Sesame HR

Sesame HR Absences and Leave API

Vacation and absence calendars, day-off requests, holidays, and leave.

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Business capability
HR Operations Management BC-300.70

Operations 5

GET /vacation-day-off-requests List vacation day-off requests #
POST /vacation-day-off-requests Create vacation day-off request #
POST /vacation-day-off-requests/{id}/accept Accept vacation day-off request #
POST /vacation-day-off-requests/{id}/reject Reject vacation day-off request #
GET /holidays List holidays #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://apidocs.sesametime.com/introduction
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https://apidocs.sesametime.com/

Specifications

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https://artifacts.apis.io/sesame-hr/openapi/sesame-hr-absences-and-leave-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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https://artifacts.apis.io/sesame-hr/collections/sesame-hr.postman_collection.json
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https://artifacts.apis.io/sesame-hr/collections/sesame-hr.opencollection.json
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https://artifacts.apis.io/sesame-hr/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

sesame-hr-absences-and-leave-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sesame HR Public Absences and Leave API
  description: The Sesame Public API (v3) exposes the Sesame HR platform - employees, time tracking (check-in / check-out), work hours, shifts and scheduling, vacations, absences and leave, departments, offices, and the organization chart - over a documented REST interface.
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sesame HR
    url: https://www.sesamehr.com
servers:
- url: https://api-eu1.sesametime.com/core/v3
  description: Sesame Public API v3 (EU region eu1 - default; region is account-specific)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Absences and Leave
  description: Vacation and absence calendars, day-off requests, holidays, and leave.
paths:
  /vacation-day-off-requests:
    get:
      operationId: listVacationDayOffRequests
      tags:
      - Absences and Leave
      summary: List vacation day-off requests
      description: Lists vacation day-off requests, filterable by employee and status.
      parameters:
      - name: employeeId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: status
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - accepted
          - rejected
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of vacation day-off requests.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createVacationDayOffRequest
      tags:
      - Absences and Leave
      summary: Create vacation day-off request
      description: Creates a vacation day-off request for an employee.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequestInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /vacation-day-off-requests/{id}/accept:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    post:
      operationId: acceptVacationDayOffRequest
      tags:
      - Absences and Leave
      summary: Accept vacation day-off request
      description: Approves a pending vacation day-off request.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The accepted request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /vacation-day-off-requests/{id}/reject:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    post:
      operationId: rejectVacationDayOffRequest
      tags:
      - Absences and Leave
      summary: Reject vacation day-off request
      description: Rejects a pending vacation day-off request.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The rejected request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /holidays:
    get:
      operationId: listHolidays
      tags:
      - Absences and Leave
      summary: List holidays
      description: Lists holidays defined across the company's holiday calendars.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of holidays.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                          format: uuid
                        name:
                          type: string
                        date:
                          type: string
                          format: date
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    DayOffRequestInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - employeeId
      - from
      - to
      properties:
        employeeId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        from:
          type: string
          format: date
        to:
          type: string
          format: date
        comment:
          type: string
    DayOffRequest:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DayOffRequestInput'
      - type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          status:
            type: string
            enum:
            - pending
            - accepted
            - rejected
          createdAt:
            type: string
            format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: The request payload failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Bearer token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    Id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The UUID of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Bearer API token generated in the Sesame admin panel under Settings > Integrations > API at app.sesametime.com. Passed as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN`.'