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Deel: Create a direct employee — 201 response body — data employment

Create a direct employee: 201 response body, field data / employment. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-27.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create a direct employee — 201 response body — data employment

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootThe employment details of the employee
contract_idstringRequired within parentThe unique identifier of the worker contract
countrystringRequired within parentThe country of the employment
Maximum length: 2
Minimum length: 2
end_datestringRequired within parentThe end date of the employment
Format: date
job_titlestringRequired within parentThe job title of the employment
part_time_percentageJSONOptional
part_time_percentage (anyOf 1)numberAlternativeThe percentage of PART_TIME employment
Format: double
Maximum: 99
Minimum: 1
part_time_percentage (anyOf 2)stringAlternativePattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
senioritystringRequired within parentThe seniority of the employment
start_datestringRequired within parentThe start date of the employment
Format: date
typestringRequired within parentThe type of employment
Known values: FULL_TIME, PART_TIME

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