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Rippling: Create a new employee document — response body — items item documents item

Create a new employee document: response body, field items / item / documents / item. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-28.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-28

SDK schema: Create a new employee document — response body — items item documents item

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootA document to attach to a draft hire, referencing a pre-uploaded file.
file_idstringRequired within parentId of a FileUploadTracker in ACTIVE status whose file should become a document on the hire
namestringOptionalDocument name. Defaults to the uploaded file name when omitted.
signature_datestringOptionalSignature date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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