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# Employer Check Created Event
> POSTs request when an employer check is created from existing pending checks.
This endpoint specifies what will be sent to your 'Employer Check Created' Webhook. Zeal POSTs a request containing an Employer Check Object created from pending checks, at 2 PM PT. You can update the webhook URL you want Zeal to hit on the 'API' Page of the Zeal Dashboard.
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## Request Body
| attribute | type | description |
| ------------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| test | boolean | Whether the employer check was created in Test Mode |
| companyID | string | Zeal companyID of Employer |
| business\_name | string | Business Name of Employer |
| employerCheckID | string | Employer Check ID |
| status | string | Will hold the following values: `pre-processed` |
| reporting\_periods | array | List of reporting periods contained in this employer check.
Show child attributes:
**reportingPeriodID** - type: string - description: Reporting Period ID |
| totals | object | Totals for this employer check stored in an object
Show child attributes:
**gross\_pay** - type: number - description: Gross pay for employee (total pay before taxes) |
| employee\_checks | array | List of all employee checks. Each object contains information regarding how each employee is paid for this payroll run (i.e. everything found on a paystub and more). See Employee Check Object for all attributes. |
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## Returns
Doesn't return anything but rather POSTs the created Employer Check Object to your webhook URL.
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## Raw Content Example
```json theme={null}
{
"test": true,
"companyID": "083472985",
"business_name": "Test Company",
"employerCheckID": "123456789",
"status": "pre-processed",
"reporting_periods": [
"01739fc4cfd84c2e93dba5e802d1dda1"
],
"createdAt": "2024-03-28T21:00:07Z",
"totals": {
"gross_pay": 40,
"net_pay": 36.94,
"total_employer_taxes": 3.06,
"company_debit": 43.06,
"total_employee_taxes": 3.06
},
"employee_checks": [
{
"employeeCheckID": "9827465739",
"status": "pre-processed",
"employeeID": "0987654321",
"check_date": "2024-05-06T00:00:00Z",
"is_salary": false,
"approval_required": false,
"approved": false,
"first_name": "Peter",
"middle_initial": null,
"last_name": "Gregory",
"reportingPeriodID": "01739fc4cfd84c2e93dba5e802d1dda1",
"metadata": {},
"disbursement": {
"method": "direct_deposit",
"history": []
},
"gross_pay": 40,
"net_pay": null,
"taxes": [],
"total_employer_taxes": null,
"total_employee_taxes": null,
"totals": {
"gross_earnings": 40,
"gross_pay": 40,
"net_pay": 36.94,
"employer_taxes": 3.06,
"employee_taxes": 3.06,
"employee_deductions": null,
"employee_garnishments": null,
"employer_deductions": null,
"company_debit": 43.06,
"company_cash_requirement": 43.06
},
"shifts": [
{
"employeeID": "1234567890",
"shiftID": "123456789",
"employeeCheckID": "9827465739",
"status": "pending",
"first_name": "Peter",
"last_name": "Gregory",
"metadata": {},
"wcc_code": null,
"workLocationID": 34567890,
"time": "2024-01-12T10:00:00",
"hourly": {
"hours": 2,
"wage": 20
}
}
],
"deductions": []
}
],
"timestamp": "2024-01-21T21:29:42Z"
}
```