Retrieve an absence definition

Retrieve an absence definition

Returns a single absence definition by its internal ID or external reference.

Tip

Check the Swagger page for more technical information on the endpoints.

Endpoint details

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absence-definitions/{absenceDefinitionReference}

Headers: Authorization: Bearer {token}, User-Agent: {agent} Scope: connector-protimeapi-absence-definitions.read

URL parameters

Parameter Description
{absenceDefinitionReference} The internal ID or external reference of the absence definition.

Response properties

Field Type Required Writable Description
changeVersion string Read-only Property to indicate the order of changes.
id integer Read-only Internal unique identifier for the absence definition.
name.default string Read-only Default name value of the absence definition.
name.translations object Read-only A list of translated names of the definition by language code.
code string Read-only An absence code used for this definition.
friendlyName.default string Read-only Default friendly name value for this definition shown to users.
friendlyName.translations object Read-only A list of translated friendly names by language code.
friendlyCode.default string Read-only Default friendly code value for this definition shown to users.
friendlyCode.translations object Read-only A list of translated friendly codes by language code.
allowedDurations array Read-only List of allowed durations (Unknown, FullDay, HalfDay, Interval, Duration).
isEnabled boolean Read-only Indicates if the absence definition is enabled in myProtime.
isReasonForClocking boolean Read-only Indicates if this absence can be used as a reason for clockings.
absenceGroup.id integer Read-only The ID of the associated absence group.

External references

The endpoint supports predefined and custom external references. See the external references page for details.

The following collections are supported for this endpoint:

Collection Predefined Custom
absence-definitions @absence-code Supported
absence-groups Not available Supported

Caution

There are some restrictions on the characters allowed in URL requests. See the fetching resources page for more information.

Error responses

Status Condition
400 Invalid external reference key or value
401 Missing or invalid access token, or insufficient scope
404 Absence definition with the given ID or external reference does not exist

Examples

Retrieving an absence definition by internal ID

Example with internal ID 9:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absence-definitions/9

Retrieving an absence definition by external reference

Example with absence code O200:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absence-definitions/O200?externalReferences=(absence-definitions,@absence-code)

With custom external reference

Example with custom external reference 123:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absence-definitions/123?externalReferences=(absence-definitions,customAbsenceCode)