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POST
/
accounts
/
direct-connections
Creates a direct connection for a user.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sandbox.goteal.co/accounts/direct-connections \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "user_id": "95a0e70b-fe02-4f47-aef9-2efff279df71"
}
'
{
  "pagination": {
    "offset": 75,
    "limit": 25,
    "count": 14,
    "total_count": 89
  },
  "payroll_submissions": [
    {
      "id": "95a0e70b-fe02-4f47-aef9-2efff279df71",
      "account_id": "674744df-9626-47ef-ae2b-4a491be136b5",
      "entry_id": "be770ba4-1362-46cd-8c1c-2330ce3a8b69",
      "created_at": "2019-05-17T00:00:00.000Z",
      "identity_information": {
        "name": "John Smith",
        "date_of_birth": "2019-05-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "address": {
          "street": "123 Main Street",
          "county": "Greater London",
          "city": "London",
          "post_code": "SW1A 1AA",
          "country": "United Kingdom"
        },
        "email": "john.smith@company.com",
        "phone": 447123456789,
        "NI_number": "AB123456C"
      },
      "employment_information": {
        "employer_name": "Acme Ltd",
        "role": "Software Engineer",
        "type": "Full-time",
        "status": "active",
        "start_date": "2019-05-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "leave_date": "2019-05-17T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "income_information": {
        "pay_date": "2023-05-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "pay_interval_start": "2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "pay_interval_end": "2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "pay_frequency": "Monthly",
        "earnings": {
          "gross_pay": 3500,
          "net_pay": 2500,
          "base_salary": 3000,
          "bonus": 500
        },
        "deductions": {
          "income_tax": 500,
          "employee_ni": 200,
          "employee_pension": 300,
          "total_deductions": 1000
        }
      },
      "document_id": "95a0e70b-fe02-4f47-aef9-2efff279df71",
      "document_external_id": "payslip123456",
      "document_filename": "file1-payslip.pdf",
      "fraud_risk": "Low"
    }
  ]
}
This endpoint requires a valid authorisation for the user. If no active authorisation exists, the request will be rejected. You can optionally pass the x-teal-authorisation-id header to specify which authorisation to use; otherwise the system will resolve a valid authorisation automatically. See Authorisations for more details.

Authorizations

​
X-API-KEY
string
header
required

Headers

​
x-teal-authorisation-id
string<uuid>

Optional authorisation ID to associate with this request. If not provided, the system will attempt to resolve a valid authorisation for the user automatically.

Example:

"7f3b8c2a-1d4e-5f6g-7h8i-9j0k1l2m3n4o"

Body

application/json
​
user_id
string
required

The id of the user

Example:

"95a0e70b-fe02-4f47-aef9-2efff279df71"

Response

Created

​
pagination
object
required
​
payroll_submissions
object[]
required