Autopay approves your regular payroll for you by its approval deadline. To turn it on:
Go to Settings > Company Details and click "Edit" on the "Autopay" row under "Payroll settings".
If a warning says Autopay may not be able to run, click "See why" and fix what it lists.
Turn the Autopay switch on.
Check the agreement box that starts "I understand that Autopay will automatically approve my company's regular payrolls on my behalf". By checking it you agree that you're still responsible for each payroll being correct, and that you'll create payrolls for bonuses, reimbursements, and corrections yourself.
Click "Save changes". Your next regular payroll approves automatically by its approval deadline, shown on the Pay page.
Note: Autopay covers regular payrolls, including contractors on a pay schedule who are paid a fixed amount. Off-cycle payrolls (corrections, reimbursements, bonuses) still need manual approval.
What the Autopay statuses mean
On the Pay page, each upcoming payroll shows one of three statuses. Click a paused or off status to see why.
Autopay on track: nothing to fix. Autopay approves the payroll by the time shown on its card.
Autopay paused: something needs fixing. Fix it before the day of the approval deadline and Autopay still approves the payroll.
Autopay off this cycle: Autopay won't approve this payroll, so you approve it yourself. On its card, click "Review & approve", then "Approve payroll", and confirm. See Approve a payroll.
What pauses or turns off Autopay
Autopay pauses when your company setup is unfinished, your bank turned off access to the account that funds payroll, or someone on the payroll has no direct deposit, no workplace, unfinished onboarding, no pay rate, or more than one pay rate. Fix these before the day of the approval deadline and Autopay still approves the payroll.
Autopay pauses for a payroll set to "Wire transfer". On the Pay page, click "Autopay paused" on that payroll's card, then "Resolve issues", then "Change funding method", and pick a bank account under "Funding option". Or approve the payroll yourself.
Autopay is off for a payroll when someone starts, is terminated, joins or leaves the pay schedule, or has a pay rate change during the pay period. It's also off when you edit the payroll, change its payday, or reopen it after approval. You approve that payroll yourself.
If you click "Save changes" while a payroll is due today, Autopay won't approve it this cycle. A window then lists it with a "Review & approve" button so you can approve it yourself.
For every reason Autopay pauses or turns off, and how to clear each one, see Understand why Autopay needs attention or is blocked.
If something is blocking Autopay, we email you up to 3 days before the approval deadline and again on the day of the approval deadline.
Turn off Autopay or skip one payroll
To turn Autopay off, go to Settings > Company Details, click "Edit" on the "Autopay" row under "Payroll settings", turn the Autopay switch off, and click "Save changes".
To skip Autopay for one payroll, approve it yourself before the day of its approval deadline. On the Pay page, click "Review payroll" (or "Approve manually" if Autopay is paused) on its card, then "Approve payroll", and confirm. See Approve a payroll.