Deel: Create an EOR contract — request body — body data employment

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create an EOR contract — request body — body data employment

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	Employment contract specific details.
country	string	Required within parent	Country code of employment. Maximum length: 2 Minimum length: 2 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
employee_completed_past_probation	boolean	Optional	Whether the employee has previously passed the probation period. Default: false
end_date	string or null	Optional	End date in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Format: date
holidays	number or null	Optional	Enter the number of holidays. Leave this field blank if you are choosing “STANDARD” time_off_type. Format: double
is_hourly	boolean	Optional	Is the employee contract hourly instead of salaried?
notice_period_after_probation	number or null	Optional	Notice period after probation required when type is CUSTOM. Format: double
notice_period_after_probation_time_unit	string	Optional	Time unit of notice period after probation. One of: DAY, WEEK, MONTH
notice_period_during_probation	number or null	Optional	Notice period during probation required when type is CUSTOM. Format: double
notice_period_during_probation_time_unit	string	Optional	Time unit of notice period during probation. One of: DAY, WEEK, MONTH
notice_period_type	string	Optional	Type of notice period. One of: STANDARD, CUSTOM
probation_period	number or null	Optional	Number of probation days. Format: double
probation_period_time_unit	string	Optional	Time unit of probation period. One of: DAY, WEEK, MONTH
probation_period_type_for_definite	string	Optional	Type of probation period for definite contracts. One of: STANDARD, CUSTOM
scope_of_work	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create an EOR contract — request body — body data employment scope of work Scope of work; either a string with full text or an object referencing a template/validation UUID.
seniority_date	string	Optional	Seniority date Format: date
sick_leave_days	integer	Optional	Number of sick leave days
start_date	string	Required within parent	Start date in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Format: date
state	string or null	Optional	State code of the state/province where the this person will be employed.
time_off_type	string	Optional	If you want to use standard number of holidays for this employee, choose “STANDARD”. If you want to enter a specific number of holidays, choose “SPECIFIC” and enter the number of days in the holidays field. One of: STANDARD, SPECIFIC
type	string	Optional	Is it a full-time contract or a part-time contract? One of: Full-time, Part-time
work_hours_per_week	number	Optional	Employee’s work hours per week. Required only if contract is set as hourly. Format: double
work_visa_required	boolean	Required within parent	Do you require Deel to apply for work visa for this person? Default: false

Referenced models: Create an EOR contract — request body — body data employment scope of work