Absences

Create a new Absence

Creates a new absence in your Papershift account

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences

Method

POST

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	String	required
absence_type_id	Integer	required
absence_type_external_id	String	required if absence_type_id is not set
user_id	Integer	required
user_external_id	String	required if user_id is not set
starts_at	String (use ISO)	required
ends_at	String (use ISO)	required
time_zone	String	optional (but recommended)
full_day	Boolean	optional
external_id	String	optional
force_calc_custom_hours	Boolean	optional
paid_hours	Float	required if force_calc_custom_hours is true
vacation_days	Float	required if force_calc_custom_hours is true

Information

Creating absences requires a valid absence type and user within the
authorized Enterprise. You either get these through the external ID
you simply set by yourself or the record’s ID from the database.

Example

{
	"api_token":"U6H2QWD6UWsI8sgs6TyvoK1E6HdliuTL2LgniO18",
	"absence":{
		"absence_type_external_id":"Urlaub-001",
		"absence_type_id":2,
		"user_external_id":"User-001",
		"user_id":1,
		"starts_at":"2022-10-31T08:30:00+01:00",
		"ends_at":"2022-10-31T17:30:00+01:00",
		"time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
		"full_day":false,
		"external_id":"Absence-001"
	}
}

function createAbsence() {
        var params = {
          "api_token":  "rJkAk7Bzm5uDipfJY9aZtWhHxfsz06oO5ggJyvI7",
          "absence": {
            "absence_type_external_id": "Urlaub-001",
            "user_external_id":         "User-001",
            "starts_at":                "2022-10-31T08:30:00+01:00",
            "ends_at":                  "2022-10-31T17:30:00+01:00",
            "time_zone":								"Europe/Berlin",
            "full_day":                 false,
            "external_id":              "Absence-001"
          }
        };
  
        $.ajax({
          url: "https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences",
          type: 'POST',
          dataType: 'json',
          data: JSON.stringify(params),
          complete: function (data) {
            console.log(data.responseText);
          }
        });
      }

{
   "absence_type_id":16114,
   "confirm":null,
   "confirmed_at":null,
   "confirmed_by":null,
   "created_at":"2022-10-21T12:07:34Z",
   "created_by":null,
   "ends_at":"2022-10-31T17:30:00Z",
   "external_id":"Absence-001",
   "force_calc_custom_hours":false,
   "full_day":false,
   "id":29971,
   "note":null,
   "paid_hours":0,
   "starts_at":"2022-10-31T08:30:00Z",
   "time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
   "title":"Urlaub",
   "updated_at":"2022-10-21T12:07:34Z",
   "user_id":1,
   "vacation_days":0
}

Update an existing Absence

Update an absence in your Papershift account

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences

Method

PUT

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	String	required
id	Integer	required
external_id	String	required if id is not set
starts_at	String (use ISO)	required
ends_at	String (use ISO)	required
time_zone	String	optional (but recommended)
full_day	Boolean	optional
force_calc_custom_hours	Boolean	optional
paid_hours	Float	required if force_calc_custom_hours is true
vacation_days	Float	required if force_calc_custom_hours is true

Information

Updating an existing absence requires finding the specific record
in the database. This can be achieved via the absence’s external ID
or record ID.

Example

{
   "api_token":"U6H2QWD6UWsI8sgs6TyvoK1E6HdliuTL2LgniO18",
   "absence":{
      "external_id":"Absence-001",
      "id":29971,
      "starts_at":"2022-10-31T08:15:00+01:00",
      "ends_at":"2022-10-31T17:45:00+01:00",
      "time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
      "full_day":false
   }
}

function updateAbsence() {
        var params = {
          "api_token":  "rJkAk7Bzm5uDipfJY9aZtWhHxfsz06oO5ggJyvI7",
          "absence": {
            "external_id":  "Absence-001",
            "id":           29971,
            "starts_at":    "2022-10-31T08:15:00+01:00",
            "ends_at":      "2022-10-31T17:45:00+01:00",
            "time_zone": 		"Europe/Berlin",
            "full_day":     false
          }
        };
  
        $.ajax({
          url: "https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences",
          type: 'PUT',
          dataType: 'json',
          data: JSON.stringify(params),
          complete: function (data) {
            console.log(data.responseText);
          }
        });
      }

{
   "absence_type_id":16114,
   "confirm":null,
   "confirmed_at":null,
   "confirmed_by":null,
   "created_at":"2022-10-21T12:07:34Z",
   "created_by":null,
   "ends_at":"2022-10-31T17:45:00Z",
   "external_id":"Absence-001",
   "force_calc_custom_hours":false,
   "full_day":false,
   "id":29971,
   "note":null,
   "paid_hours":0,
   "starts_at":"2022-10-31T08:15:00Z",
   "time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
   "title":"Urlaub",
   "updated_at":"2022-10-21T15:36:34Z",
   "user_id":1,
   "vacation_days":0
}

Get Absence by ID

Get absence by its ID or external ID

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences

Method

GET

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	string	required
id	integer	required
external_id	string	required if id not set

