Update employee
curl --request PUT \
--url https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id} \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"salary": 950,
"job_title_id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11"
}
'const options = {
method: 'PUT',
headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({salary: 950, job_title_id: '9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11'})
};
fetch('https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}"
payload = {
"salary": 950,
"job_title_id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11"
}
headers = {
"X-API-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'salary' => 950,
'job_title_id' => '9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}{
"status": true,
"data": {
"id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11",
"first_name": "María",
"last_name": "López",
"document_type": "DUI",
"document_number": "01234567-8",
"tax_number": "0614-010190-101-1",
"email": "maria@empresa.com",
"phone": "7000-0000",
"type": "permanent",
"job_title": "Contadora",
"hire_date": "2024-02-01",
"salary": 950,
"employment_relationship": "labor",
"pay_type": "salaried",
"hourly_rate": null,
"is_active": true
}
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Invalid API Key."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "This integration does not have the 'hr.employees' permission.",
"required_scope": "hr.employees"
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Not found."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "The employee already has a pending or approved leave request overlapping these dates."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Validation errors",
"errors": {
"start_date": [
"The start date field is required."
]
}
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.",
"rate_limit": 100
}Update employee
Updates only the fields sent. To deactivate, send is_active: false (employees are not deleted).
Required permission: hr.employees.write
PUT
/
hr
/
employees
/
{id}
Update employee
curl --request PUT \
--url https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id} \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"salary": 950,
"job_title_id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11"
}
'const options = {
method: 'PUT',
headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({salary: 950, job_title_id: '9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11'})
};
fetch('https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}"
payload = {
"salary": 950,
"job_title_id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11"
}
headers = {
"X-API-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1/hr/employees/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'salary' => 950,
'job_title_id' => '9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}{
"status": true,
"data": {
"id": "9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11",
"first_name": "María",
"last_name": "López",
"document_type": "DUI",
"document_number": "01234567-8",
"tax_number": "0614-010190-101-1",
"email": "maria@empresa.com",
"phone": "7000-0000",
"type": "permanent",
"job_title": "Contadora",
"hire_date": "2024-02-01",
"salary": 950,
"employment_relationship": "labor",
"pay_type": "salaried",
"hourly_rate": null,
"is_active": true
}
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Invalid API Key."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "This integration does not have the 'hr.employees' permission.",
"required_scope": "hr.employees"
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Not found."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "The employee already has a pending or approved leave request overlapping these dates."
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Validation errors",
"errors": {
"start_date": [
"The start date field is required."
]
}
}{
"status": false,
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.",
"rate_limit": 100
}Authorizations
Integration API Key (Integrations → New Integration).
Path Parameters
Employee ID
Body
application/json
Contract type.
Available options:
permanent, temporary, project_based Hire date.
Monthly salary.
Unique within the business.
NIT.
Job title (GET /hr/job-titles).
Direct supervisor.
false to deactivate.
Relationship: employment or professional services.
Available options:
labor, services Payment mode.
Available options:
salaried, hourly, fee Hourly rate. Required if pay_type = hourly.
Required range:
x >= 0Response
Employee updated