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# Update contract

POST https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/contracts/{contract_id}/amendments
Content-Type: application/json

Submits an amendment to modify the details of an existing contract. If the contract is already signed or active, the amendment must be approved and re-signed before the changes take effect. For Global Payroll contracts, calling this again while an amendment is still pending updates it in place instead of creating a new one.

 **Token scopes**: `contracts:write`

Reference: https://developer.deel.com/api/endpoints/contractor-amendments/create-contract-amendment

## 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

- `contract_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the employee contract.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `data` (ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Response

### 201

Successful operation.

- `data` (ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid request parameters.

- `errors` (list of ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, 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

Internal server error.

- `errors` (list of ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

## Types

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems

- `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

### ICAmendmentRequest

You can specify any combination of data points that need changing.

- `scale` (enum, optional) — Defines the scale at which the amount is paid. For example, enter 'hourly' to define the amount per hour. This field can be excluded when creating a Pay-as-you-go task-based or Milestone contracts.
  - Allowed values: `hourly`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly`, `biweekly`, `semimonthly`, `custom`
- `amount` (double, optional) — Amount to be paid per scale.
- `cycle_end` (double, optional) — Day of the month when the cycle ends.
- `frequency` (enum, optional) — Scale of the invoice cycle.
  - Allowed values: `weekly`, `monthly`, `biweekly`, `semimonthly`, `calendar-month`
- `start_date` (string, optional) — The contract start date in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Updates the contract's effective date.
- `job_title_id` (ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf0JobTitleId, optional)
- `seniority_id` (ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf0SeniorityId, optional)
- `currency_code` (string, optional) — Currency code in ISO 4217 format.
- `first_payment` (double, optional) — Amount to be paid as the first payment.
- `scope_of_work` (string, optional) — Text to describe the scope of work of the contract.
- `cycle_end_type` (enum, optional) — Cycle end can be weekly 1-7 (Monday = 1) or monthly 1-31.
  - Allowed values: `DAY_OF_WEEK`, `DAY_OF_LAST_WEEK`, `DAY_OF_MONTH`
- `effective_date` (string, optional) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: 2022-12-31.
- `job_title_name` (string, optional) — You can enter new job title.
- `special_clause` (string, optional) — Text to describe any special clause in contract.
- `payment_due_days` (double, optional) — Number of days after the invoice is sent that the payment is due.
- `payment_due_type` (enum, optional, default: REGULAR) — Type of payment due. If the payment is due on the last day of month, enter 'WITHIN_MONTH'.
  - Allowed values: `REGULAR`, `WITHIN_MONTH`
- `first_payment_date` (string, optional) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: 2022-12-31.
- `pay_before_weekends` (boolean, optional) — If the payment due is on a weekend, pay on Friday.

### GlobalPayrollAmendmentRequest

You can specify any combination of data points that need changing for a Global Payroll amendment, alongside the required effective_date.

- `effective_date` (string, required) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) when the amendment takes effect. Required — the amendment cannot be signed without it.
- `scale` (enum, optional) — Defines the scale at which the base compensation amount is paid.
  - Allowed values: `hourly`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly`, `annually`, `two_weekly`, `bi_monthly`, `custom`, `one_off`
- `amount` (double, optional) — Base compensation amount to be paid per scale.
- `end_date` (string, optional) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). Required when contract_term is 'definite'.
- `type_of_edit` (enum, optional, default: amendment) — Whether the change requires a signature. 'amendment' (default) creates a pending amendment that must be signed via POST /rest/contracts/\{contract\_id}/amendments/\{amendment\_id}/sign before it takes effect. 'direct' applies the change immediately, with no signature required.
  - Allowed values: `amendment`, `direct`
- `change_reason` (string, optional) — The unique identifier (oid) of a modification reason configured for the organization, not free text. Required by organizations that have modification reasons configured.
- `contract_term` (enum, optional) — Whether the contract has a fixed end date. 'end_date' is required when this is 'definite'.
  - Allowed values: `definite`, `indefinite`
- `currency_code` (string, optional) — Currency code in ISO 4217 format.
- `custom_fields` (list of ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1CustomFieldsItems, optional) — Custom field values to update.
- `payout_currency` (string, optional) — Currency the worker is paid out in.
- `pay_slip_currency` (string, optional) — Currency shown on the payslip.
- `contract_start_date` (string, optional) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). The contract start date.
- `base_compensation_type` (enum, optional, default: salaried) — Type of base compensation. Defaults to salaried if base compensation fields are provided and this is omitted.
  - Allowed values: `salaried`, `hourly`, `unpaid`, `commission_only`
- `variable_compensations` (list of ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1VariableCompensationsItems, optional) — Variable compensations to add or update alongside the base compensation change.
- `base_compensation_custom_name` (string, optional) — Custom display name for the base compensation.

