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

# Enroll a New Hire

> Create a new employee in Noyo and enroll them in dental and vision coverage

<RequestExample>
  ```javascript Full Snapshot Body {4,20-21,94-95} theme={"system"}
  {
      "snapshot_mode": "current_open",
      "employee": {
          "custom_individual_id": "1",
          "classifications": {
              "BranchName": "HQ",
              "Department": "Sales"
          },
          "employment": {
              "employment_status": "full-time",
              "occupation": "Senior Analyst",
              "hours_worked": 50,
              "salary": {
                  "amount": 155000,
                  "unit": "annual",
                  "type": "salary",
                  "effective_date": "2022-10-01"
              },
              "employment_dates": {
                  "hire_date": "2022-10-01",
                  "full_time_start": "2022-10-01"
              }
          },
          "person": {
              "first_name": "Wile",
              "middle_name": "E",
              "last_name": "Runner",
              "suffix": "Jr",
              "home_address": {
                  "street_one": "1234 Home Ave",
                  "city": "San Francisco",
                  "state": "CA",
                  "zip_code": "94107",
                  "county": "San Francisco"
              },
              "date_of_birth": "1949-06-22",
              "ssn": "123456789",
              "sex": "M",
              "marital_status": "single",
              "contact": {
                  "home_phone": "+12065551234",
                  "work_phone": "+12065559876",
                  "email_address": "wile@testemail.com",
                  "email_address_type": "home",
                  "preferred_method": "email"
              },
              "mailing_address": {
                  "street_one": "1234 Home Ave",
                  "city": "San Francisco",
                  "state": "CA",
                  "zip_code": "94107",
                  "county": "San Francisco"
              }
          }
      },
      "coverages": [
          {
              "carrier_id": "2d370e0e-fd73-45e0-8828-796d2cacaeef",
              "line_of_coverage": "dental",
              "plan_id": "61b6d125-8bbf-483a-9920-f23d9442403d",
              "enrolled_members": [
                  {
                      "individual_type": "employee",
                      "custom_individual_id": "1",
                      "effective_start_date": "2022-10-01",
                      "effective_end_date": "9999-12-31",
                      "latest_change_effective_date": "2022-10-01",
                      "event_id": "7"
                  }
              ],
              "signature_date": "2022-09-27"
          },
          {
              "carrier_id": "2d370e0e-fd73-45e0-8828-796d2cacaeef",
              "line_of_coverage": "vision",
              "plan_id": "278942d6-0ee5-4275-a327-3f91dc25b451",
              "enrolled_members": [
                  {
                      "individual_type": "employee",
                      "custom_individual_id": "1",
                      "effective_start_date": "2022-10-01",
                      "effective_end_date": "9999-12-31",
                      "latest_change_effective_date": "2022-10-01",
                      "event_id": "7"
                  }
              ],
              "signature_date": "2022-09-27"
          }
      ],
      "enable_member_auto_link": false,
      "events": [
          {
              "id": "7",
              "type": "coverage",
              "reason": "new_hire",
              "date": "2022-10-01"
          }
      ]
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set a custom_individual_id in the initial request using your own internal identifier">
    After the member is created in the Noyo system, you can refer to them with either the Noyo ID (returned for all
    created members) or with your custom ID.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set employment dates">
    ```json theme={"system"}
    "employment_dates": {
        "hire_date": "2022-10-01",
        "full_time_start": "2022-10-01"
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set coverages">
    Populate the payload with all active coverages, including coverages that are scheduled to become active in the
    future.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the event reason">
    Set the event reason to `new_hire`.

    ```json theme={"system"}
    "events": [
        {
            "id": "7",
            "type": "coverage",
            "reason": "new_hire",
            "date": "2022-10-01"
        }
    ]
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>