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Managing people and HR processes across multiple countries can be complicated. Deel HR provides a single system of record for your global workforce, helping you centralize people data, streamline operations, and stay compliant.

The **HRIS API** lets you integrate employee data, time-off management, and organizational structures directly into your own systems. With it, you can programmatically manage people, personal information, leave requests, and custom fields at scale.

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## People

Create, retrieve, and update people records across your organization. This includes adding direct employees, creating people without contracts, updating working locations, and retrieving profiles.

#### [People](/api/hris-endpoints/people)

Manage the core record of every worker in your organization.

## Personal Information

Access and update personal data for workers, either by internal ID or external reference. Keep employee details accurate and consistent across systems.

#### [Personal Information](/api/hris-endpoints/personal-information)

Retrieve and update employee personal details.

## Time Off

Manage company policies and employee entitlements, and handle time-off requests from creation through approval or cancellation.

#### [Time Off](/api/hris-endpoints/time-off)

Control policies, entitlements, and leave requests.

## Organization Structure

Represent your company hierarchy, departments, and reporting relationships.

#### [Organization Structure](/api/hris-endpoints/organization-structure)

Define and update your company structure.

## Custom Fields

Extend standard HR data with fields unique to your business, and manage worker-specific custom values.

#### [Custom Fields](/api/hris-endpoints/custom-fields-contracts)

Create and manage custom HR attributes.

## Why use the Deel HR API?

* **Single Source of Truth**: Centralize people data in one global system.
* **Automation**: Sync employee and HR data with downstream systems.
* **Compliance**: Ensure local laws and regulations are respected.
* **Flexibility**: Extend with custom fields to meet unique business needs.