> 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. # Create a direct employee POST https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/people Content-Type: application/json Creates a direct employee record in Deel's HRIS, hired under the organization's own legal entity. Provisions both a person and an associated employment contract. Applicable when onboarding employees managed through your own payroll providers. It can support downstream integrations, such as IT equipment orders. **Token scopes**: `people:write` Reference: https://developer.deel.com/api/reference/endpoints/people/create-a-direct-employee-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` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) ## Response ### 201 Successful operation. - `data` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) ## Errors ### 400 Bad Request Error Operation failed. - `error` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaError, required) ### 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. - `error` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaError, required) ## Types ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData - `client` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClient, required) — The entity that is hiring the employee - `employee` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployee, required) — The person that is being hired - `employment` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment, required) — The employment details of the employee - `compensation_details` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCompensationDetails, required) — The compensation details of the employee ### PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData - `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the created employee record - `employee` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployee, required) — The person that is being hired - `employment` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment, required) — The employment details of the employee - `compensation_details` (PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCompensationDetails, required) — The compensation details of the employee ### PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaError - `code` (string, required) — Error code identifying the type of error - `message` (string, required) — Human readable error message ### 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 ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClient The entity that is hiring the employee - `team` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientTeam, required) — The team information for the employee - `legal_entity` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientLegalEntity, required) — The legal entity information for the employee - `department` (PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientDepartment, optional) — The department information for the employee ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployee The person that is being hired - `email` (string, required) — The personal email of the person being hired - `country` (string, required) — The country of the person being hired - `last_name` (string, required) — The last name of the person being hired - `first_name` (string, required) — The first name of the person being hired - `nationality` (string, required) — The nationality of the person being hired - `state` (string, optional) — The state of the person being hired - `work_email` (string, optional) — The work email of the person being hired - `external_id` (string, optional) — An external identifier for the person being hired ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment The employment details of the employee ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCompensationDetails The compensation details of the employee - `salary` (float, required) — The salary of the employee - `currency` (string, required) — The currency of the salary - `scale` (enum, optional, default: ANNUAL) — The scale at which the salary is paid - Allowed values: `ANNUAL`, `MONTHLY`, `SEMIMONTHLY`, `BIWEEKLY`, `WEEKLY`, `DAILY`, `HOURLY` ### PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployee The person that is being hired - `email` (string, required) — The personal email of the person being hired - `last_name` (string, required) — The last name of the person being hired - `first_name` (string, required) — The first name of the person being hired - `nationality` (string, required) — The nationality of the person being hired - `work_email` (string, optional) — The work email of the person being hired - `external_id` (string, optional) — An external identifier for the person being hired ### PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment The employment details of the employee - `type` (enum, required) — The type of employment - Allowed values: `FULL_TIME`, `PART_TIME` - `country` (string, required) — The country of the employment - `end_date` (string, required) — The end date of the employment - `job_title` (string, required) — The job title of the employment - `seniority` (string, required) — The seniority of the employment - `start_date` (string, required) — The start date of the employment - `contract_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the worker contract - `part_time_percentage` (double, optional) — The percentage of PART_TIME employment ### PeoplePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCompensationDetails The compensation details of the employee - `salary` (float, required) — The salary of the employee - `currency` (string, required) — The currency of the salary - `scale` (enum, optional, default: ANNUAL) — The scale at which the salary is paid - Allowed values: `ANNUAL`, `MONTHLY`, `SEMIMONTHLY`, `BIWEEKLY`, `WEEKLY`, `DAILY`, `HOURLY` ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientTeam The team information for the employee - `id` (string, required) — The team that the employee is part of - `direct_manager_id` (string, optional) — The direct manager of the employee ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientLegalEntity The legal entity information for the employee - `id` (string, required) — The legal entity that the employee is part of ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataClientDepartment The department information for the employee - `id` (string, required) — The department that the employee is part of ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment0 - `type` (enum, required) — The type of employment - Allowed values: `PART_TIME` - `job_title` (string, required) — The job title of the employment - `seniority` (string, required) — The seniority of the employment - `start_date` (string, required) — The start date of the employment - `part_time_percentage` (double, required) — The percentage of PART_TIME employment - `end_date` (string, optional) — The end date of the employment - `document_template_id` (string, optional) — The document template ID for the employment contract ### PeoplePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataEmployment1 - `type` (enum, required) — The type of employment - Allowed values: `FULL_TIME` - `job_title` (string, required) — The job title of the employment - `seniority` (string, required) — The seniority of the employment - `start_date` (string, required) — The start date of the employment - `end_date` (string, optional) — The end date of the employment - `document_template_id` (string, optional) — The document template ID for the employment contract ## Examples **Request** ```json { "data": { "client": { "team": { "id": "cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e" }, "legal_entity": { "id": "cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d" } }, "employee": { "email": "email@email.com", "country": "US", "last_name": "Doe", "first_name": "John", "nationality": "BR" }, "employment": { "job_title": "Software Engineer", "seniority": "Senior", "start_date": "2020-01-01", "type": "FULL_TIME" }, "compensation_details": { "salary": 10000, "currency": "USD" } } } ``` **Response** ```json { "data": { "id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479", "employee": { "email": "email@email.com", "last_name": "Doe", "first_name": "John", "nationality": "BR", "work_email": "work@email.com", "external_id": "1234" }, "employment": { "type": "FULL_TIME", "country": "US", "end_date": "2029-01-01", "job_title": "Software Engineer", "seniority": "Senior", "start_date": "2020-01-01", "contract_id": "3w6pd6r", "part_time_percentage": 23 }, "compensation_details": { "salary": 10000, "currency": "USD", "scale": "ANNUAL" } } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/people" payload = { "data": { "client": { "team": { "id": "cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e" }, "legal_entity": { "id": "cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d" } }, "employee": { "email": "email@email.com", "country": "US", "last_name": "Doe", "first_name": "John", "nationality": "BR" }, "employment": { "job_title": "Software Engineer", "seniority": "Senior", "start_date": "2020-01-01", "type": "FULL_TIME" }, "compensation_details": { "salary": 10000, "currency": "USD" } } } 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/people'; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"data":{"client":{"team":{"id":"cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e"},"legal_entity":{"id":"cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d"}},"employee":{"email":"email@email.com","country":"US","last_name":"Doe","first_name":"John","nationality":"BR"},"employment":{"job_title":"Software Engineer","seniority":"Senior","start_date":"2020-01-01","type":"FULL_TIME"},"compensation_details":{"salary":10000,"currency":"USD"}}}' }; 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/people" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"data\": {\n \"client\": {\n \"team\": {\n \"id\": \"cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e\"\n },\n \"legal_entity\": {\n \"id\": \"cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d\"\n }\n },\n \"employee\": {\n \"email\": \"email@email.com\",\n \"country\": \"US\",\n \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n \"first_name\": \"John\",\n \"nationality\": \"BR\"\n },\n \"employment\": {\n \"job_title\": \"Software Engineer\",\n \"seniority\": \"Senior\",\n \"start_date\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"type\": \"FULL_TIME\"\n },\n \"compensation_details\": {\n \"salary\": 10000,\n \"currency\": \"USD\"\n }\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/people") 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 \"client\": {\n \"team\": {\n \"id\": \"cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e\"\n },\n \"legal_entity\": {\n \"id\": \"cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d\"\n }\n },\n \"employee\": {\n \"email\": \"email@email.com\",\n \"country\": \"US\",\n \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n \"first_name\": \"John\",\n \"nationality\": \"BR\"\n },\n \"employment\": {\n \"job_title\": \"Software Engineer\",\n \"seniority\": \"Senior\",\n \"start_date\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"type\": \"FULL_TIME\"\n },\n \"compensation_details\": {\n \"salary\": 10000,\n \"currency\": \"USD\"\n }\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/people") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"data\": {\n \"client\": {\n \"team\": {\n \"id\": \"cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e\"\n },\n \"legal_entity\": {\n \"id\": \"cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d\"\n }\n },\n \"employee\": {\n \"email\": \"email@email.com\",\n \"country\": \"US\",\n \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n \"first_name\": \"John\",\n \"nationality\": \"BR\"\n },\n \"employment\": {\n \"job_title\": \"Software Engineer\",\n \"seniority\": \"Senior\",\n \"start_date\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"type\": \"FULL_TIME\"\n },\n \"compensation_details\": {\n \"salary\": 10000,\n \"currency\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php request('POST', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/people', [ 'body' => '{ "data": { "client": { "team": { "id": "cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e" }, "legal_entity": { "id": "cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d" } }, "employee": { "email": "email@email.com", "country": "US", "last_name": "Doe", "first_name": "John", "nationality": "BR" }, "employment": { "job_title": "Software Engineer", "seniority": "Senior", "start_date": "2020-01-01", "type": "FULL_TIME" }, "compensation_details": { "salary": 10000, "currency": "USD" } } }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/people"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"data\": {\n \"client\": {\n \"team\": {\n \"id\": \"cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e\"\n },\n \"legal_entity\": {\n \"id\": \"cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d\"\n }\n },\n \"employee\": {\n \"email\": \"email@email.com\",\n \"country\": \"US\",\n \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n \"first_name\": \"John\",\n \"nationality\": \"BR\"\n },\n \"employment\": {\n \"job_title\": \"Software Engineer\",\n \"seniority\": \"Senior\",\n \"start_date\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"type\": \"FULL_TIME\"\n },\n \"compensation_details\": {\n \"salary\": 10000,\n \"currency\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = ["data": [ "client": [ "team": ["id": "cbb25647-31e0-485d-9d5f-bdd48296aa1e"], "legal_entity": ["id": "cfebc769-abe9-4646-83b9-28cf79f23a0d"] ], "employee": [ "email": "email@email.com", "country": "US", "last_name": "Doe", "first_name": "John", "nationality": "BR" ], "employment": [ "job_title": "Software Engineer", "seniority": "Senior", "start_date": "2020-01-01", "type": "FULL_TIME" ], "compensation_details": [ "salary": 10000, "currency": "USD" ] ]] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/people")! 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() ```