Deel: Update contract — request body — body data cycle end type: DAY OF WEEK, DAY OF LAST WEEK, DAY OF MONTH, frequency: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month, payment due type: REGULAR, WITHIN MONTH, scale: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Update contract — request body — body / data / cycle_end_type: DAY OF WEEK, DAY OF LAST WEEK, DAY OF MONTH, frequency: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month, payment due type: REGULAR, WITHIN MONTH, scale: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	You can specify any combination of data points that need changing.
amount	number	Optional	Amount to be paid per scale. Format: double Minimum: 1
currency_code	string	Optional	Currency code in ISO 4217 format. Maximum length: 3 Minimum length: 3 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
cycle_end	number	Optional	Day of the month when the cycle ends. Format: double Maximum: 31 Minimum: 1
cycle_end_type	string	Optional	Cycle end can be weekly 1-7 (Monday = 1) or monthly 1-31. One of: 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. Format: date
first_payment	number	Optional	Amount to be paid as the first payment. Format: double Minimum: 0
first_payment_date	string	Optional	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: 2022-12-31. Format: date
frequency	string	Optional	Scale of the invoice cycle. One of: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month
job_title_id	Model	Optional	Expand Update contract — request body — body / data / cycle_end_type: DAY OF WEEK, DAY OF LAST WEEK, DAY OF MONTH, frequency: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month, payment due type: REGULAR, WITHIN MONTH, scale: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom job title id
job_title_name	string	Optional	You can enter new job title.
pay_before_weekends	boolean	Optional	If the payment due is on a weekend, pay on Friday.
payment_due_days	number	Optional	Number of days after the invoice is sent that the payment is due. Format: double Maximum: 90 Minimum: 0
payment_due_type	string	Optional	Type of payment due. If the payment is due on the last day of month, enter ‘WITHIN_MONTH’. Default: REGULAR One of: REGULAR, WITHIN_MONTH
scale	string	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. One of: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom
scope_of_work	string	Optional	Text to describe the scope of work of the contract.
seniority_id	Model	Optional	Expand Update contract — request body — body / data / cycle_end_type: DAY OF WEEK, DAY OF LAST WEEK, DAY OF MONTH, frequency: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month, payment due type: REGULAR, WITHIN MONTH, scale: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom job title id
special_clause	string	Optional	Text to describe any special clause in contract.
start_date	string	Optional	The contract start date in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Updates the contract’s effective date. Format: date

Referenced models: Update contract — request body — body / data / cycle_end_type: DAY OF WEEK, DAY OF LAST WEEK, DAY OF MONTH, frequency: weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, calendar-month, payment due type: REGULAR, WITHIN MONTH, scale: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, biweekly, semimonthly, custom job title id