Deel (via Apideck)

Access Deel through Apideck's HRIS unified API — one of 58 HRIS connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to BambooHR, Workday, Hibob and 54 other HRIS connectors by changing a single serviceId string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant Deel plumbing.

Beta connector. Deel is currently in beta on Apideck. Expect partial resource coverage and occasional mapping gaps. Always verify coverage (see below) and fall back to the Proxy API for unsupported operations.

Quick facts

• Apideck serviceId: deel
• Unified API: HRIS
• Auth type: oauth2
• Status: beta
• Gotchas: page
• Deel docs: https://developer.deel.com
• Homepage: https://www.deel.com/

When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with Deel — for example, "sync employees in Deel" or "list time-off requests in Deel". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers Deel (HRIS)
2. The correct serviceId to pass on every call (deel)
3. Deel-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

• apideck-node, apideck-python, apideck-dotnet, apideck-java, apideck-go, apideck-php, or apideck-rest

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

• HRIS: https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml · API Explorer

Minimal example (TypeScript)

import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List employees in Deel
const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "deel",
});

Portable across 58 HRIS connectors

The Apideck HRIS unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from Deel to another HRIS connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

// Today — Deel
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "deel" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "bamboohr" });
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "workday" });

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating Deel directly: code against the unified HRIS API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

Deel via Apideck HRIS

Deel is a global payroll and contractor management platform. Apideck covers the HRIS-adjacent surface (employees, time-off).

Entity mapping

Coverage highlights

• ✅ Employee list + details (full- and part-time, contractor)
• ✅ Time-off requests
• ✅ Company + department metadata
• ❌ Invoicing for contractors — separate Deel API surface; use Proxy
• ❌ Contract lifecycle (offer, signing) — use Proxy

Auth

• Type: API key, managed by Apideck Vault
• Org binding: each connection = one Deel organization.
• Permissions: API key inherits the generating user's role.

Example: list all workers (employees + contractors)

const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "deel",
});

Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the HRIS unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Deel directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on Deel's own API:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: deel" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Deel>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"

See Deel's API docs for available endpoints.

Sibling connectors

Other HRIS connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change serviceId):

bamboohr, workday, hibob, personio, adp-ihcm (beta), adp-workforce-now (beta), paychex (beta), paylocity, and 49 more.

See also

• HRIS OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
• apideck-connector-coverage — programmatic coverage checks
• apideck-best-practices — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
• apideck-node — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns
• Deel official docs