Retrieve a request

Returns a single hours to validate request 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/hours-to-validate-requests/{id}

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

URL parameters

Parameter Description
{id} The internal ID (GUID) of the hours to validate request. External references are not accepted.

Response properties

Field Type Required Writable Description
changeVersion string — Read-only Property to indicate the order of changes.
id string — Read-only Unique identifier (GUID) for the hours to validate request.
person.id integer — Read-only Internal ID of the person the request applies to.
date string — Read-only Date the requested hours are registered on (YYYY-MM-DD).
durations array — Read-only The durations covered by the request.
durations[].id integer — Read-only Identifier of the requested duration.
durations[].startTimeInMinutes integer — Read-only Start time of the requested duration (minutes since midnight, between -1440 and 2880). Omitted when the duration is not bound to a start time.
durations[].endTimeInMinutes integer — Read-only End time of the requested duration (minutes since midnight, between -1440 and 2880). Omitted when the duration is not bound to an end time.
durations[].durationInMinutes integer — Read-only Requested duration, in minutes.
durations[].originalDurationInMinutes integer — Read-only Duration before the request was raised, in minutes.
status string — Read-only Status of the request. Possible values: Uninitialized, Requested, Deleted, Approved, Refused. An approved request results in a validated hours record.
requested.person.id integer — Read-only Internal ID of the person who raised the request. This can differ from person.id.
requested.requestedAt string — Read-only Date and time the request was raised (ISO 8601 format).
isStale boolean — Read-only Indicates that the request is based on hours to validate that have since been recalculated to a different amount. A stale request can no longer be approved or refused, only deleted.
conversation array — Read-only Comments exchanged on the request. Omitted when no comments were made.
conversation[].person.id integer — Read-only Internal ID of the person who made the comment.
conversation[].commentedAt string — Read-only Date and time the comment was made (ISO 8601 format).
conversation[].comment string — Read-only Text of the comment.

Note

The API does not expose who evaluated a request or when it was evaluated.

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

Note

External references are resolved on person, requested.person and conversation[].person.

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 specification
401 Missing or invalid access token, or insufficient scope
404 Hours to validate request with the given ID does not exist

Examples

Retrieving a request by internal ID

Example with internal ID f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/hours-to-validate-requests/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479

{
  "changeVersion": "0001E7C5000098FA0013",
  "id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "person": {
    "id": 123
  },
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "durations": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "startTimeInMinutes": 480,
      "endTimeInMinutes": 720,
      "durationInMinutes": 240,
      "originalDurationInMinutes": 240
    }
  ],
  "status": "Requested",
  "requested": {
    "person": {
      "id": 456
    },
    "requestedAt": "2025-01-16T09:01:01.376+00:00"
  },
  "isStale": false,
  "conversation": [
    {
      "person": {
        "id": 456
      },
      "commentedAt": "2025-01-19T10:25:01.376+00:00",
      "comment": "ad-hoc question"
    }
  ]
}

With external reference for people

Example with the same internal ID and the employee number as an external reference:

GET
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/hours-to-validate-requests/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479?externalReferences=(people,@employee-number)

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