Create shifts | Deel | Documentation

curl -X POST https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/v2/time_tracking/shifts \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{
  "data": {
    "shifts": [
      {
        "summary": {
          "time_unit": "HOUR",
          "time_amount": 2,
          "shift_rate_external_id": "abcd"
        },
        "description": "sample description",
        "external_id": "shift_123456",
        "date_of_work": "2023-10-01"
      }
    ],
    "contract_id": "3j5z2e6"
  }
}'

{
  "data": [
    {
      "summary": {
        "shift_rate_external_id": "abcd",
        "time_unit": "HOUR",
        "time_amount": 8,
        "total_break_hours": 2,
        "payable_break_hours": 2,
        "total_payable_hours": 2,
        "shift_duration_hours": 2
      },
      "shift_type": "REGULAR",
      "contract_id": "3j5z2e6",
      "description": "This is a sample shift description.",
      "external_id": "shift_123456r",
      "date_of_work": "2023-10-01",
      "created_at": "2024-10-08T12:08:29.695Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-10-08T12:08:29.695Z",
      "payroll_cycle_ref": {
        "date": "2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "shift_reference_id": "shift-ref-123"
    }
  ]
}

Creates one or more time tracking shifts for a contract in a single request. Supports both original shift submissions and correction shifts that adjust hours for previously processed shifts. Token scopes: time-tracking:write

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

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.

1 curl -X GET 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/v2/contracts' \
2   -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN-HERE'

Learn more about authentication

## 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)

AuthorizationBearer

Standard OAuth2 security scheme based on https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/

Request

Request body to create time tracking shifts supporting regular shifts and correction shifts.

dataobjectRequired

Request data containing contract ID and shifts to be created.

Response

Successful operation.

datalist of objects

List of created shift records.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

404

Not Found Error

500

Internal Server Error

1	curl -X GET 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/v2/contracts' \
2	-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN-HERE'