# Zeal

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/zeal-hq/  
**Website:** https://www.zeal.com  
**APIs profiled:** 10

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.

## Kin Score — 36.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 50.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 31.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (10)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Zeal Hq Agentic Access** — 36 operations · 19 acting

## Security (2)

- **Zeal Hq Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Zeal Hq Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Zeal Hq Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Payroll, Embedded Finance, Fintech, Tax Compliance, Contractors, Human Resources

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/zeal-hq/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.