> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://usepike.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deel

> How to connect Deel to Pike to import contractors with their contract rates and send approved Pike time to Deel as timesheets.

The Deel integration imports Deel contractors into Pike with their contract rate as cost rate, and sends approved Pike time for hourly contractors to Deel as timesheets. Freelancer cost lands on projects at the real contract rate, so project margin is right before the invoice arrives.

## Connect Deel

1. Go to **Workspace settings** → **Integrations** → **Deel**.
2. Click **Add integration**.
3. Authorize Pike in the Deel popup.

Only workspace admins can connect or disconnect Deel.

## Import data

On the integration page, click **Import data**. The stepper runs entities in dependency order, so Pike reads contractors before the timesheets that reference them. It skips entities whose **Read** toggle is off, names them, and links to sync settings.

## What syncs

| Deel | Pike | Direction |
| - | - | - |
| Contractor | Contractor | Deel to Pike |
| Contract rate and currency | Contractor cost rate | Deel to Pike |
| Contract end date | Contractor end date | Deel to Pike |
| Timesheet submission | Approved time for the period | Pike to Deel, for hourly contracts |

### Send timesheets

**Send timesheets** is on by default for hourly contracts. Approved Pike time for an hourly contractor posts to Deel as a timesheet submission for the period, for the client admin to approve in Deel.

### Source of truth

Once a record is linked, Deel owns the linked fields and Pike reads them back. Pike-only fields, such as project links, internal notes, allocations, and cost profiles, stay in Pike and are never overwritten.

### Schedule

Pike syncs with Deel every 24 hours by default. Change the schedule in the integration settings. **Import data** and **Refresh** always run on demand.

## Sync settings

While Deel is connected, the **What syncs with Deel** card sits under the top button row on the integration page. Each entity has a **Read** toggle (Deel to Pike) and, where supported, a **Send** toggle (Pike to Deel). Toggles save immediately.

| Entity | Read | Send |
| - | - | - |
| Contractors | Yes | Not available |
| Timesheets | Not available | Yes, on by default for hourly contracts |

New connections start with **Read** on for contractors and **Send timesheets** on for hourly contracts.

## Synced records

Every synced record shows the Deel marker, "Last synced {time}" or "Not synced yet", and a **Refresh** action. **Refresh** shows only while **Read** is on for that entity.

### Sync issues

Records that fail to sync appear in the **Sync issues** list on the integration page, with the record, the reason, and a **Retry** action. The integration never deletes Pike data on its own. A record removed in Deel is marked "Removed in Deel" in Pike, never deleted.

## Disconnect

Disconnecting Deel stops syncing and keeps all imported data. Linked records keep their history.

## Permissions

Synced data respects Pike roles and private projects. A private project's tasks never sync out to anyone who cannot see the project in Pike.

## Limits

* Only approved Pike time is sent.
* Timesheets are approved in Deel by the client admin.
* Timesheets are sent for hourly contracts only.

## Related

* [Deel integration overview](https://usepike.com/integrations/deel): What syncs, how agencies use it, and FAQs.
* [Gusto](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/gusto.md): Employees, contractors, and hours to payroll.
* [Rippling](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/rippling.md): Provisioning, leave, and hours to payroll.
* [Cost profiles](https://usepike.com/docs/members/cost-profile.md): How cost rates drive margin.


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