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Zeal

Zeal is an embedded, payroll-as-a-service platform. Its API lets software companies build their own payroll products - onboarding companies, employees, and 1099 contractors, running pay runs, disbursing pay, and handling tax calculation, filing, and compliance across all US jurisdictions - without becoming a payroll company themselves.

Zeal publishes 10 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Companies API, Contractor Payments API, Contractors API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Payroll, Embedded Finance, Fintech, Tax Compliance, and Contractors.

The Zeal catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Zeal’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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25.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Front door AI 2/6 trace Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 published contract
PayrollEmbedded FinanceFintechTax ComplianceContractorsHuman Resources

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Human Capital Management
BC-300
CompaniesContractor PaymentsEmployee CheckEmployeesOnboardingPay Schedules
POST /employeeCheck GET /paystub POST /employees POST /taxes/employee/setup

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0
Composite quality — 25.7/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 8.6 / 19
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 15
Access Clarity 1.0 / 15
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 10
Contract Governance 1.2 / 9
Discoverability 5.0 / 8
Regulatory Posture 0.9 / 15
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
Pagination 5 / 5
Distinct Operations 3 / 3
MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6
Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Employment & Payroll regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.
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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI
measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Zeal Companies API

The Companies API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for companies.

Zeal Contractor Payments API

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

Zeal Contractors API

The Contractors API from Zeal — 2 operation(s) for contractors.

Zeal Employee Check API

The Employee Check API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for employee check.

Zeal Employees API

The Employees API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for employees.

Zeal Funding API

The Funding API from Zeal — 1 operation(s) for funding.

Zeal Onboarding API

The Onboarding API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for onboarding.

Zeal Pay Schedules API

The Pay Schedules API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for pay schedules.

Zeal Reports API

The Reports API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for reports.

Zeal Tax API

The Tax API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for tax.

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Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Zeal Companies API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Contractor Payments API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Contractors API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Employee Check API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Employees API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Funding API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Onboarding API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Pay Schedules API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Reports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal Companies Tax API

OPEN COLLECTION

Zeal API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Zeal API pricing

Not yet checked against Zeal's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-07-01 from www.zeal.com; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

PlanPrice
Test Mode free —
Embedded Payroll (Production) usage —
Add-ons usage —
Enterprise enterprise —

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Zeal's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Zeal Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Zeal Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Zeal Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Zeal API Rules

58 rules · 56 error-severity 1 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Zeal Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Zeal Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Zeal Agentic Access

36 operations · 19 acting

36 operations · 19 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap
CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: zeal-hq
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zeal-hq/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Zeal
kind: company
description: Zeal is an embedded, payroll-as-a-service platform. Its API lets software companies build their own payroll products
  - onboarding companies, employees, and 1099 contractors, running pay runs, disbursing pay, and handling tax calculation,
  filing, and compliance across all US jurisdictions - without becoming a payroll company themselves.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/zeal-hq.png
x-docs-platform: mintlify
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-17
tags:
- Payroll
- Embedded Finance
- Fintech
- Tax Compliance
- Contractors
- Human Resources
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-companies-api
  name: Zeal Companies API
  description: The Companies API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for companies.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Companies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-companies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-contractor-payments-api
  name: Zeal Contractor Payments API
  description: The Contractor Payments API from Zeal — 2 operation(s) for contractor payments.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Contractor Payments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-contractor-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-contractors-api
  name: Zeal Contractors API
  description: The Contractors API from Zeal — 2 operation(s) for contractors.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Contractors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-contractors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-employee-check-api
  name: Zeal Employee Check API
  description: The Employee Check API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for employee check.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Employee Check
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-employee-check-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-employees-api
  name: Zeal Employees API
  description: The Employees API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for employees.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-employees-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-funding-api
  name: Zeal Funding API
  description: The Funding API from Zeal — 1 operation(s) for funding.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Funding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-funding-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-onboarding-api
  name: Zeal Onboarding API
  description: The Onboarding API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for onboarding.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Onboarding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-onboarding-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-pay-schedules-api
  name: Zeal Pay Schedules API
  description: The Pay Schedules API from Zeal — 3 operation(s) for pay schedules.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Pay Schedules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-pay-schedules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-reports-api
  name: Zeal Reports API
  description: The Reports API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for reports.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
- aid: zeal-hq:zeal-hq-tax-api
  name: Zeal Tax API
  description: The Tax API from Zeal — 4 operation(s) for tax.
  humanURL: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  baseURL: https://api.zeal.com
  tags:
  - Tax
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zeal-hq-tax-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/what-is-zeal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-company
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/zeal-hq.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/employee-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/contractor-onboarding-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/docs/regular-payroll
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-employee-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-contractor-payment
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-all-reporting-periods
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/generate-employee-onboarding-link
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-employee-tax-parameter-definitions
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/create-payroll-journal-report
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/get-provider-balance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.zeal.com/reference/webhook-events
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/zeal-hq-capability-edges.yml
  name: Zeal Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/zeal-hq-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/zeal-hq-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/zeal-hq-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeal-holdings
- type: Website
  url: https://www.zeal.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.zeal.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/zeal-hq-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/zeal-hq-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/zeal-hq-finops.yml
- url: https://www.zeal.com/blog/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Zeal API — frequently asked questions

Does Zeal have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Zeal, including Zeal Companies API, Zeal Contractor Payments API and Zeal Contractors API, and 7 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Zeal API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Zeal, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Zeal API?

Zeal uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Zeal Authentication.

How much does the Zeal API cost?

APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for Zeal, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Zeal API ready for AI agents?

Zeal has a Kin Score of 25.7 out of 100 (emerging) and an Agent Readiness score of 19.6 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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