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The Dependent object

The Dependent Object
1{
2  "id": "string",
3  "remote_id": "string",
4  "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
5  "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
6  "first_name": "string",
7  "middle_name": "string",
8  "last_name": "string",
9  "relationship": "CHILD",
10  "employee": "string",
11  "date_of_birth": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
12  "gender": "MALE",
13  "phone_number": "string",
14  "home_location": "string",
15  "is_student": true,
16  "ssn": "string",
17  "remote_was_deleted": true,
18  "field_mappings": {
19    "organization_defined_targets": {
20      "string": {}
21    },
22    "linked_account_defined_targets": {
23      "string": {}
24    }
25  },
26  "remote_data": [
27    {
28      "path": "string",
29      "data": {}
30    }
31  ]
32}
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The Dependent object is used to represent a dependent (e.g. child, spouse, domestic partner, etc) of an Employee

idstringOptionalRead-onlyformat: "uuid"
remote_idstring or nullOptional

The third-party API ID of the matching object.

created_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
modified_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
first_namestring or nullOptional<=60 characters
The dependents's first name.
middle_namestring or nullOptional<=60 characters
The dependents's middle name.
last_namestring or nullOptional<=60 characters
The dependents's last name.
relationshipenum or nullOptional
The dependent's relationship to the employee.
Allowed values:
employeestring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"
The employee this person is a dependent of.
date_of_birthdatetime or nullOptional
The dependent's date of birth.
genderenum or nullOptional
The dependent's gender.
Allowed values:
phone_numberstring or nullOptional<=50 characters
The dependent's phone number.
home_locationstring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"
The dependents's home address.
is_studentboolean or nullOptional
Whether or not the dependent is a student
ssnstring or nullOptional<=50 characters
The dependents's social security number.
remote_was_deletedbooleanOptionalRead-only

Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited coverage. Learn more.

field_mappingsobject or nullOptionalRead-only
remote_datalist of objects or nullOptionalRead-only