aid: oyster-hr
name: Oyster HR
description: >-
  Global employment platform with a REST API for hiring international employees,
  managing contracts, processing global payroll, and ensuring local compliance
  in 180+ countries. The API enables integration with HRIS and payroll systems,
  time-off management, expense management, invoicing, benefits, offboarding, and
  provides embeddable web components for partners and resellers.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oyster-hr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - HR
  - Global Employment
  - Payroll
  - Employer of Record
  - EOR
  - Contractors
  - Compliance
  - Remote Work
apis:
  - aid: oyster-hr:oyster-hr-api
    name: Oyster HR API
    description: >-
      REST API for global employment operations including hiring, payroll,
      benefits, time off, expenses, invoicing, offboarding, and webhooks.
      Supports both customer-direct and reseller/partner integration patterns
      with OAuth2 client credentials authentication.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.oysterhr.com/developer-api
    baseURL: https://api.oysterhr.com/v1
    tags:
      - HR
      - Payroll
      - Global Employment
      - Employer of Record
      - Benefits
      - Expenses
      - Invoicing
      - Webhooks
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/llms.txt
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.oysterhr.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.oysterhr.com/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/oysterhr
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oysterhr
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.oysterhr.com/library
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.oysterhr.com/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.oysterhr.com/
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/oyster_hr
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/oyster-hr-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/oyster-hr-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/oyster-hr-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com