---
title: "Add people to a department"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/departments/{department_uuid}/add"
tags: ["Departments"]
---

# Add people to a department

`PUT /v1/departments/{department_uuid}/add`

Add employees and contractors to a department

scope: `departments:write`

## Path parameters

- `department_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- DepartmentPeopleRequestBody
  - `version` string, required — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/idempotency) for information on how to use this field.
  - `employees` object[] — Array of employees to add or remove from the department
    - `uuid` string
  - `contractors` object[] — Array of contractors to add or remove from the department
    - `uuid` string

## Response `200`

Success

- Department
  - `version` string — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/idempotency) for information on how to use this field.
  - `uuid` string — The UUID of the department
  - `company_uuid` string — The UUID of the company
  - `title` string — Name of the department
  - `employees` object[] — Array of employees assigned to the department.
    - `uuid` string
  - `contractors` object[] — Array of contractors assigned to the department.
    - `uuid` string

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

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