WorkMotion Cost Calculator API

Calculate the fully-loaded cost of employment for a given gross salary in a specific country, returning employer taxes, contributions, and benefits so employers can price an offer before hiring.

OpenAPI Specification

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openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: WorkMotion Partner API
  description: >-
    Partner / Open API for the WorkMotion global employment and Employer of
    Record (EOR) platform. It exposes employees (talents), employment
    contracts, onboarding workflows, absences and time-off, documents,
    employment cost calculations, and webhook subscriptions so that HRIS and
    payroll systems can integrate with WorkMotion's managed employment
    infrastructure across 160+ countries.

    NOTE: WorkMotion's partner API is access-gated and its reference
    documentation is not fully published to the open web. The paths and schemas
    below are a faithful, honest model of the documented product surfaces
    (employees, contracts, onboarding, absences, documents, cost calculator,
    webhooks) rather than a verbatim copy of an official OpenAPI file. Verify
    exact paths, fields, and semantics against the WorkMotion partner
    documentation during reconciliation.
  termsOfService: https://workmotion.com/terms-and-conditions/
  contact:
    name: WorkMotion
    url: https://workmotion.com/integrations/
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.workmotion.com/v1
  description: Production (modeled base URL; confirm with partner documentation)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Employees
  description: Talents employed through WorkMotion.
- name: Contracts
  description: Employment contracts and contract changes.
- name: Onboarding
  description: Accelerated global onboarding workflows.
- name: Absences
  description: Time-off and leave management.
- name: Documents
  description: Employment documents attached to a talent.
- name: Cost Calculator
  description: Employment cost estimation by country.
- name: Webhooks
  description: Event subscription management.
paths:
  /employees:
    get:
      operationId: listEmployees
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: List employees
      description: Returns a paginated list of talents employed through WorkMotion.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSizeParam'
      - name: status
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum: [onboarding, active, offboarding, terminated]
      - name: country
        in: query
        required: false
        description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country of employment.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of employees.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Create an employee
      description: Creates a new talent record, typically the first step of onboarding.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Employee created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /employees/{employeeId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EmployeeIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: getEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Retrieve an employee
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateEmployee
      tags:
      - Employees
      summary: Update an employee
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmployeeUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /employees/{employeeId}/contracts:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EmployeeIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: listEmployeeContracts
      tags:
      - Contracts
      summary: List contracts for an employee
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Contracts belonging to the employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractList'
    post:
      operationId: createContract
      tags:
      - Contracts
      summary: Generate a contract for an employee
      description: Generates a legally compliant employment contract for the talent.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Contract created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contract'
  /contracts/{contractId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContractIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: getContract
      tags:
      - Contracts
      summary: Retrieve a contract
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested contract.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contract'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateContract
      tags:
      - Contracts
      summary: Amend a contract
      description: Applies a contract change (e.g., compensation or terms) to an existing contract.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractChange'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The amended contract.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contract'
  /onboardings:
    post:
      operationId: startOnboarding
      tags:
      - Onboarding
      summary: Start an onboarding
      description: Initiates an accelerated onboarding for a new hire in a given country.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OnboardingCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Onboarding started.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Onboarding'
  /onboardings/{onboardingId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OnboardingIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: getOnboarding
      tags:
      - Onboarding
      summary: Retrieve onboarding status
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The onboarding record with its current step.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Onboarding'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /absences:
    get:
      operationId: listAbsences
      tags:
      - Absences
      summary: List absences
      parameters:
      - name: employeeId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSizeParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of absences.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbsenceList'
    post:
      operationId: createAbsence
      tags:
      - Absences
      summary: Submit an absence request
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbsenceCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Absence request created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Absence'
  /absences/{absenceId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AbsenceIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: getAbsence
      tags:
      - Absences
      summary: Retrieve an absence
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested absence.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Absence'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /employees/{employeeId}/documents:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EmployeeIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: listDocuments
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: List documents for an employee
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Documents attached to the employee.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentList'
    post:
      operationId: uploadDocument
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Upload a document for an employee
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: Document category (e.g., contract, payslip, compliance).
              required:
              - file
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Document uploaded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
  /documents/{documentId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DocumentIdParam'
    get:
      operationId: downloadDocument
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Download a document
