---
title: "Schedule a contractor termination"
method: POST
path: "/v1/contractors/{contractor_uuid}/termination"
tags: ["Contractors"]
---

# Schedule a contractor termination

`POST /v1/contractors/{contractor_uuid}/termination`

## Purpose
Schedules a contractor dismissal for a given date. Supports both immediate (past dates) and future-dated dismissals.

## Prerequisites
Before calling this endpoint:
1. The contractor must be active (no existing pending dismissal)
2. The contractor must have a current employment

## Related webhooks
- `contractor.deactivated`: Fires when the contractor becomes inactive (on or after end_date)

scope: `contractors:write`

## Path parameters

- `contractor_uuid` string, required

## Headers

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

## Request body

- object
  - `end_date` string, date, required — The date of dismissal

## Response `204`

no content

## Other responses

- `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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