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POST
/
v1
/
worker-dependents
Create a worker dependent
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "worker": "<string>",
  "name": {},
  "dob": "<string>",
  "relationship": "<string>",
  "status": "<string>"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents"

payload = {
"worker": "<string>",
"name": {},
"dob": "<string>",
"relationship": "<string>",
"status": "<string>"
}
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({
worker: '<string>',
name: {},
dob: '<string>',
relationship: '<string>',
status: '<string>'
})
};

fetch('https://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents', 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://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents",
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([
'worker' => '<string>',
'name' => [

],
'dob' => '<string>',
'relationship' => '<string>',
'status' => '<string>'
]),
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://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"worker\": \"<string>\",\n \"name\": {},\n \"dob\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship\": \"<string>\",\n \"status\": \"<string>\"\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://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"worker\": \"<string>\",\n \"name\": {},\n \"dob\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship\": \"<string>\",\n \"status\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.plane.com/v1/worker-dependents")

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 \"worker\": \"<string>\",\n \"name\": {},\n \"dob\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship\": \"<string>\",\n \"status\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "worker": "wrkr_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "name": { "first": "Amara", "last": "Okafor" },
  "dob": "1990-04-12",
  "relationship": "spouse"
}
{
  "id": "wdep_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "object": "worker_dependent",
  "worker": "wrkr_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "name": { "first": "Amara", "last": "Okafor", "full": "Amara Okafor" },
  "dob": "1990-04-12",
  "relationship": "spouse",
  "status": "active",
  "created": "2026-05-29T12:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-05-29T12:00:00Z"
}

Parameters

worker
string
required
ID of the worker this dependent belongs to.
name
object
required
The dependent’s name. Same shape as a worker’s name (e.g. first, last).
dob
string
required
Date of birth.
relationship
string
required
Relationship to the worker. One of spouse, child, domestic_partner, step_child, adopted_child, foster_child, grandchild, civil_union, legal_guardianship, ex_spouse, or other.
status
string
Dependent status. One of active or inactive. Defaults to active.

Returns

Returns the created Worker dependent object.
{
  "worker": "wrkr_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "name": { "first": "Amara", "last": "Okafor" },
  "dob": "1990-04-12",
  "relationship": "spouse"
}
{
  "id": "wdep_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "object": "worker_dependent",
  "worker": "wrkr_8oWZpQ2rL4sk",
  "name": { "first": "Amara", "last": "Okafor", "full": "Amara Okafor" },
  "dob": "1990-04-12",
  "relationship": "spouse",
  "status": "active",
  "created": "2026-05-29T12:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-05-29T12:00:00Z"
}