Oyster HR

aid: oyster-hr
name: Oyster HR
description: Global employment platform with a REST API for hiring international employees, managing contracts, processing
  global payroll, and ensuring local compliance in 180+ countries. The API enables integration with HRIS and payroll systems,
  time-off management, expense management, invoicing, benefits, offboarding, and provides embeddable web components for partners
  and resellers.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oyster-hr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- HR
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Employer of Record
- EOR
- Contractors
- Compliance
- Remote Work
apis:
- aid: oyster-hr:oyster-hr-api
  name: Oyster HR API
  description: REST API for global employment operations including hiring, payroll, benefits, time off, expenses, invoicing,
    offboarding, and webhooks. Supports both customer-direct and reseller/partner integration patterns with OAuth2 client
    credentials authentication.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.oysterhr.com/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.oysterhr.com/v1
  tags:
  - HR
  - Payroll
  - Global Employment
  - Employer of Record
  - Benefits
  - Expenses
  - Invoicing
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/llms.txt
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.oysterhr.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/oysterhr
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oysterhr
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.oysterhr.com/library
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.oysterhr.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.oysterhr.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/oyster_hr
- type: Plans
  url: plans/oyster-hr-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/oyster-hr-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/oyster-hr-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com