Retrieve an absence

Returns a single absence by its internal ID.

Tip

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

Endpoint details

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absences/{id}

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

URL parameters

Parameter Description
{id} The internal ID of the absence.

Response properties

Field Type Required Writable Description
changeVersion string Read-only Property to indicate the order of changes.
id integer Read-only Unique identifier for the absence instance.
person.id integer Read-only Internal ID of the person for whom the absence is registered.
resultingAbsenceDefinition.id integer Read-only Internal ID of the resulting absence definition.
requestedAbsenceDefinition.id integer Read-only Internal ID of the originally requested absence definition.
shiftDefinition.id integer Read-only Internal ID of the shift definition for the absence.
date string Read-only Date of the absence (YYYY-MM-DD).
startTimeInMinutes integer Read-only Start time of the absence in minutes since midnight.
durationInMinutes integer Read-only Duration of the absence in minutes.
calculatedDurationInMinutes integer Read-only Calculated duration of the absence in minutes.
dayPart string Read-only Part of the day the absence applies to (Unknown, First, Second).
request.id string Read-only ID of the related absence request, formatted as {TenantId}-{PersonId}-{RequestId}.
status string Read-only How the absence was registered (Unknown, Manual, Auto, BeginOpen, Open, Terminal, Calendar).
approvalLevel string Read-only Approval status (Unknown, AwaitingApproval, Approved, NotApproved, NotApprovedByPriorities, NotApprovedByCalculations).
isLocked boolean Read-only Indicates if the absence is locked and cannot be changed.
periodType string Read-only Type of period the absence applies to (Unknown, Day, Week, PayPeriod).

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
people @badge-number, @employee-number Supported
shift-definitions @shift-code Supported
absence-definitions @absence-code 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
401 Missing or invalid access token, or insufficient scope
404 Absence with the given ID does not exist

Examples

Retrieving an absence

Example with an absence ID 905165:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absences/905165

With external reference

Example with external reference for the absence definition:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/absences/905165?externalReferences=(absence-definitions,@absence-code)