PUT /api/absences/:id
Update an absence

Updating absences reported to payroll is not allowed.
Updating an (un)approved absence will return it back to pending state.

Params

Param name Description
id
required

Absence ID

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
absence
required

Absence parameters.

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash
absence[type]
required

Absence type. Option 1: one of Vacation, SickLeave, LongAbsence; subtype_id is required for LongAbsence type. Option 2: for Long absences, can contain the name of long absence type instead; then subtype_id is not required.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[subtype_id]
optional

Only for LongAbsence type. ID of one of company’s long absence types.

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
absence[user_id]
optional

User ID. By default, current user’s ID is used.

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
absence[start_date]
required

Absence’s start date. E.g. 2025-12-01.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[end_date]
required

Absence’s end date. E.g. 2025-12-31.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[description]
optional

Absence’s description. Maximum length: 300 characters.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[start_time]
optional

Absence’s start time, in case the first day is less than a day long. In UTC. E.g., 13:00.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[end_time]
optional

Absence’s end time, in case the last day is less than a day long. In UTC. E.g., 13:00.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[sickness_id]
optional

Only for SickLeave type. Sickness ID that would allow to identify whether several sick leaves were due to the same sickness.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
absence[external_id]
optional

Absence’s ID in an external service.

Validations:

  • Must be a String