---
title: "Create a pay schedule"
method: POST
path: "/pay_schedules"
---

# Create a pay schedule

`POST /pay_schedules`

Creates a new pay schedule.

## Request body

- object
  - `company` string, required — ID of the company that this pay schedule relates to.
  - `name` string — Human-readable name of the pay schedule.
  - `pay_frequency` string, required — Frequency by which [employees](https://docs.checkhq.com/reference/the-employee-object) get paid.<br><br>One of `weekly`, `biweekly`, `semimonthly`, `monthly`, `quarterly`, or `annually`.
  - `first_payday` string, date, required — The payday date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `second_payday` string — The payday date of the second payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule. This field should only be used with the `semimonthly` frequency to specify custom paydays besides the 15th and last day of the month. `second_payday` must be between one day and one month after `first_payday`.
  - `first_period_end` string, date, required — The period end date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `metadata` string, json — Additional loosely structured information to associate with the pay schedule

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `id` string
  - `company` string
  - `name` string
  - `pay_frequency` string
  - `first_payday` string
  - `second_payday` string
  - `first_period_end` string
  - `metadata` object

## Other responses

- `400` — 400

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