Remote API: international hiring and payroll with AI agents
Remote is an international hiring platform, working as an employer of record (EOR) and for contractors. Its API lets you connect employee, absence and expense data to an HRIS and internal systems. Access is through a company token or a partner app, with a test environment.
What the Remote API offers
Employees
Query and update data of people hired through Remote.
Hiring
Start and follow the onboarding of new employees.
Time off and absences
Query and record time-off requests.
Expenses
Record and follow reimbursements.
Webhooks
Receive events such as employee status changes.
How to access the Remote API
- With your company’s credentialsA company API token generated on the platform, or OAuth for partner apps. A sandbox environment is available.
- HR data is personal and sensitive in many countries.
- Use the sandbox before production.
- Contract changes always need approval.
Official documentation: developer.remote.com
What an iTeam agent does with the Remote API
Onboarding tracked
The agent follows each hiring step and tells the manager what is missing.
Time-off question
The employee asks for their balance and the agent checks it and explains the country's rule.
Expenses checked
The agent reviews reimbursements against the policy and sends them to the approver.
HRIS in sync
Changes in Remote are reflected in the internal HR system.
From the credential to the agent at work, with approval
Generate the token in Remote
On the Remote platform, generate the API token (start with the sandbox) and define the webhook events.
Store the access and limit what each agent does
The Remote access is registered in the iTeam credential vault. You choose which agents use it and what they can do (query employees, read time off), with a cost ceiling and a log of every call.
Run the pilot with approval
In the pilot, query an employee in the sandbox. The team approves sensitive actions and follows the call history in iTeam.
Ready-made AI teams for this work
Recruiting and screening team
Each application is read against the criteria you set, with a written reason. Recruiters decide; the team books the interviews.
Employee HR help desk
Questions about time off, benefits and payslips get a correct answer from your handbook. Sensitive topics go straight to HR.
Payroll and timesheet team
Hours, overtime, leave and changes are checked every pay period, so the run goes out right the first time.
Performance review team
Feedback and goals are collected as work happens, so the review is written from facts and not from memory.
Questions about the Remote API
Is the Remote API free?
API access is for Remote customers and partners. The cost is that of the services you contract.
Do I need to write code to use the Remote API with iTeam?
Not necessarily. The iTeam deployment team sets up the Remote access and each agent's actions from the documentation. IT only releases the credential and reviews the permissions.
Does the agent make hiring decisions?
No. It organizes steps, answers questions and prepares approvals. Decisions stay with HR and the manager.
