> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zeal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Contractor Payment > Create a contractor payment in Zeal; the payment is processed the day before the pay_date. Create a contractor payment in Zeal. Zeal will process the payment for the contractor the day before the `pay_date`. Multiple contractor payments may be submitted for the same contractor and the same `pay_date`. ## Returns Returns boolean indicating success status and contractor payment object if successful. | attribute | type | description | | --------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | success | boolean | Response status | | data | object | Contractor Payment object | | errors | array | If `success` is false, errors contains a list of error objects: `message` (string, error message), `status` (number, HTTP response code), `code` (number, error code - see [Error codes](https://docs.zeal.com/reference/introduction/error-codes)) | ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/zeal-api.json post /contractorPayment openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: zeal-api version: '1.0' servers: - url: https://api.zeal.com security: - sec0: [] paths: /contractorPayment: post: summary: Create Contractor Payment operationId: create-contractor-payment requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - companyID - contractorID - pay_date properties: companyID: type: string description: Company ID of employer contractorID: type: string description: ID of Contractor that needs to be paid out approval_required: type: boolean description: >- Set to `true` if this payment requires manual approval by the employer. Otherwise, by default, Zeal will automatically process the payment two business days before the `pay_date` default: false pay_date: type: string description: >- Pay date for this payment. Formatted as a date in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). If the pay_date falls on a weekend/bank holiday or the current time is after 2 PM two days before the given pay_date, please correct the date and resubmit. We will not roll forward the pay_date automatically format: date amount: type: number description: >- Amount that needs to be paid out. Only required if no payment items are present. format: float payment_items: type: array description: >- Array of payment item objects. If payment items are present, `amount` is not required. items: type: object properties: {} speed: type: string description: >- Accepts `two_day`, `one_day`, `one_day_no_reserve`, `zero_day`,`zero_day_no_reserve` or `instant` as values (**Early Access**) enum: - two_day - one_day - one_day_no_reserve - zero_day - instant - zero_day_no_reserve type: type: string description: >- Type of payment. Only `regular` payments are reported on a contractor's Form 1099-NEC. default: regular enum: - regular - reimbursement disbursement: type: object description: >- The disbursement for the how payment will be made. Defaults to `direct_deposit` if left empty. properties: method: type: string description: >- The method of disbursement. There are 6 options: `direct_deposit` (Zeal will make a direct deposit to the contractor's bank account using Next Day ACH), `direct_deposit_same_day` (Zeal will make a direct deposit to the contractor's bank account using Same Day ACH), `physical_check` (Zeal will send a physical check to the employee's home address on file), `prepaid` (Zeal will *not* disburse the net pay), `paycard` (Zeal will instantly transfer funds to the existing paycard), and `instant_pay` (Zeal will send funds to the existing worker's Instant Pay wallet) required: - method customerAccountID: type: string description: >- ID of Customer Account associated with this Contractor Payment apply_contractor_deductions: type: boolean description: >- Applies a deduction to this check for each contractor deduction template that is effective at the time of the pay date for the contractor. **Note: Only applicable when payment_items is provided** metadata: type: object description: 'Custom metadata object. ' default: 'false' properties: example_metadata: type: string examples: Request Example: value: approval_required: false contractorID: 62350595e7f1222323b3b824 companyID: 24b5b29f05234840b119c34c1358940c pay_date: '2023-07-25' amount: 21 disbursement: method: prepaid metadata: example: example responses: '200': description: '200' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: true data: contractorPaymentID: '0987654321' status: pending disbursement_status: pending first_name: erlich middle_name: null last_name: bachman companyID: 1b5n28nrideucd24 contractorID: '123456789' approval_required: false approved: false pay_date: '2023-10-01' amount: '100' triggered: false triggered_at: null customerAccountID: null payment_items: [] metadata: example: example schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true default: true data: type: object properties: contractorPaymentID: type: string example: '0987654321' status: type: string example: pending disbursement_status: type: string example: pending first_name: type: string example: erlich middle_name: path: /orders-4 last_name: type: string example: bachman companyID: type: string example: 1b5n28nrideucd24 contractorID: type: string example: '123456789' approval_required: type: boolean example: false default: true approved: type: boolean example: false default: true pay_date: type: string example: '2023-10-01' amount: type: string example: '100' triggered: type: boolean example: false default: true triggered_at: path: /orders-4 customerAccountID: path: /orders-4 metadata: type: object properties: example: type: string example: example '400': description: '400' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: false errors: - message: >- Contractor Payment for this contractor and pay date already exists. code: 81 schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: false default: true errors: type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string example: >- Contractor Payment for this contractor and pay date already exists. code: type: integer example: 81 default: 0 components: securitySchemes: sec0: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization x-bearer-format: bearer ````