---
title: "Update Employee Information"
method: PATCH
path: "/employees"
---

# Update Employee Information

`PATCH /employees`

Update a specific employee record.

## Request body

- object
  - `companyID` string, required — Company ID of the employer.
  - `employee` object, required — Refer to [Employee](https://docs.zeal.com/reference/the-employee-object)
    - `employeeID` string, required — The ID of the Employee
    - `first_name` string — First name of the employee
    - `last_name` string — Last name of the employee
    - `title` string — Title of Employee
    - `dob` string, date — Date of birth of employee (formatted as YYYY-MM-DD)
    - `employment_status` string — The employment status of the employee. Accepts terminated, live, on leave
    - `email` string — Email address of the Employee
    - `workLocationID` string — The ID of the work location of the employee
    - `address` string — Residential Street Address of employee
    - `address_line2` string — Residential Street Address Line 2 of Employee
    - `city` string — Residential City of employee
    - `state` string — Residential State of employee
    - `zip` string — Residential Zip of employee
    - `phone_number` string — Phone Number of employee
    - `start_date` string, date — The starting date of the employee
    - `default_pay_schedule` string — The pay schedule of the employee (daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly)
    - `default_wage` number, float — Default wage of Employee
    - `default_ot_wage` number, float — The wage for overtime pay. NOT a rate but a whole number representing the overtime wage.
    - `default_dt_wage` number, float — The wage for doubletime pay. NOT a rate but a whole number representing the doubletime wage.
    - `ssn` string — Social Security Number of employee
    - `term_date` string, date — Date of employee termination
    - `salary_firstDate` string, date — Date of the first salaried autopilot check for employee
    - `salary` integer — Salary amount for autopilot
    - `autopilot_on` boolean — Determine whether or not autopilot is on or off to make employee salaried
    - `external_id` string — External ID for an employee that comes from an employer's HR or other internal system
    - `metadata` object — Employee metadata
    - `soc_code` string — The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for the employee, in NN-NNNN format

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `employeeID` string
    - `companyID` string
    - `onboarded` boolean
    - `employment_status` string
    - `term_date` unknown
    - `first_name` string
    - `last_name` string
    - `email` string
    - `dob` string
    - `start_date` string
    - `title` string
    - `working_state` string
    - `workLocationID` string
    - `address` string
    - `city` string
    - `state` string
    - `zip` string
    - `phone_number` string
    - `default_pay_schedule` string
    - `default_wage` integer
    - `default_ot_wage` integer
    - `default_dt_wage` integer
    - `ssn` string
    - `is_943` boolean
    - `is_scheduleH` boolean
    - `is_salary` boolean
    - `salary` integer
    - `paycard_requested` boolean
    - `paycard_enabled` boolean
    - `kyc_status` unknown
    - `ssn_verification_status` unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — 400

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