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# Create a salary component

> Create a salary component



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/payroll/components
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ontime API
  description: APIs for ontime.v2
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.ontime.hosai.app
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /api/payroll/components:
    post:
      tags:
        - Payroll
      summary: Create a salary component
      description: Create a salary component
      operationId: postApiPayrollComponents
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                code:
                  type: string
                name:
                  type: string
                kind:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - earning
                    - deduction
                calcType:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - Fixed
                    - PercentOfCtc
                    - PercentOfBasic
                    - PercentOfGross
                    - Balancing
                    - AttendanceOT
                    - SlabPT
                    - SlabTDS
                value:
                  type: number
                capBase:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: integer
                      minimum: -9007199254740991
                      maximum: 9007199254740991
                    - type: 'null'
                wageCeiling:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: integer
                      minimum: -9007199254740991
                      maximum: 9007199254740991
                    - type: 'null'
                taxable:
                  type: boolean
                active:
                  type: boolean
                order:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: -9007199254740991
                  maximum: 9007199254740991
              required:
                - code
                - name
                - kind
                - calcType
                - value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    pattern: >-
                      ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                  code:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  kind:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - earning
                      - deduction
                  calcType:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - Fixed
                      - PercentOfCtc
                      - PercentOfBasic
                      - PercentOfGross
                      - Balancing
                      - AttendanceOT
                      - SlabPT
                      - SlabTDS
                  value:
                    type: number
                  capBase:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: integer
                        minimum: -9007199254740991
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                      - type: 'null'
                  wageCeiling:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: integer
                        minimum: -9007199254740991
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                      - type: 'null'
                  taxable:
                    type: boolean
                  active:
                    type: boolean
                  order:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                required:
                  - id
                  - code
                  - name
                  - kind
                  - calcType
                  - value
                  - capBase
                  - wageCeiling
                  - taxable
                  - active
                  - order
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: ont_ API key
      description: >-
        Issue keys in Settings → API. Send them as `Authorization: Bearer ont_…`
        (an `X-Api-Key: ont_…` header is also accepted). Session-cookie routes
        are used by the OnTime web apps and are shown for completeness.

````