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The employment API for South Africa

Onboard, pay and offboard South African employees with a REST API. Public docs, sandbox from day one. No sales call required to read them.

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Capabilities

POST /v1/employments
Onboard in one call
Send candidate, role and salary; we handle contract and registrations.
PATCH /v1/employments/:id
Manage payroll variables
Compensation, bonuses, expenses and leave, validated against payroll cutoffs.
DELETE /v1/employments/:id
Offboard compliantly
Terminations enter mandatory specialist review; the API tracks the case to completion.
POST /v1/quotes
Quote in real time
The public quotes endpoint that powers our calculator.
POST /v1/quotes

One engine, no drift

Our public calculator runs on the same endpoint you can call. Marketing numbers and API numbers always agree.

  • · Versioned API (/v1/)
  • · Sandbox with simulated payroll
  • · Signed webhooks (Ed25519)
  • · OpenAPI 3.1 download
  • · Status page
curl https://api.expandtosouthafrica.com/v1/quotes \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk_sandbox_...' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "grossSalaryZarMonthly": 45000,
    "benefitsTier": "standard",
    "displayCurrency": "EUR"
  }'

# Response (abridged):
# {
#   "totalMonthly":       "€2 722",
#   "currency":            "EUR",
#   "lines":               { "salary": …, "statutory": …, "fee": 350 }
# }
Sandbox access

Get sandbox keys

Tell us what you plan to build and we'll send sandbox keys, the docs URL and the OpenAPI 3.1 spec. Sandbox is self-serve and simulated; live keys are issued after a signed agreement.

One or two sentences is fine.

Have a candidate?

Employ them for €350/month

Compliant contract, payroll and benefits via our licensed partner. Onboarded in days.

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Need talent first?

We source vetted SA professionals

Brief us on the role; meet a shortlist within two weeks. Then employ through the platform.

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