Example

{
   "api_token":"XXXX",
   "id":873225
}

{
	"absence_type_id":186571,
	"charge_days_job_status":"success",
	"confirm_message":null,
	"confirmed":true,
	"confirmed_at":"2022-03-27T10:44:31+01:00",
	"confirmed_by":141216,
	"created_at":"2022-03-27T10:44:31+01:00",
	"created_by":141216,
	"ends_at":"2022-03-13T23:59:59+01:00",
	"external_id":null,
	"force_calc_custom_hours":false,
	"full_day":true,
	"id":873225,
	"import_id":null,
	"outlook_id":null,
	"paid_hours":8,
	"secure_id":"934443d654c45167e71fbe6dbac2ddff",
	"starts_at":"2022-03-13T00:00:00+01:00",
	"status":"active",
	"time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
	"title":"Weiterbildung Firma",
	"updated_at":"2022-03-27T10:44:31+01:00",
	"user_id":271693,
	"uuid":"b0547997-3090-4014-a84b-fc59313790f9",
	"vacation_days":0,
	"absence_type_external_id":""
}

Get Absence in Range

Response absence(s) between two dates

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences

Method

GET

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	String	required
range_start	String (use ISO)	required
range_end	String (use ISO)	required
user_id	Integer	optional
user_external_id	String	optional
page	Integer	optional

Information

A successful request returns an array of the n-th 25 absences depending
on the page param. You can also pass a user’s external- or record ID
to only query for absences of this specific user.

Example

{
	"api_token":"U6H2QWD6UWsI8sgs6TyvoK1E6HdliuTL2LgniO18",
	"range_start":"2022-10-01",
	"range_end":"2022-10-31",
	"user_external_id":"User-001",
	"user_id":5,
	"page":1
}

function getAbsences() {
        var api_token = "rJkAk7Bzm5uDipfJY9aZtWhHxfsz06oO5ggJyvI7";
        var range_start = "2022-10-01";
        var range_end = "2022-10-31";
  
        $.ajax({
          url: "https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences?api_token=" + api_token + "&range_start=" + range_start + "&range_end=" + range_end,
          type: 'GET',
          dataType: 'json',
          complete: function (data) {
            console.log(data.responseText);
          }
        });
      }

{
	"absences":[
		{
			"absence_type_id":16114,
			"confirm":null,
			"confirmed_at":null,
			"confirmed_by":null,
			"created_at":"2022-10-21T12:07:34Z",
			"created_by":null,
			"ends_at":"2022-10-31T17:45:00Z",
			"external_id":"Absence-001",
			"force_calc_custom_hours":false,
			"full_day":false,
			"id":29971,
			"note":null,
			"paid_hours":0,
			"starts_at":"2022-10-31T08:15:00Z",
			"time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
			"title":"Urlaub",
			"updated_at":"2022-10-21T15:36:34Z",
			"user_id":1,
			"vacation_days":0
		}
	],
	"page_number":1,
	"total_pages":1,
	"next_page":null
}

Confirm/reset/reject an existing Absence

Confirm an existing absence in your Papershift account.

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences/confirm

Method

PUT

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	String	required
id	Integer	required
external_id	String	required if id not set

Information

To confirm an existing absence, it requires finding the specific record
in the database. This can be achieved via the absence’s external ID
or record ID. To reset or reject an absence, just replace "confirm" in the
URL with the necessary action "reset" or "reject".

Example

{
	"api_token":  "U6H2QWD6UWsI8sgs6TyvoK1E6HdliuTL2LgniO18",
	"absence": {
		"external_id": "Absence-001"
	}
}

function confirmAbsence() {
  var params = {
    "api_token":  "rJkAk7Bzm5uDipfJY9aZtWhHxfsz06oO5ggJyvI7",
    "absence": {
      "external_id":  "Absence-001"
    }
  };

  $.ajax({
    url: "https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences/confirm",
    type: 'PUT',
    dataType: 'json',
    data: JSON.stringify(params),
    complete: function (data) {
      console.log(data.responseText);
    }
  });
}

{
	"absence_type_id":1,
	"charge_days_job_status":"success",
	"confirm_message":null,
	"confirmed":null,
	"confirmed_at":"2022-11-14T10:21:43+02:00",
	"confirmed_by":1,
	"created_at":"2022-09-25T10:21:43+02:00",
	"created_by":1,
	"ends_at":"2022-09-15T23:59:59+01:00",
	"external_id":null,
	"force_calc_custom_hours":false,
	"full_day":true,
	"id":319980,
	"outlook_id":null,
	"paid_hours":40,
	"secure_id":"a2d71d879ac29213444b9cfb6e54abd5",
	"starts_at":"2022-09-11T00:00:00+01:00",
	"time_zone":"Europe/Berlin",
	"title":"Urlaub",
	"updated_at":"2022-11-14T13:25:12+01:00",
	"user_id":1,
	"vacation_days":5,
	"absence_type_external_id":"Absence-001"
}

Delete an existing Absence

Delete an existing absence in your Papershift account.

URL

https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences

Method

DELETE

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Required
api_token	String	required
id	Integer	required
external_id	String	required if id not set

Information

Deleting an existing absence requires finding the specific record in the database.
This can be achieved via the absence’s external ID or record ID.

Example

{
	"api_token":"U6H2QWD6UWsI8sgs6TyvoK1E6HdliuTL2LgniO18",
	"absence":{
		"external_id":"Absence-001",
		"id":29971
	}
}

function updateAbsence() {
        var params = {
          "api_token":  "rJkAk7Bzm5uDipfJY9aZtWhHxfsz06oO5ggJyvI7",
          "absence": {
            "external_id":  "Absence-001",
            "id":           29971
          }
        };
  
        $.ajax({
          url: "https://app.papershift.com/public_api/v1/absences",
          type: 'DELETE',
          dataType: 'json',
          data: JSON.stringify(params),
          complete: function (data) {
            console.log(data.responseText);
          }
        });
      }

Response 200 (application/json)