Deel

Deel People API

Unified directory across IC, EOR, and direct employees

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HR Operations Management BC-300.70

Operations 4

GET /people List Of People #

POST /people Create A Person Without A Contract #

GET /people/{person_id} Retrieve A Single Person #

PATCH /people/{person_id}/working-location Update Working Location #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Deel HRIS People API
  description: 'Unified HR Information System API across all worker types (IC, EOR, employee).

    Surfaces include people directory, working locations, time off (policies, requests,

    entitlements, events, work schedules), positions, employment information, departments,

    manager hierarchy, custom HR fields, and SCIM 2.0 user provisioning for Okta, Azure AD,

    and other identity providers.'
  version: '2026-05-25'
  contact:
    name: Deel Developer Support
    url: https://developer.deel.com/api/hris/introduction
servers:
- url: https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/v2
  description: Production
- url: https://api-sandbox.demo.deel.com/rest/v2
  description: Sandbox
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- ScimBearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: People
  description: Unified directory across IC, EOR, and direct employees
paths:
  /people:
    get:
      operationId: getPeople
      summary: List Of People
      description: Returns a paginated unified directory across all worker types.
      tags:
      - People
      parameters:
      - name: after_cursor
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
          maximum: 100
      - name: hiring_type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - contractor
          - eor
          - direct_employee
          - global_payroll
      - name: employment_status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - terminated
          - onboarding
          - offboarded
      - name: country
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: People list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
    post:
      operationId: createPersonWithoutContract
      summary: Create A Person Without A Contract
      description: Create a person record (for example a future hire) before any contract exists.
      tags:
      - People
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Person created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
  /people/{person_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPersonById
      summary: Retrieve A Single Person
      tags:
      - People
      parameters:
      - name: person_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Person
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
  /people/{person_id}/working-location:
    patch:
      operationId: updateWorkingLocation
      summary: Update Working Location
      tags:
      - People
      parameters:
      - name: person_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkingLocationUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location updated
components:
  schemas:
    WorkingLocationUpdate:
      type: object
      required:
      - country
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        timezone:
          type: string
        effective_date:
          type: string
          format: date
    WorkingLocation:
      type: object
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        timezone:
          type: string
    PersonCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - first_name
      - last_name
      - email
      properties:
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        preferred_name:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        job_title:
          type: string
        external_id:
          type: string
    Person:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        preferred_name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        work_email:
          type: string
          format: email
        hiring_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - contractor
          - eor
          - direct_employee
          - global_payroll
        employment_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - terminated
          - onboarding
          - offboarded
        country:
          type: string
        working_location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkingLocation'
        department:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            name:
              type: string
        manager:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            name:
              type: string
        job_title:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        external_id:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: opaque
    ScimBearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: scim_token
      description: Dedicated SCIM bearer token configured per IdP in the Developer Center.

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