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These docs are for v2024-03-01. Click to read the latest docs for v2026-06-15.

Create an employee

post
https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/companies//employees

Create an employee.

scope: employees:manage

Path Params
string
required

The UUID of the company

Body Params

Create an employee.

string
required
string
string
required
string
string
string

The employee's personal email address.

string
[0-9]{9}
boolean

If true, employee is expected to self-onboard. If false, payroll admin is expected to enter in the employee's onboarding information

Headers
string
enum
Defaults to 2024-03-01

Determines the date-based API version associated with your API call. If none is provided, your application's minimum API version is used.

Allowed:
Responses

404

Not Found

The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.

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