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The document binary.
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /cost-calculator:
    post:
      operationId: calculateEmploymentCost
      tags:
      - Cost Calculator
      summary: Calculate employment cost
      description: >-
        Returns the fully-loaded cost of employment for a given gross salary in
        a specific country, including employer taxes, contributions, and
        benefits.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostCalculationRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The employment cost breakdown.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostCalculation'
  /webhooks:
    get:
      operationId: listWebhooks
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      summary: List webhook subscriptions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The configured webhook subscriptions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookList'
    post:
      operationId: createWebhook
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      summary: Create a webhook subscription
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Webhook subscription created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
  /webhooks/{webhookId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookIdParam'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWebhook
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      summary: Delete a webhook subscription
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Deleted.
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 access token supplied as a Bearer token in the Authorization
        header. Partner credentials are issued by WorkMotion.
  parameters:
    PageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
    PageSizeParam:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 200
        default: 50
    EmployeeIdParam:
      name: employeeId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    ContractIdParam:
      name: contractId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    OnboardingIdParam:
      name: onboardingId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    AbsenceIdParam:
      name: absenceId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    DocumentIdParam:
      name: documentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    WebhookIdParam:
      name: webhookId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
        pageSize:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    Employee:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        firstName:
          type: string
        lastName:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        countryOfEmployment:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
        employmentType:
          type: string
          enum: [eor, direct, contractor]
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [onboarding, active, offboarding, terminated]
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    EmployeeCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - firstName
      - lastName
      - email
      - countryOfEmployment
      - employmentType
      properties:
        firstName:
          type: string
        lastName:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        countryOfEmployment:
          type: string
        employmentType:
          type: string
          enum: [eor, direct, contractor]
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
    EmployeeUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [onboarding, active, offboarding, terminated]
    EmployeeList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Employee'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Contract:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        employeeId:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [draft, pending_signature, active, amended, terminated]
        grossSalary:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        paidTimeOffDays:
          type: integer
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ContractCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - grossSalary
      - currency
      properties:
        grossSalary:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        paidTimeOffDays:
          type: integer
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
    ContractChange:
      type: object
      description: A change applied to an existing contract.
      properties:
        grossSalary:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        paidTimeOffDays:
          type: integer
        effectiveDate:
          type: string
          format: date
    ContractList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contract'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Onboarding:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        employeeId:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        currentStep:
          type: string
          enum: [country_selection, talent_details, contract_generation, e_signature, completed]
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [in_progress, completed, cancelled]
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    OnboardingCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - country
      properties:
        employeeId:
          type: string
          description: Optional existing employee to onboard.
        country:
          type: string
        employmentType:
          type: string
          enum: [eor, direct, contractor]
    Absence:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        employeeId:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum: [paid_time_off, sick_leave, unpaid_leave, other]
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [requested, approved, rejected, cancelled]
    AbsenceCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - employeeId
      - type
      - startDate
      - endDate
      properties:
        employeeId:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum: [paid_time_off, sick_leave, unpaid_leave, other]
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
    AbsenceList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Absence'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Document:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        employeeId:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        fileName:
          type: string
        contentType:
          type: string
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    DocumentList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
    CostCalculationRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - country
      - grossSalary
      - currency
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
        grossSalary:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        bonus:
          type: number
    CostCalculation:
      type: object
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
        currency:
          type: string
        grossSalary:
          type: number
        employerContributions:
          type: number
        taxes:
          type: number
        benefits:
          type: number
        totalEmploymentCost:
          type: number
    Webhook:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        active:
          type: boolean
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    WebhookCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - url
      - events
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - employee.created
            - employee.updated
            - contract.created
            - contract.amended
            - onboarding.completed
            - absence.approved
    WebhookList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'