---
title: "Set contract origin for a contractor employment"
method: POST
path: "/v1/employments/{employment_id}/contract-origin"
tags: ["Employment Management"]
---

# Set contract origin for a contractor employment

`POST /v1/employments/{employment_id}/contract-origin`

Sets the `contract_origin` for a contractor employment.

* `remote_contract` — Remote provides and manages the contract (a contract document is created)
* `custom_remote_contract` — A customised Remote contract is used (a contract document is created)
* `provided_by_customer` — The employer provides their own contract (no contract document is created)

When `provided_by_customer` is selected, the contractor can be invited without completing the
`contract_details` onboarding step.


## Scopes

| Category | Read only Scope | Write only Scope (read access implicit) |
|---|---|---|
| Manage employments (`employments`) | - | Manage employments (`employment:write`) |

## Path parameters

- `employment_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `contract_origin` 'remote_contract' | 'custom_remote_contract' | 'provided_by_customer', required
  - `template_type` 'contractor_agreement' | 'contractor_services_agreement' | 'contractor_statement_of_work' | 'custom_contractor_agreement' | 'custom_contractor_agreement_v2', required — Required when contract_origin is remote_contract or custom_remote_contract, ignored when provided_by_customer

## Response `200`

Success

- SuccessResponse — A generic success response returned by operations that don't produce a specific resource (e.g., updates, deletes).
  - `data` object, required
    - `status` string — The result status. Always `"ok"` for successful operations.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `409` — Conflict
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Unprocessable Entity

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[API](https://skmtc.net/remote-com/apis/remote.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/remote-com/apis/remote/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/remote-com/remote/revisions/7e6a0c61ac82/schema)