> ## 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. # Preview Check Data > Preview calculated pay, tax, and deduction data for a single employee check before it is created. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/zeal-api.json post /preview/checkData openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: zeal-api version: '1.0' servers: - url: https://api.zeal.com security: - sec0: [] paths: /preview/checkData: post: summary: Preview Check Data operationId: preview-check-data requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - companyID - employeeID - reportingPeriodID - check_date - shifts properties: companyID: type: string description: The ID of the Company employeeID: type: string description: The ID of the employee reportingPeriodID: type: string description: ID of the reporting period check_date: type: string description: Check date for this employee format: date approval_required: type: boolean description: >- Determine if approval is required for the check, defaults to false default: false metadata: type: object description: >- Custom object you can attach to the employee check object. This is useful for storing additional information about the object in a custom, structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. [Metadata](ref:metadata) properties: {} deductions: type: object description: >- Adds a Deduction on the particular Employee Check, using a Deduction Template, for a Company required: - deductionTemplateID properties: employer_contribution: type: object description: Employer contribution for the deduction properties: value: type: number description: Value of Employer contribution format: float contribution_type: type: string description: 'Type of contribution (Accepts: dollars, percentage)' employee_contribution: type: object description: Employee contribution for the deduction properties: override_type: type: string description: >- Override type (Accepts: final, overridable, needs_input) contribution_type: type: string description: 'Type of contribution (Accepts: dollars, percentage)' value: type: number description: The Value of the employee contribution format: float deductionTemplateID: type: string description: ID of the deduction template shifts: type: array description: >- Array of shift objects. The set of shifts attached to this employee check describe the work done and the earnings owed to this employee. You can only create shifts by creating an employee check (through this endpoint). However, you can edit and delete shifts that are still pending. Also supports various earning components as objects. See [Shift Object](ref:shift-object) for more information. items: properties: time: type: string description: ISO-8601 indicating when the shift was completed format: date-time hourly: type: object required: - hours properties: hours: type: number description: Number of regular hours worked in this shift default: 0 format: float wage: type: number description: >- Wage for this employee. If not provided, Zeal uses employee's default_wage default: 0 format: float custom_name: type: string description: Custom name to be attached to an earning component required: - time type: object flsa_ot_recommendation: type: boolean default: false examples: Request Example: value: companyID: 232414e556443cvc34558vv employeeID: 3412eee0494585vvrt39485 reportingPeriodID: 5b3948753ere93484c check_date: '2023-12-24' shifts: - time: '2023-11-15' flat: hours: 80 amount: 1125 - time: '2023-11-15' flat: hours: 80 amount: 375 - time: '2023-11-15' flat: hours: 80 amount: 500 deductions: - deductionTemplateID: 5b35348948753ere93484c employee_contribution: value: 100 contribution_type: dollars employer_contribution: override_type: '' value: 8 responses: '200': description: '200' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: true data: success: true result: checks: - gross_pay: '2000.00' net_pay: '1452.98' employer_taxes: '368.31' employee_taxes: '447.02' employee_deductions: '100.00' employer_deductions: '8.00' taxes: - name: Federal Income Tax codename: FIT amount: '149.58' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: Social Security codename: FICA_SocialSecurity_EE amount: '124.00' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: Social Security codename: FICA_SocialSecurity_ER amount: '124.00' paidBy: EMPLOYER_LIABILITY - name: Medicare codename: FICA_Medicare_EE amount: '29.00' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: Medicare codename: FICA_Medicare_ER amount: '29.00' paidBy: EMPLOYER_LIABILITY - name: Medicare Additional codename: FICA_MedicareAdditional_EE amount: '0.00' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: Federal Unemployment Tax codename: FUTA amount: '12.00' paidBy: EMPLOYER_LIABILITY - name: State Unemployment Tax codename: SUTA_NY amount: '196.51' paidBy: EMPLOYER_LIABILITY - name: State Income Tax codename: SIT_NY amount: '80.69' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: New York - New York City Income Tax codename: LIT_NY_NYC amount: '63.75' paidBy: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING - name: >- New York - Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax codename: FEE_NY_MCTMT amount: '6.80' paidBy: EMPLOYER_LIABILITY deductions: - deduction_type: 401k employee_calculated_contribution: '100.00' employer_calculated_contribution: '8.00' accruals: - policyID: 35b143b7c5b53634aa29655 policyType: sick_leave policyCode: test-sick-leave-policy policyName: Test Sick Leave Policy accrued: 1.33 usage: 3 balance: 49.11 total_employer_taxes: '368.31' total_employee_taxes: '447.02' total_employee_deductions: '100.00' total_employer_deductions: '8.00' schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true default: true data: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true default: true result: type: object properties: checks: type: array items: type: object properties: gross_pay: type: string example: '2000.00' net_pay: type: string example: '1452.98' employer_taxes: type: string example: '368.31' employee_taxes: type: string example: '447.02' employee_deductions: type: string example: '100.00' employer_deductions: type: string example: '8.00' taxes: type: array items: type: object properties: name: type: string example: Federal Income Tax codename: type: string example: FIT amount: type: string example: '149.58' paidBy: type: string example: EMPLOYEE_WITHHOLDING deductions: type: array items: type: object properties: deduction_type: type: string example: 401k employee_calculated_contribution: type: string example: '100.00' employer_calculated_contribution: type: string example: '8.00' total_employer_taxes: type: string example: '368.31' total_employee_taxes: type: string example: '447.02' total_employee_deductions: type: string example: '100.00' total_employer_deductions: type: string example: '8.00' '400': description: '400' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: false errors: - message: Reporting Period with this ID does not exist status: 400 code: 10 schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: false default: true errors: type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string example: Reporting Period with this ID does not exist status: type: integer example: 400 default: 0 code: type: integer example: 10 default: 0 deprecated: false components: securitySchemes: sec0: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization x-bearer-format: bearer ````