Breathe HR REST API

JSON REST API for managing employees, absences, holidays, sick leaves, accounts, and related HR records inside Breathe. Calls require an X-API-KEY header containing the account-level token generated from the Breathe admin under Configure > API Settings.

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/rest-api"
All apis
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: breathe-hr:rest-api
name: Breathe HR REST API
description: JSON REST API for managing employees, absences, holidays, sick leaves, accounts, and related
  HR records inside Breathe. Calls require an X-API-KEY header containing the account-level token generated
  from the Breathe admin under Configure > API Settings.
humanURL: https://developer.breathehr.com/
baseURL: https://api.breathehr.com/v1
tags:
- HR
- Employees
- Absences
- Holidays
- Account
tags_raw:
- HR
- Employees
- Absences
- Holidays
- Accounts
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.breathehr.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.breathehr.com/documentation/getting_started
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.breathehr.com/documentation/authenticating
- type: Sandbox Base URL
  url: https://api.sandbox.breathehr.com/v1