Deel API

Manage contracts, people, time off, and organization data with the Deel REST API.

Official docs: https://developer.deel.com/docs

When to Use

• List and manage contracts (EOR, contractor, etc.)
• View employee and contractor profiles
• Manage time off requests
• Access organization and team information
• View invoice adjustments and payslips

Prerequisites

Go to vm0.ai Settings > Connectors and connect Deel. vm0 will automatically inject the required DEEL_TOKEN environment variable.

Core APIs

List Contracts

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/contracts?limit=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[] | {id, title, type, status, worker: .worker.name}'

Docs: https://developer.deel.com/reference/list-contracts

Get Contract Details

Replace <contract-id> with the actual contract ID:

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/contracts/<contract-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data | {id, title, type, status, worker, start_date, client}'

List People

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/people?limit=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[] | {id, full_name, email, hiring_status, hiring_type}'

Docs: https://developer.deel.com/reference/list-people

Get Person Details

Replace <person-id> with the actual person ID:

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/people/<person-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data | {id, full_name, email, hiring_status, hiring_type, country, department}'

List Time Off Requests

Replace <hris-profile-id> with the worker's HRIS profile ID:

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/time_offs/profile/<hris-profile-id>?limit=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[] | {id, type, status, start_date, end_date}'

Create Time Off Request

Write to /tmp/deel_request.json:

{
  "contract_id": "<contract-id>",
  "type": "vacation",
  "start_date": "2026-04-01",
  "end_date": "2026-04-05",
  "reason": "Family vacation"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/time_offs" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/deel_request.json | jq '.data | {id, type, status, start_date, end_date}'

List Invoice Adjustments

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/invoice-adjustments?limit=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[] | {id, type, amount, currency, status, contract_id}'

Create Invoice Adjustment

Write to /tmp/deel_request.json:

{
  "contract_id": "<contract-id>",
  "amount": 500,
  "currency": "USD",
  "type": "bonus",
  "description": "Performance bonus Q1 2026"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/invoice-adjustments" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/deel_request.json | jq '.data | {id, type, amount, currency, status}'

Get Organization Info

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/organizations" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data | {id, name, country, currency}'

List Teams

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/teams?limit=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[] | {id, name, members_count}'

List Countries

Get supported countries for hiring:

curl -s "https://api.deel.com/rest/v2/countries" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv DEEL_TOKEN)" | jq '.data[:5] | .[] | {code, name}'

Guidelines

1. API versioning: Use /rest/v2/ endpoints for the latest API version
2. Contract types: Common types include pay_as_you_go (contractor), ongoing (employee/EOR), milestone (project-based)
3. Time off types: vacation, sick_leave, personal, parental, etc.
4. Pagination: Use limit and offset query parameters; default limit is 20
5. Rate limits: Standard API rate limits apply; back off on 429 responses
6. Sandbox: Deel offers a sandbox environment at https://api-sandbox.demo.deel.com for testing
7. Invoice adjustments: Only available for contractor contracts, not EOR