> This page is for API, version 2026-01-01 (Stable) (default). > For other versions, use one of these documentation indexes: > - 2026-01-01 (Stable) (default): https://developer.deel.com/api/stable/llms.txt > 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. # Update PTO policy PATCH https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/{worker_id}/pto-policy Content-Type: application/json Applies a partial update to the PTO policy assigned to a Global Payroll worker. Only fields included in the request body are modified; omitted fields retain their current values. **Token scopes**: `people:write` Reference: https://developer.deel.com/api/endpoints/worker-information/update-gp-worker-pto-policy ## 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 ### Path parameters - `worker_id` (string, required) — Unique identifier for a worker in UUID format. ### Body (application/json) This endpoint expects an object. - `data` (GpWorkersWorkerIdPtoPolicyPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) ## Response ### 200 Successful operation. - `data` (GpWorkersWorkerIdPtoPolicyPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) ## Errors ### 400 Bad Request Error Operation failed. - `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional) - `errors` (list of ApiError, 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. - `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional) - `errors` (list of ApiError, optional) ## Types ### GpWorkersWorkerIdPtoPolicyPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData - `yearly_allowance` (string, required) — Enter the number of holidays. Example: '15' for 15 days. - `accrual_start_date` (string, required) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: '2022-12-31'. ### GpWorkersWorkerIdPtoPolicyPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData - `updated` (boolean, required) — Indicates if the PTO policy was successfully updated. ### 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": { "yearly_allowance": "15", "accrual_start_date": "1999-12-31" } } ``` **Response** ```json { "data": { "updated": true } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy" payload = { "data": { "yearly_allowance": "15", "accrual_start_date": "1999-12-31" } } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript const url = 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy'; const options = { method: 'PATCH', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"data":{"yearly_allowance":"15","accrual_start_date":"1999-12-31"}}' }; 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/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"data\": {\n \"yearly_allowance\": \"15\",\n \"accrual_start_date\": \"1999-12-31\"\n }\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", 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/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"data\": {\n \"yearly_allowance\": \"15\",\n \"accrual_start_date\": \"1999-12-31\"\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.patch("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"data\": {\n \"yearly_allowance\": \"15\",\n \"accrual_start_date\": \"1999-12-31\"\n }\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php request('PATCH', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy', [ 'body' => '{ "data": { "yearly_allowance": "15", "accrual_start_date": "1999-12-31" } }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"data\": {\n \"yearly_allowance\": \"15\",\n \"accrual_start_date\": \"1999-12-31\"\n }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = ["data": [ "yearly_allowance": "15", "accrual_start_date": "1999-12-31" ]] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/gp/workers/6f50539e-9f62-45d0-a42e-62a62fbb984a/pto-policy")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "PATCH" 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() ```