Zeal

Zeal Contractor Payments API

The Contractor Payments API from Zeal — 2 operation(s) for contractor payments.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

POST /contractorPayments Create a contractor payment #
GET /contractorPayments Get contractor payments #
PUT /contractorPayments Update a contractor payment #
DELETE /contractorPayments Delete a contractor payment #
POST /contractorPayments/disburse Trigger a contractor payment disbursement #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
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Documentation
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
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APIReference
https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zeal-hq/refs/heads/main/openapi/zeal-hq-contractor-payments-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zeal-hq/refs/heads/main/collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zeal-hq/refs/heads/main/collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

zeal-hq-contractor-payments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Zeal Companies Contractor Payments API
  description: 'Zeal is an embedded payroll-as-a-service platform. This representative OpenAPI describes the core surfaces of the Zeal API used to build payroll products: onboarding companies, employees, and contractors; running pay runs (employee checks) and contractor payments; managing pay schedules, tax parameters, reports, funding, and webhooks. All requests are authenticated with a Bearer API key and scoped by a companyID. Use a test API key against Test Mode (no money moves) before switching to a live key.'
  termsOfService: https://www.zeal.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Zeal Support
    url: https://docs.zeal.com
    email: support@zeal.com
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.zeal.com
  description: Zeal API (test or live selected by API key)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Contractor Payments
paths:
  /contractorPayments:
    post:
      operationId: createContractorPayment
      tags:
      - Contractor Payments
      summary: Create a contractor payment
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateContractorPaymentRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created contractor payment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractorPayment'
    get:
      operationId: getContractorPayments
      tags:
      - Contractor Payments
      summary: Get contractor payments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyID'
      - name: contractorID
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of contractor payments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  payments:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractorPayment'
    put:
      operationId: updateContractorPayment
      tags:
      - Contractor Payments
      summary: Update a contractor payment
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractorPayment'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated contractor payment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractorPayment'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteContractorPayment
      tags:
      - Contractor Payments
      summary: Delete a contractor payment
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyID'
      - name: paymentID
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /contractorPayments/disburse:
    post:
      operationId: triggerContractorDisbursement
      tags:
      - Contractor Payments
      summary: Trigger a contractor payment disbursement
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                companyID:
                  type: string
                paymentIDs:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Disbursement result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  parameters:
    companyID:
      name: companyID
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Zeal companyID identifying the employer account.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    CreateContractorPaymentRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - companyID
      - contractorID
      - amount
      properties:
        companyID:
          type: string
        contractorID:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: number
        disbursement_method:
          type: string
          enum:
          - direct_deposit
          - prepaid
          - off_platform
    ContractorPayment:
      type: object
      properties:
        paymentID:
          type: string
        contractorID:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: number
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - pre-processed
          - processed
          - failed
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Provide your Zeal API key as a Bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>`. Use a test key for Test Mode and a live key for production. Requests are additionally scoped by a companyID passed in the body or query.'