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Create Shifts

Create one or more time tracking shifts for a GP (Global Payroll) contract in Deel. Each shift records worked time with a date, duration, and associated shift rate. shifts must be a JSON array of shift objects. Each shift requires: description (string), external_id (your unique ID), shift_type (REGULAR, CORRECTION_ABSOLUTE, or CORRECTION_DELTA), date_of_work (ISO 8601 date), summary.time_unit (HOUR or DAY), summary.time_amount (number), summary.shift_rate_external_id (the external_id from Create Shift Rate). Example: [{"description": "Regular work", "external_id": "shift-001", "shift_type": "REGULAR", "date_of_work": "2026-07-15", "summary": {"time_unit": "HOUR", "time_amount": 8, "shift_rate_external_id": "rate-overtime-001"}}] Use List Contracts to find the contract ID. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Deel account once, then configure and run Create Shifts from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "deel-create-shifts",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    deel: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    contractId: "Contract ID",
    shifts: "Shifts",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Shifts inputs
Property Type Description
contractId Contract ID string
The unique identifier of the Deel contract. Use List Contracts to find contract IDs.
Required
shifts Shifts string
JSON array of shift objects. Each must include description, external_id, shift_type (REGULAR|CORRECTION_ABSOLUTE|CORRECTION_DELTA), date_of_work, and summary (with time_unit, time_amount, shift_rate_external_id). Example: [{"description": "Regular work", "external_id": "shift-001", "shift_type": "REGULAR", "date_of_work": "2026-07-15", "summary": {"time_unit": "HOUR", "time_amount": 8, "shift_rate_external_id": "rate-overtime-001"}}]
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
deel-create-shifts
Version
0.0.2
App
Deel
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes