Deel: Create a new contract — request body — body data platform payment type: STANDARD, OFF PLATFORM, type: pay as you go time based, who reports: both, client, contractor

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create a new contract — request body — body / data / platform_payment_type: STANDARD, OFF PLATFORM, type: pay as you go time based, who reports: both, client, contractor

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	Details of contract to create
citizenship	string or null	Optional	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the worker’s citizenship. Maximum length: 2 Minimum length: 2 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
client	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor client Client details for the contract, including the legal entity and team.
compensation_details	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: ongoing time based, who reports: both, client, contractor compensation details Compensation and invoicing configuration for the contract.
contract_template_id	string or null	Optional	Contract Template Id.
country_code	string	Optional	Country code. Maximum length: 2 Minimum length: 2 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
external_id	string or null	Optional	External Id.
job_title	Model	Optional	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor job title Worker’s job title. You can enter a custom job title or use a pre-defined job title using the Id retrieved in job-titles endpoint.
meta	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor meta Additional custom info about a contract
notice_period	number	Optional	Days before to notice the termination of contract for either party. Default: 10 Format: double Minimum: 0
platform_payment_type	string	Optional	Whether the contract is paid through Deel (`STANDARD`) or outside Deel (`OFF_PLATFORM`). Applies to IC contracts only. One of: STANDARD, OFF_PLATFORM
scope_of_work	string or null	Optional	Describe the work to be performed.
scope_of_work_id	string or null	Optional	Existing scope of work public id Format: uuid
seniority	JSON	Optional	Job seniority level. Please use the seniority levels endpoint to retrieve the list of seniority levels.
seniority (oneOf 1)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor seniority id
seniority (oneOf 2)	null	Alternative
special_clause	string or null	Optional	Enter any special clause you may have.
start_date	string	Required within parent	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: 2022-12-31. Format: date Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
state_code	string or null	Optional	The state or province code. Use country lookup endpoint to retrieve state codes.
termination_date	string or null	Optional	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). For example: 2022-12-31. Format: date Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
title	string	Required within parent	The title of the contract.
type	string	Required within parent	Type of contract One of: pay_as_you_go_time_based
who_reports	string	Optional	Flag to indicate who is supposed to provide regular reports One of: both, client, contractor
worker	JSON	Optional	Worker properties
worker (oneOf 1)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor worker Worker properties
worker (oneOf 2)	null	Alternative

Referenced models: Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor client, Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: ongoing time based, who reports: both, client, contractor compensation details, Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor job title, Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor meta, Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor seniority id, Create a new contract — request body — body / data / type: payg tasks, who reports: both, client, contractor worker Worker properties