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Vectis API
Automate global hiring, payroll, and compliance. Our REST API and SDKs give you programmatic access to every Vectis capability — employees, payroll, contracts, and 180+ countries.
// Install the Vectis SDK
npm install @vectis/sdk
// Initialize the client
import { VectisClient } from '@vectis/sdk';
const client = new VectisClient({
apiKey: process.env.VECTIS_API_KEY,
environment: 'sandbox' // or 'production'
});
// Onboard a new employee in Germany
const employee = await client.employees.create({
firstName: 'Maria',
lastName: 'Schmidt',
email: 'maria@example.com',
countryCode: 'DE',
startDate: '2026-04-01',
jobTitle: 'Senior Engineer',
annualSalary: { amount: 95000, currency: 'EUR' }
});
console.log(`Employee created: ${employee.id}`);
// → Employee created: emp_01HX2...Full-stack global employment automation
From employee onboarding to payroll processing to compliance monitoring — everything in Vectis is accessible via API.
Employee lifecycle
Onboard, update, and offboard employees globally via API. Automate your entire HR operations.
Global payroll
Trigger payroll runs, pull payslips, and sync compensation data across 180+ countries.
Real-time webhooks
Subscribe to events for employee status changes, payroll completions, and compliance alerts.
OAuth 2.0 + API keys
Flexible authentication with scoped tokens, IP allowlists, and full audit logs.
Reporting & analytics
Pull real-time headcount, cost, and compliance reports directly into your BI tools.
HRIS sync
Bi-directional sync with Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, and 30+ other platforms.
API reference
Core endpoints — full reference at docs.vectis.com
/v1/employees/v1/employees/v1/employees/{id}/v1/employees/{id}/v1/employees/{id}/v1/payroll/runs/v1/payroll/runs/v1/payroll/runs/{id}/items/v1/contractors/v1/contractors/v1/contractors/{id}/invoices/v1/countries/v1/countries/{code}/requirements/v1/compliance/alerts/v1/reports/headcountReact to events in real time
Subscribe to employee lifecycle, payroll, and compliance events. Automatically provision access, sync your HRIS, and trigger downstream workflows the moment something changes in Vectis.
- HMAC-SHA256 signature verification
- Automatic retries with exponential back-off
- Full event history and replay in dashboard
- Filter events by country, type, or employee group
employee.createdemployee.activeemployee.offboardedpayroll.run.completedpayroll.payment.sentcontractor.invoice.approvedcompliance.alert.createdcontract.signedOfficial SDKs
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“We automated our entire international hiring flow through the Vectis API. When a candidate accepts an offer in our ATS, Vectis automatically creates the employment contract, configures payroll, and notifies IT to provision access — all without a single manual step.”
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