Deel
See real payroll numbers in your burn rate instead of manual salary entry.
What it does
Connect Deel to sync your employee, contractor, and payroll cost data into RunwayCal's team management. See real payroll numbers flowing into your burn rate calculations instead of manually entering salaries.
Prerequisites
- A Deel Business account
- Admin access to generate API tokens
Step-by-step setup
Generate a Deel API token
- 1.Log into app.deel.com
- 2.Go to Settings (gear icon, top right)
- 3.Click Developer in the left sidebar, then Tokens
- 4.Click "Generate new token"
- 5.Name it "RunwayCal Payroll Sync"
- 6.Select "Organization token"
- 7.For scopes, select read access for: People, Contracts, Payments
- 8.Select "Organization-level access" for permissions
- 9.Complete the remaining steps and click "Generate"
- 10.Copy the token immediately. Deel only shows it once.
Paste the token in RunwayCal
- 1.In RunwayCal, go to Settings then Integrations tab
- 2.Find the Deel card under "HR & Payroll"
- 3.Paste your API token into the "Deel API token" field
- 4.Click "Connect Deel"
Verify connection
- 1.The Deel card should show a green "Connected" badge with "Syncing" status.
What you'll see after connecting
The Deel card shows a green "Connected" badge with "Syncing" status. People, contracts, and payroll payments flow into team and burn calculations.
Data synced
| Data | Description |
|---|---|
| People | Employee and contractor names, roles, departments |
| Contracts | Contract type, start date, compensation |
| Payments | Payroll amounts, payment dates, currencies |
Troubleshooting
Invalid Deel API token
Check that you selected the correct scopes (people:read, contracts:read, payments:read) when generating the token. If unsure, generate a new token with the correct scopes.
Token expired
Deel tokens can expire. Generate a new token in Deel and paste it in RunwayCal.
No data showing
If your Deel account has no employees or contractors added yet, the connection will succeed but show no data to sync.