Create an adjustment

curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "correction_pay_stub_id": "<id>",
  "source_line_item_id": "<id>",
  "expected_amount": 50,
  "admin_note": "Admin note"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments"

payload = {
    "correction_pay_stub_id": "<id>",
    "source_line_item_id": "<id>",
    "expected_amount": 50,
    "admin_note": "Admin note"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    correction_pay_stub_id: '<id>',
    source_line_item_id: '<id>',
    expected_amount: 50,
    admin_note: 'Admin note'
  })
};

fetch('https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'correction_pay_stub_id' => '<id>',
    'source_line_item_id' => '<id>',
    'expected_amount' => 50,
    'admin_note' => 'Admin note'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "<id>",
  "object": "adjustment",
  "data": {
    "source_line_item": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "earning_line_item",
      "data": {
        "pay_stub": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_stub",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
          }
        },
        "amount": 10000,
        "custom_amount": null,
        "managed_amount": 10000,
        "is_managed": true,
        "line_item_type": "earning",
        "earning_type": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "earning_type",
          "data": {
            "type": "salary",
            "label": "Salary",
            "supported_payroll_types": {
              "regular": true,
              "historical": true,
              "off_cycle": true,
              "correction": true
            }
          },
          "links": {
            "self": "/earning_types/salary"
          }
        },
        "hours": 173.33,
        "managed_hours": 173.33,
        "custom_hours": null,
        "accrued_vacation_pay": 0,
        "recurrence": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_rate",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_rates/<id>"
          }
        },
        "pay_rate": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_rate",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_rates/<id>"
          }
        },
        "overtime_rate": null,
        "title": "Salary Rate",
        "title_translations": null,
        "title_translated": "Salary Rate",
        "expense_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "expense_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "liability_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "liability_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "business_preset": null,
        "source_adjustment": null,
        "component_settings": {
          "attributes_locked": false
        },
        "earned_on": null,
        "managed_earned_on": null,
        "custom_earned_on": null,
        "external_ref": null,
        "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/earning_line_items/<id>"
      }
    },
    "correction_line_item": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "earning_line_item",
      "data": {
        "pay_stub": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_stub",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
          }
        },
        "amount": -9950,
        "custom_amount": null,
        "managed_amount": -9950,
        "is_managed": false,
        "line_item_type": "earning",
        "earning_type": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "earning_type",
          "data": {
            "type": "salary",
            "label": "Salary",
            "supported_payroll_types": {
              "regular": true,
              "historical": true,
              "off_cycle": true,
              "correction": true
            }
          },
          "links": {
            "self": "/earning_types/salary"
          }
        },
        "hours": null,
        "managed_hours": null,
        "custom_hours": null,
        "accrued_vacation_pay": 0,
        "recurrence": null,
        "pay_rate": null,
        "overtime_rate": null,
        "title": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
        "title_translations": {
          "en": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
          "fr": "Rajustement Salary Rate"
        },
        "title_translated": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
        "expense_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "expense_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "liability_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "liability_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "business_preset": null,
        "source_adjustment": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "adjustment",
          "links": {
            "self": "/adjustments/<id>"
          }
        },
        "component_settings": {
          "attributes_locked": false
        },
        "earned_on": null,
        "managed_earned_on": null,
        "custom_earned_on": null,
        "external_ref": null,
        "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/earning_line_items/<id>"
      }
    },
    "correction_pay_stub": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "pay_stub",
      "links": {
        "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
      }
    },
    "type": "earning",
    "subtype": "salary",
    "expected_amount": 50,
    "admin_note": "Admin note",
    "external_ref": null,
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/adjustments/<id>"
  }
}

POST

adjustments

Create an adjustment

curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "correction_pay_stub_id": "<id>",
  "source_line_item_id": "<id>",
  "expected_amount": 50,
  "admin_note": "Admin note"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments"

payload = {
    "correction_pay_stub_id": "<id>",
    "source_line_item_id": "<id>",
    "expected_amount": 50,
    "admin_note": "Admin note"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    correction_pay_stub_id: '<id>',
    source_line_item_id: '<id>',
    expected_amount: 50,
    admin_note: 'Admin note'
  })
};

