# contractorOps.terms.propose

Send new agreement terms for signature, with contractorId, terms, effectiveFrom, optional jobRoleId, send, an optional company signer (an administrator or finance member who signs in Oatmilk) and idempotencyKey. A titled first agreement must link to a matching active job role; a unique match is resolved when jobRoleId is omitted. With no agreement in effect it sends the full contractor agreement; otherwise a one-page amendment listing changes to pay, hours or other terms. Use contractorOps.titleChange.propose to change a current title. The terms take effect once everyone has signed. Only one update can wait at a time. A blank rate keeps the rate already agreed, and basisTermsId (the version in effect when you read it, or null for none) refuses the change when someone else changed the agreement since.

`POST /api/v1/accounting/contractorOps.terms.propose`

Permissions: `accounting:read`, `accounting:write` · Roles: admin, finance · Idempotency key required

MCP tool: `accounting_contractor_ops_terms_propose`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `contractorId` | string (ID) | Yes | The ID of a contractor, from contractors.list. |
| `terms` | any | Yes |  |
| `effectiveFrom` | string (date) | Yes |  |
| `jobRoleId` | string (ID) |  | The ID of the related record. |
| `note` | string |  | A short note, kept with the record. at most 2000 characters. |
| `basisTermsId` | string (ID) or null |  |  |
| `send` | boolean |  | Default `true`. |
| `companySigner` | object or null |  |  |
| `companySigner.userId` | string | Yes | The ID of a person in your company. 1–200 characters. |
| `companySigner.name` | string | Yes | A display name. 1–200 characters. |
| `companySigner.email` | string (email) | Yes | An email address. at most 320 characters. |
| `companySigner.title` | string or null |  | A short title. |
| `message` | string or null |  |  |
| `idempotencyKey` | string | Yes | Any unique text you generate once per intended change, so a retried request only happens once. Send it as the Idempotency-Key header instead if you prefer; if you send both they must match. 8–200 characters. |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://app.getoatmilk.com/api/v1/accounting/contractorOps.terms.propose \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OATMILK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "contractorId": "4d5e6f7a-8b9c-4d0e-8f1a-2b3c4d5e6f7a",
  "terms": null,
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-09-01"
}'
```

Reference page: https://app.getoatmilk.com/docs/api/contractorOps.terms.propose