Thatch Health Employees API

Employees work for employers, both of which are managed by partners. Employees enrolled in plans are also represented in Thatch as member objects.

Business capability
Compensation & Benefits Management BC-300.30

Operations 4

POST /employees Create an employee #
GET /employees List employees #
GET /employees/{id} Get an employee #
PATCH /employees/{id} Update an employee #

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OpenAPI Specification

thatch-health-employees-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Thatch for Platforms Employees API
  version: v1
  description: Thatch for Platforms is a set of REST APIs and embeddable JavaScript components that let partners bring ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) benefits to their customers.
  contact:
    name: Thatch for Platforms
    email: platforms@thatch.com
    url: https://docs.thatch.com/
  x-apisjson-generated: '2026-07-21'
  x-apisjson-method: generated
  x-apisjson-source: https://docs.thatch.com/api/
servers:
- url: https://partners.thatchcloud.com/api/partners/v1
  description: Production
security:
- Bearer: []
tags:
- name: Employees
  description: Employees work for employers, both of which are managed by partners. Employees enrolled in plans are also represented in Thatch as member objects.
paths:
  /employees:
    post:
      tags:
      - Employees
      operationId: createEmployee
      summary: Create an employee
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Create an employee
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    get:
      tags:
      - Employees
      operationId: listEmployees
      summary: List employees
      parameters:
      - name: employer_id
        in: query
        description: ID of the employee's employer
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageNumber'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List employees
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
                  pagination:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /employees/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Employee ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Employees
      operationId: getEmployee
      summary: Get an employee
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Get an employee
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      tags:
      - Employees
      operationId: updateEmployee
      summary: Update an employee
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Update an employee
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    EnrollmentEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: open_enrollment
        subtype:
          type: string
          example: renewal
        plan_year:
          type: integer
          example: 2024
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        status:
          type: string
          example: active
    Metadata:
      type: object
      description: Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an API resource for storing additional structured information. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty string value; all keys can be unset by posting an empty object.
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
    Employee:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: employee_01j85kpd8yxkabyrm83d3h2ya3
        employer_id:
          type: string
          example: empl_01j2j3smtwx656y2tbqm7ty6gr
        personal_email:
          type: string
        work_email:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        enrollment_events:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnrollmentEvent'
        pay_schedules:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeePayScheduleRef'
        member_id:
          type: string
          example: mbr_01j85kpd8yxkabyrm83d3h2ya3
        invite_link:
          type: string
          description: Member onboarding invite link served from app.thatch.com
        date_of_birth:
          type: string
          format: date
        zip:
          type: string
        dependents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dependent'
        native_employee_id:
          type: string
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    EmployeePayScheduleRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
    EmployeeUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        personal_email:
          type: string
        work_email:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        employment_subtype:
          type: string
          enum:
          - part_time
          - full_time
        pay_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - yearly
          - quarterly
          - monthly
          - semi_monthly
          - bi_weekly
          - weekly
          - daily
          - hourly
          - fixed
          - salary
        pay_rate:
          type: number
          format: float
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        date_of_birth:
          type: string
          format: date
        zip:
          type: string
        dependents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dependent'
        pay_schedules:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeePayScheduleRef'
        native_employee_id:
          type: string
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    Dependent:
      type: object
      properties:
        relationship:
          type: string
          example: spouse
        date_of_birth:
          type: string
          format: date
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        total_records:
          type: integer
          example: 25
        current_page:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        total_pages:
          type: integer
          example: 3
        next_page:
          type: integer
          example: 2
        prev_page:
          type: integer
          example: 0
    EmployeeCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - employer_id
      - first_name
      - last_name
      - date_of_birth
      - zip
      properties:
        employer_id:
          type: string
          description: Employer ID
        first_name:
          type: string
          description: Employee's first name
        last_name:
          type: string
          description: Employee's last name
        date_of_birth:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Employee's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format
        zip:
          type: string
          description: Employee's five-digit ZIP code
        personal_email:
          type: string
          description: Employee's personal email address
        work_email:
          type: string
          description: Employee's work email address
        employment_subtype:
          type: string
          enum:
          - part_time
          - full_time
          description: Employee's employment subtype
        pay_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - yearly
          - quarterly
          - monthly
          - semi_monthly
          - bi_weekly
          - weekly
          - daily
          - hourly
          - fixed
          - salary
          description: Employee's pay type
        pay_rate:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Pay rate in case the employee is paid hourly
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Employee's start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Employee's end date in YYYY-MM-DD format
        dependents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dependent'
        pay_schedules:
          type: array
          description: Employee's assigned pay schedules
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeePayScheduleRef'
        native_employee_id:
          type: string
          description: Employee's identifier in the partner's payroll system. Used for deduplication when employees are created via census upload and later via API.
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
  parameters:
    PageSize:
      name: page[size]
      in: query
      description: Number of items per page. Must be between 1 and 1,000 (inclusive). Defaults to 20.
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 1000
        default: 20
    PageNumber:
      name: page[number]
      in: query
      description: Page number
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or API key missing/invalid.
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'All requests are authenticated with your API key using Bearer token authentication. Include the header `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>`. Generate an API key in the Thatch dashboard.'