Deel: Create raw time tracking shifts — 201 response body — data item

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create raw time tracking shifts — 201 response body — data item

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root
contract_id	string	Required within parent	Associated contract ID for the shift
created_at	string	Required within parent	Date when the shift was created Format: date-time
date_of_work	string	Required within parent	Date when the shift takes place, in YYYY-MM-DD format
description	string	Required within parent	Description of the shift
external_id	string	Required within parent	ID specified by the client for uniquely identifying the shift
meta	Model	Optional	Expand Update a shift — 200 response body — data meta
payroll_cycle_ref	Model	Optional	Expand Update a shift — 200 response body — data payroll cycle ref Payroll cycle reference
shift_reference_id	string	Optional	External ID of the original shift this one references (set on correction shifts). Maximum length: 48 Minimum length: 8
shift_type	string	Required within parent	Type of the shift Known values: REGULAR
summary	Model	Optional	Expand Get Shift details — 200 response body — data summary
updated_at	string	Required within parent	Date when the shift was last updated Format: date-time

Referenced models: Update a shift — 200 response body — data meta, Update a shift — 200 response body — data payroll cycle ref, Get Shift details — 200 response body — data summary