Getting Started with Remote

The Remote API gives you programmatic access to everything in the Remote product, like hiring, payroll, time off, and expenses, so you can build on top of it, integrate it with your own systems, or embed it directly into your product.

Remote is open infrastructure: your data isn't trapped behind a closed UI, so you can connect it to your stack, automate workflows on top of it, or build headless experiences on Remote's foundation. Every job below is available across our API, MCP server, SDKs, and CLI. The difference is only how you fetch it.

What are you trying to do?

• Sync data — push people, contracts, and payroll inputs into Remote, or pull workforce and payroll data out to your systems — sync goes both ways. Start with Sync your workforce (pull) or Creating employees (push).
• Subscribe to events — get notified when things change in Remote, so you don't have to poll. Start with Introduction to Webhooks.
• Embed Remote in your product — become a white-label partner and surface Remote workflows inside your own UI for your users. Start with Partner with Remote, or see Remote Flows SDK if you just want the React SDK without a full partnership.
• Connect your AI assistant or LLM — see Build with AI.
• Want expert help building your integration? — Remote Build, our paid professional services tier for complex enterprise architectures (coming soon).

Get set up

1. Get sandbox credentials — sign up here for a developer sandbox account. You'll get a seeded sandbox company and a working ra_test_ token by email — no dashboard step needed for this path.
2. Make your first call — follow Your First API Call to make your first authenticated request and get real data back.
3. Go deeper when you're ready to move past the sandbox — Authentication covers generating a production Customer API token and the partner OAuth path.

Explore further

• Remote API demo and RemoteOSS — template architectures, boilerplate authorization loops, and sample apps you can clone or fork.
• API Reference — the full endpoint reference.