> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://developer.deel.com/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://developer.deel.com/_mcp/server. # Create a timesheet entry POST https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets Content-Type: application/json Creates a timesheet entry for an hourly contractor, recording the contract, date, hours worked, and an optional description. The entry is immediately placed into a review workflow upon creation. **Token scopes**: `timesheets:write` Reference: https://developer.deel.com/api/embedded/ic-endpoints/timesheets/create-timesheet ## Authentication - `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — ## Authentication The Deel API uses bearer tokens to authenticate requests. All API calls must be made over HTTPS — calls over plain HTTP or without authentication will fail. ```curl curl -X GET 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/v2/contracts' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN-HERE' ``` [Learn more about authentication](/api/authentication) - `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Standard OAuth2 security scheme based on https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/ ## Servers - `https://api.letsdeel.com/rest` (Production, default) - `https://api-staging.letsdeel.com/rest` (Demo) ## Request ### Body (application/json) This endpoint expects an object. - `data` (TimesheetsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) — Payload attributes required to create one timesheet entry with optional approval, preset, and grouping metadata. ## Response ### 201 Successful operation. - `data` (TimesheetsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) — Container object with identifiers, status, and creation metadata for the newly created timesheet entry. ## Errors ### 400 Bad Request Error Bad Request - The request payload failed validation or violated a business rule for timesheet entries. - `errors` (list of TimesheetsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Validation or business rule errors describing why the timesheet entry could not be created. ### 401 Unauthorized Error Operation failed. - `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional) - `errors` (list of ApiError, optional) ### 403 Forbidden Error Operation failed. - `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional) - `errors` (list of ApiError, optional) ### 404 Not Found Error Operation failed. - `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional) - `errors` (list of ApiError, optional) ### 500 Internal Server Error Internal Server Error - The timesheet entry could not be created due to an unexpected upstream or internal failure. - `errors` (list of TimesheetsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Generic upstream or internal errors emitted when the timesheet entry cannot be processed. ## Types ### TimesheetsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData Payload attributes required to create one timesheet entry with optional approval, preset, and grouping metadata. - `quantity` (double, required) — Number of work units (typically hours) to record based on the scale defined in the associated contract work statement. - `contract_id` (string, required) — Unique Deel contract identifier (public id) that receives this timesheet entry line item. - `description` (string, required, default: ) — Detailed human-readable explanation of the work performed that appears on the invoice and audit records. - `date_submitted` (string, required) — Date the work was performed in ISO-8601 short-date format (YYYY-MM-DD) used for filtering and approvals. - `group_key` (string, optional, nullable) — When provided, timesheets sharing the same group_key within the same payment cycle are merged into a single aggregated line item on the invoice. Requires is_auto_approved to be true. - `is_auto_approved` (boolean, optional) — When true, the created timesheet entry skips manual approval and is approved immediately on creation. - `hourly_report_preset_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier of an existing timesheet preset used to link a standardized hourly rate and label to this entry. ### TimesheetsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData Container object with identifiers, status, and creation metadata for the newly created timesheet entry. - `created` (boolean, required) — Flag indicating whether the timesheet entry record was successfully persisted by this request. - `id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier returned for the created timesheet entry resource after persistence succeeds. - `status` (enum, optional, nullable) — Current processing status assigned to the timesheet entry after the create workflow finishes executing. - Allowed values: `approved`, `declined`, `not_payable`, `paid`, `pending`, `processing` - `created_at` (string, optional, nullable) — ISO-8601 timestamp recording the exact moment the timesheet entry was created in the system. ### TimesheetsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems - `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message describing the unexpected condition that prevented completing the request. - `code` (string, optional) — Stable machine-readable error code identifying the upstream or internal failure category. ### ApiErrorRequest - `method` (string, optional) — The HTTP method of the failed request - `url` (string, optional) — The relative URL of the failed request - `status` (double, optional) — The status code of the response - `api_req_id` (string, optional) — The request ID of the failed request - `docs` (string, optional) — A link to the official documentation for the requested endpoint resource - `source` (string, optional) — The source handler which produced the returned error - `code` (double, optional) — The code of the source handler which produced the returned error ### ApiError - `message` (string, optional) — A description of the returned error - `path` (string, optional) — The JSON path where input validation failed ## Examples **Request** ```json { "data": { "quantity": 7.5, "contract_id": "37nex2x", "description": "Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.", "date_submitted": "2026-06-29", "group_key": "weekly-hours-2026-w26", "is_auto_approved": true, "hourly_report_preset_id": "aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899" } } ``` **Response** ```json { "data": { "created": true, "id": "12345678-abcd-fedc-dcba-987654321abc", "status": "pending", "created_at": "2026-06-29T14:22:08.512Z" } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets" payload = { "data": { "quantity": 7.5, "contract_id": "37nex2x", "description": "Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.", "date_submitted": "2026-06-29", "group_key": "weekly-hours-2026-w26", "is_auto_approved": True, "hourly_report_preset_id": "aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899" } } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript const url = 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets'; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"data":{"quantity":7.5,"contract_id":"37nex2x","description":"Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.","date_submitted":"2026-06-29","group_key":"weekly-hours-2026-w26","is_auto_approved":true,"hourly_report_preset_id":"aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899"}}' }; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"data\": {\n \"quantity\": 7.5,\n \"contract_id\": \"37nex2x\",\n \"description\": \"Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.\",\n \"date_submitted\": \"2026-06-29\",\n \"group_key\": \"weekly-hours-2026-w26\",\n \"is_auto_approved\": true,\n \"hourly_report_preset_id\": \"aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899\"\n }\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"data\": {\n \"quantity\": 7.5,\n \"contract_id\": \"37nex2x\",\n \"description\": \"Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.\",\n \"date_submitted\": \"2026-06-29\",\n \"group_key\": \"weekly-hours-2026-w26\",\n \"is_auto_approved\": true,\n \"hourly_report_preset_id\": \"aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899\"\n }\n}" response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"data\": {\n \"quantity\": 7.5,\n \"contract_id\": \"37nex2x\",\n \"description\": \"Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.\",\n \"date_submitted\": \"2026-06-29\",\n \"group_key\": \"weekly-hours-2026-w26\",\n \"is_auto_approved\": true,\n \"hourly_report_preset_id\": \"aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899\"\n }\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php request('POST', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets', [ 'body' => '{ "data": { "quantity": 7.5, "contract_id": "37nex2x", "description": "Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.", "date_submitted": "2026-06-29", "group_key": "weekly-hours-2026-w26", "is_auto_approved": true, "hourly_report_preset_id": "aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899" } }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"data\": {\n \"quantity\": 7.5,\n \"contract_id\": \"37nex2x\",\n \"description\": \"Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.\",\n \"date_submitted\": \"2026-06-29\",\n \"group_key\": \"weekly-hours-2026-w26\",\n \"is_auto_approved\": true,\n \"hourly_report_preset_id\": \"aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899\"\n }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = ["data": [ "quantity": 7.5, "contract_id": "37nex2x", "description": "Sprint 42 backend work: implemented payment retry logic and reviewed two PRs.", "date_submitted": "2026-06-29", "group_key": "weekly-hours-2026-w26", "is_auto_approved": true, "hourly_report_preset_id": "aabbccdd-eeff-0011-2233-445566778899" ]] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/timesheets")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers request.httpBody = postData as Data let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```