### IC

- `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the created amendment.
- `status` (enum, required) — Status of the amended work statement.
  - Allowed values: `initial`, `pending`, `active`, `outdated`, `approved`, `declined`
- `created` (boolean, required) — Contract has been successfully amended.
- `created_at` (string, required) — Timestamp when the work statement was created.
- `updated_at` (string, required) — Timestamp when the work statement was last updated.
- `rate` (double, optional, nullable) — Rate/amount for the amended work statement.
- `scale` (enum, optional, nullable) — Payment scale for the amended work statement.
  - Allowed values: `hourly`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly`, `biweekly`, `semimonthly`, `custom`
- `job_title` (string, optional, nullable) — Job title for the amended work statement.
- `worker_id` (string, optional, nullable) — The unique identifier of the worker.
- `currency_code` (string, optional) — Currency code for the amended work statement.
- `scope_of_work` (string, optional, nullable) — Scope of work for the amended work statement.
- `special_clause` (string, optional, nullable) — Special clause for the amended work statement.
- `termination_notice_days` (integer, optional) — Number of days notice required for termination. Defaults to 10 if not provided.

### GLOBAL_PAYROLL

- `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the amendment.
- `status` (enum, required) — Status of the Global Payroll amendment. 'applied' only appears after a type_of_edit=direct request — the change took effect immediately and no pending amendment remains.
  - Allowed values: `waiting_for_approval`, `waiting_client_sign`, `waiting_worker_sign`, `signed`, `completed`, `obsolete`, `applied`
- `created` (boolean, required) — True if this call created a new amendment, false if it updated an existing pending one.
- `created_at` (string, required) — Timestamp when the amendment was created.
- `updated_at` (string, required) — Timestamp when the amendment was last updated.
- `rate` (double, optional, nullable) — Base compensation rate for the amended employment agreement.
- `scale` (enum, optional, nullable) — Payment scale for the base compensation.
  - Allowed values: `hourly`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly`, `annually`, `two_weekly`, `bi_monthly`, `custom`, `one_off`
- `currency_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Currency code for the base compensation.
- `effective_date` (string, optional, nullable) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) when the amendment takes effect.
- `base_compensation_type` (enum, optional, nullable) — Type of base compensation for the amendment.
  - Allowed values: `salaried`, `hourly`, `unpaid`, `commission_only`

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf0JobTitleId

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf0SeniorityId

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1CustomFieldsItems

- `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the custom field.
- `value` (ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1CustomFieldsItemsValue, required) — The new value for the custom field.
- `currency` (string, optional) — Currency code in ISO 4217 format, for a currency-typed custom field.

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1VariableCompensationsItems

- `rate` (double, required) — Variable compensation amount to be paid per scale.
- `scale` (enum, required) — Defines the scale at which the variable compensation amount is paid.
  - Allowed values: `bi_annually`, `annually`, `quarterly`, `monthly`, `one_off`
- `currency_code` (string, required) — Currency code in ISO 4217 format.
- `effective_date` (string, required) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) when this variable compensation takes effect.
- `variable_compensation_configuration_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the variable compensation configuration.
- `id` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of an existing variable compensation being updated. Omit when adding a new one.
- `format` (enum, optional) — Whether the rate is a fixed amount or a percentage.
  - Allowed values: `amount`, `percentage`
- `effective_end_date` (string, optional, nullable) — Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) when this variable compensation stops applying, if it does.

### ContractsContractIdAmendmentsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataOneOf1CustomFieldsItemsValue

The new value for the custom field.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "created": true,
    "created_at": "2023-12-01T10:30:00Z",
    "currency_code": "USD",
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "job_title": "Software Engineer",
    "rate": 100,
    "scale": "hourly",
    "scope_of_work": "Full-stack development",
    "special_clause": "Remote work allowed",
    "status": "pending",
    "termination_notice_days": 30,
    "updated_at": "2023-12-01T15:45:00Z",
    "worker_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/contracts/37nex2x/amendments"

payload = {}
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/contracts/37nex2x/amendments';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

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/contracts/37nex2x/amendments"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	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/contracts/37nex2x/amendments")

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 = "{}"

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/contracts/37nex2x/amendments")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/contracts/37nex2x/amendments', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/contracts/37nex2x/amendments");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/contracts/37nex2x/amendments")! 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()
```