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# Complete individual contractor profile setup

POST https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual
Content-Type: application/json

Complete the profile setup for independent contractors including address, tax details, and legal status in a single call during the IC-embedded onboarding flow. This operation requires a worker session token obtained via the worker session endpoint.

 **Token scopes**: `worker:write`

Reference: https://developer.deel.com/api/reference/endpoints/workers/complete-individual-contractor-profile-setup-v-2026-01-01

## 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` (OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Response

### 200

Individual profile setup completed successfully.

- `data` (OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Operation failed.

- `errors` (list of OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

### 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

Operation failed.

- `errors` (list of OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

## Types

### OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `zip` (string, required) — Postal or ZIP code.
- `city` (string, required) — City of residence.
- `street` (string, required) — Street address of the contractor.
- `citizen` (string, required) — Citizenship country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `country` (string, required) — Country of residence as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `legal_status` (string, required) — Legal status of the individual contractor.
- `abn` (string, optional) — Australian Business Number (11 digits). Required when tax_residence is AU.
- `ssn` (string, optional) — Social Security Number (9 digits, no dashes). Required when tax_residence is US.
- `phone` (string, optional) — Phone number in E.164 format.
- `id_type` (string, optional) — Type of identification document provided.
- `province` (string, optional) — Province or state code within the country.
- `timezone` (string, optional) — IANA timezone identifier.
- `personal_id` (string, optional) — Passport or national ID number. Required when tax_residence is not US.
- `address_valid` (boolean, optional) — Whether the provided address has been validated.
- `tax_residence` (string, optional) — Tax residence country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. Defaults to the country field if omitted.
- `entity_tax_residence` (string, optional) — Tax residence country for the entity, if different from the individual.
- `address_confirmed_by_user` (boolean, optional) — Whether the user has confirmed the address is correct.

### OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `profile_id` (integer, required) — Internal profile identifier for the contractor.
- `company_type` (string, required) — Type of company set up for the contractor.
- `abn` (string, optional) — Australian Business Number (11 digits).
- `ssn` (string, optional) — Social Security Number (9 digits).
- `zip` (string, optional) — Postal or ZIP code.
- `city` (string, optional) — City of residence.
- `phone` (string, optional) — Phone number in E.164 format.
- `street` (string, optional) — Street address of the contractor.
- `citizen` (string, optional) — Citizenship country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `country` (string, optional) — Country of residence as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `id_type` (string, optional) — Type of identification document provided.
- `province` (string, optional) — Province or state code within the country.
- `timezone` (string, optional) — IANA timezone identifier.
- `personal_id` (string, optional) — Passport or national ID number.
- `legal_status` (string, optional) — Legal status of the individual contractor.
- `address_valid` (boolean, optional) — Whether the provided address has been validated.
- `tax_residence` (string, optional) — Tax residence country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `onboarding_step` (string, optional, nullable) — Current onboarding step after setup completes.
- `entity_tax_residence` (string, optional) — Tax residence country for the entity, if different from the individual.
- `address_confirmed_by_user` (boolean, optional) — Whether the user has confirmed the address is correct.

### OnboardingWorkersIndividualPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems

- `code` (string, optional) — Machine-readable error code
- `message` (string, optional) — Human-readable explanation of the error

### 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": {
    "zip": "10001",
    "city": "New York",
    "street": "101 Main St",
    "citizen": "US",
    "country": "US",
    "legal_status": "individual"
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "profile_id": 2033569,
    "company_type": "individual",
    "abn": "12345678901",
    "ssn": "123456789",
    "zip": "10001",
    "city": "New York",
    "phone": "+15551234567",
    "street": "101 Main St",
    "citizen": "US",
    "country": "US",
    "id_type": "passport",
    "province": "NY",
    "timezone": "America/New_York",
    "personal_id": "AB1234567",
    "legal_status": "individual",
    "address_valid": true,
    "tax_residence": "US",
    "onboarding_step": "PROFILE_COMPLETED",
    "entity_tax_residence": "US",
    "address_confirmed_by_user": true
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual"

payload = { "data": {
        "zip": "10001",
        "city": "New York",
        "street": "101 Main St",
        "citizen": "US",
        "country": "US",
        "legal_status": "individual"
    } }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"data":{"zip":"10001","city":"New York","street":"101 Main St","citizen":"US","country":"US","legal_status":"individual"}}'
};

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/onboarding/workers/individual"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"zip\": \"10001\",\n    \"city\": \"New York\",\n    \"street\": \"101 Main St\",\n    \"citizen\": \"US\",\n    \"country\": \"US\",\n    \"legal_status\": \"individual\"\n  }\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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/onboarding/workers/individual")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"zip\": \"10001\",\n    \"city\": \"New York\",\n    \"street\": \"101 Main St\",\n    \"citizen\": \"US\",\n    \"country\": \"US\",\n    \"legal_status\": \"individual\"\n  }\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"zip\": \"10001\",\n    \"city\": \"New York\",\n    \"street\": \"101 Main St\",\n    \"citizen\": \"US\",\n    \"country\": \"US\",\n    \"legal_status\": \"individual\"\n  }\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual', [
  'body' => '{
  "data": {
    "zip": "10001",
    "city": "New York",
    "street": "101 Main St",
    "citizen": "US",
    "country": "US",
    "legal_status": "individual"
  }
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"zip\": \"10001\",\n    \"city\": \"New York\",\n    \"street\": \"101 Main St\",\n    \"citizen\": \"US\",\n    \"country\": \"US\",\n    \"legal_status\": \"individual\"\n  }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["data": [
    "zip": "10001",
    "city": "New York",
    "street": "101 Main St",
    "citizen": "US",
    "country": "US",
    "legal_status": "individual"
  ]] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/onboarding/workers/individual")! 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()
```