fetch('https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'correction_pay_stub_id' => '<id>',
    'source_line_item_id' => '<id>',
    'expected_amount' => 50,
    'admin_note' => 'Admin note'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll/adjustments")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"correction_pay_stub_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"source_line_item_id\": \"<id>\",\n  \"expected_amount\": 50,\n  \"admin_note\": \"Admin note\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "<id>",
  "object": "adjustment",
  "data": {
    "source_line_item": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "earning_line_item",
      "data": {
        "pay_stub": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_stub",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
          }
        },
        "amount": 10000,
        "custom_amount": null,
        "managed_amount": 10000,
        "is_managed": true,
        "line_item_type": "earning",
        "earning_type": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "earning_type",
          "data": {
            "type": "salary",
            "label": "Salary",
            "supported_payroll_types": {
              "regular": true,
              "historical": true,
              "off_cycle": true,
              "correction": true
            }
          },
          "links": {
            "self": "/earning_types/salary"
          }
        },
        "hours": 173.33,
        "managed_hours": 173.33,
        "custom_hours": null,
        "accrued_vacation_pay": 0,
        "recurrence": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_rate",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_rates/<id>"
          }
        },
        "pay_rate": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_rate",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_rates/<id>"
          }
        },
        "overtime_rate": null,
        "title": "Salary Rate",
        "title_translations": null,
        "title_translated": "Salary Rate",
        "expense_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "expense_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "liability_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "liability_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "business_preset": null,
        "source_adjustment": null,
        "component_settings": {
          "attributes_locked": false
        },
        "earned_on": null,
        "managed_earned_on": null,
        "custom_earned_on": null,
        "external_ref": null,
        "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/earning_line_items/<id>"
      }
    },
    "correction_line_item": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "earning_line_item",
      "data": {
        "pay_stub": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "pay_stub",
          "links": {
            "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
          }
        },
        "amount": -9950,
        "custom_amount": null,
        "managed_amount": -9950,
        "is_managed": false,
        "line_item_type": "earning",
        "earning_type": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "earning_type",
          "data": {
            "type": "salary",
            "label": "Salary",
            "supported_payroll_types": {
              "regular": true,
              "historical": true,
              "off_cycle": true,
              "correction": true
            }
          },
          "links": {
            "self": "/earning_types/salary"
          }
        },
        "hours": null,
        "managed_hours": null,
        "custom_hours": null,
        "accrued_vacation_pay": 0,
        "recurrence": null,
        "pay_rate": null,
        "overtime_rate": null,
        "title": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
        "title_translations": {
          "en": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
          "fr": "Rajustement Salary Rate"
        },
        "title_translated": "Salary Rate Adjustment",
        "expense_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_expense_accounting_code": null,
        "expense_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "liability_accounting_code": null,
        "managed_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "custom_liability_accounting_code": null,
        "liability_accounting_code_rule": null,
        "business_preset": null,
        "source_adjustment": {
          "id": "<id>",
          "object": "adjustment",
          "links": {
            "self": "/adjustments/<id>"
          }
        },
        "component_settings": {
          "attributes_locked": false
        },
        "earned_on": null,
        "managed_earned_on": null,
        "custom_earned_on": null,
        "external_ref": null,
        "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/earning_line_items/<id>"
      }
    },
    "correction_pay_stub": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "object": "pay_stub",
      "links": {
        "self": "/pay_stubs/<id>"
      }
    },
    "type": "earning",
    "subtype": "salary",
    "expected_amount": 50,
    "admin_note": "Admin note",
    "external_ref": null,
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/adjustments/<id>"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

correction_pay_stub_id

string

required

expected_amount

number<decimal>

required

Up to 2 decimal places.

Required range: -99999 <= x <= 99999Must be a multiple of 0.01

source_line_item_id

string

Must be present when type and subtype is either empty or not set.

is_company_amount

boolean

type

enum<string>

Must be present when source_line_item_id is either empty or not set.

Available options:

allowance,

deduction,

earning,

employee_benefit,

employer_benefit,

employer_statutory_withholding,

reimbursement,

statutory_withholding

subtype

string

Must be present when source_line_item_id is either empty or not set.

admin_note

string | null

external_ref

string

Maximum string length: 255

Response

201 - application/json

Created

string

read-only

The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.

object

string

read-only

The type of the object in Nmbr ("adjustment").

data

Adjustment · object

Hide child attributes

data.source_line_item

object

Hide child attributes

data.source_line_item.id

string

read-only

The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.

data.source_line_item.object

string

read-only

The type of the object in Nmbr ("earning_line_item").

data.source_line_item.data

object

data.correction_line_item

object

Hide child attributes

data.correction_line_item.id

string

read-only

The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.

data.correction_line_item.object

string

read-only

The type of the object in Nmbr ("earning_line_item").

data.correction_line_item.data

object

data.correction_pay_stub

object

Hide child attributes

data.correction_pay_stub.id

string

read-only

The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.

data.correction_pay_stub.object

string

read-only

The type of the object in Nmbr ("pay_stub").

data.type

string | null

Maximum string length: 255

data.subtype

string | null

Maximum string length: 255

data.expected_amount

number<decimal>

data.admin_note

string | null

data.external_ref

string | null

A reference to the object in an external system, e.g. the primary key of the object in your application's database. Nmbr doesn't use, validate, parse, or require this value to be unique - it simply stores it for your reference.

Maximum string length: 255

data.created_at

string<dateTime>

read-only

The date and time the object was created in Nmbr.

data.updated_at

string<dateTime>

read-only

The date and time the object was last updated in Nmbr.

Overview

Bulk & Batch Operations

Partner

Companies

Employees

Contractors

Payrolls

Line Items

Banking

Reporting

Forms

Vacation Pay

Lookups

Calculations

Miscellaneous

Create an adjustment

Authorizations

Body

Response