---
title: "Create a pay schedule"
method: POST
path: "/pay_schedules (COPY)"
---

# Create a pay schedule

`POST /pay_schedules (COPY)`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/pay_schedules (COPY)`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/pay_schedules%20(COPY)/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a new pay schedule.

## Request body

- object
  - `company` string, required: ID of the company that this pay schedule relates to.
  - `name` string: Human-readable name of the pay schedule.
  - `pay_frequency` string, required: Frequency by which [employees](ref:the-employee-object) get paid.<br><br>One of `weekly`, `biweekly`, `semimonthly`, `monthly`, `quarterly`, or `annually`.
  - `first_payday` string, date, required: The payday date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `second_payday` string: The payday date of the second payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule. This field should only be used with the `semimonthly` frequency to specify custom paydays besides the 15th and last day of the month. `second_payday` must be between one day and one month after `first_payday`.
  - `first_period_end` string, date, required: The period end date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `metadata` string, json: Additional loosely structured information to associate with the pay schedule

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `id` string
  - `company` string
  - `name` string
  - `pay_frequency` string
  - `first_payday` string
  - `second_payday` string
  - `first_period_end` string
  - `metadata` object

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/pay_schedules%20%28COPY%29/post.md)

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