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Deel: Create shifts — request body — body data shifts item shift type: CORRECTION ABSOLUTE

Create shifts: request body, field body / data / shifts / item / shift_type: CORRECTION_ABSOLUTE. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-27.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create shifts — request body — body / data / shifts / item / shift_type: CORRECTION ABSOLUTE

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRoot
descriptionstringRequired within parentDescription of the shift.
Maximum length: 30000
Minimum length: 1
external_idstringRequired within parentExternal ID of the shift.
Maximum length: 48
Minimum length: 8
payroll_cycle_refModelOptionalExpand Update a shift — 200 response body — data payroll cycle ref
Payroll cycle reference
shift_reference_idstringRequired within parentExternal ID of the original shift being corrected.
Maximum length: 48
Minimum length: 8
shift_typestringRequired within parentType of the shift
One of: CORRECTION_ABSOLUTE
summaryModelRequired within parentExpand Create shifts — request body — body / data / shifts / item / shift_type: CORRECTION ABSOLUTE summary

Referenced models: Update a shift — 200 response body — data payroll cycle ref, Create shifts — request body — body / data / shifts / item / shift_type: CORRECTION ABSOLUTE summary

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