
    format="xlsx",
    styles={
        "header": {
            "font_family": "Helvetica",
            "font_size_in_pt": 11,
            "is_bold": True,
            "background_color": "#1F4E79",
            "font_color": "#FFFFFF",
        },
        "body": {
            "font_family": "Helvetica",
            "font_size_in_pt": 11,
            "font_color": "#333333",
        },
    },
    sheets=[
        {
        "name": "Employee Roster",
        "columns": [
            {
                "name": "Employee ID",
                "width": 14,
            },
            {
                "name": "Full Name",
                "width": 22,
            },
            {
                "name": "Department",
                "width": 18,
            },
            {
                "name": "Title",
                "width": 28,
            },
            {
                "name": "Hire Date",
                "width": 14,
            },
            {
                "name": "Annual Salary",
                "width": 16,
            },
            {
                "name": "Location",
                "width": 18,
            },
        ],
        "rows": [
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1042",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Sarah Mitchell",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Engineering",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Senior Software Engineer",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2022-06-15",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 142000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "San Francisco, CA",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1078",
                },
                {
                    "value": "David Nakamura",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Product",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Product Manager",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2023-01-09",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 128000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "New York, NY",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1103",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Amara Osei",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Design",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Lead UX Designer",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2023-04-22",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 121000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Austin, TX",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1156",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Carlos Reyes",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Engineering",
                },
                {
                    "value": "DevOps Engineer",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2024-02-12",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 135000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Denver, CO",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1189",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Lin Wei",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Marketing",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Growth Marketing Lead",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2024-08-05",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 115000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Chicago, IL",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "EMP-1201",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Rachel Andersen",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Finance",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Financial Analyst",
                },
                {
                    "value": "2025-01-13",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": 98000,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": "San Francisco, CA",
                },
            ],
        ],
    }
    ],
)
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
    client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

    result, err := client.GenerateSheet(il.GenerateSheetRequest{
        Format: "xlsx",
        Styles: &il.SheetStyles{
            Header: &il.CellStyle{
                FontFamily:      "Helvetica",
                FontSizeInPt:    11,
                IsBold:          true,
                BackgroundColor: "#1F4E79",
                FontColor:       "#FFFFFF",
            },
            Body: &il.CellStyle{
                FontFamily:   "Helvetica",
                FontSizeInPt: 11,
                FontColor:    "#333333",
            },
        },
        Sheets: []il.Sheet{
            {
            Name: "Employee Roster",
            Columns: []il.SheetColumn{
                {
                    Name: "Employee ID",
                    Width: 14,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Full Name",
                    Width: 22,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Department",
                    Width: 18,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Title",
                    Width: 28,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Hire Date",
                    Width: 14,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Annual Salary",
                    Width: 16,
                },
                {
                    Name: "Location",
                    Width: 18,
                },
            },
            Rows: []il.SheetRow{
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1042",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Sarah Mitchell",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Engineering",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Senior Software Engineer",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2022-06-15",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 142000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "San Francisco, CA",
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1078",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "David Nakamura",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Product",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Product Manager",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2023-01-09",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 128000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "New York, NY",
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1103",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Amara Osei",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Design",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Lead UX Designer",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2023-04-22",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 121000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Austin, TX",
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1156",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Carlos Reyes",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Engineering",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "DevOps Engineer",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2024-02-12",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 135000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Denver, CO",
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1189",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Lin Wei",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Marketing",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Growth Marketing Lead",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2024-08-05",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 115000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Chicago, IL",
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value: "EMP-1201",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Rachel Andersen",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Finance",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Financial Analyst",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "2025-01-13",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: 98000,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "San Francisco, CA",
                    },
                },
            },
        },
        },
    })
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    _ = result
}
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}

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