When I Work Availabilities API

Set your availability preferences to let your employer know when you prefer to work and when you prefer not to work. For more information about using Availabilities, visit the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/setting-your-availability-computer/).

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OpenAPI Specification

when-i-work-availabilities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: When I Work API Documentation Accounts Availabilities API
  description: 'The When I Work API is thorough, flexible, and restful. Its methods are logically grouped and follow standard conventions. Make a selection from the left to jump to the method group you would like to know more about.


    When designing your integration, When I Work recommends leveraging our Webhooks subscriptions if you plan to regularly pull data to sync records in your data store. This may be preferable to using our API for tasks like staying up to date about shifts or time entries in your account. Frequent large API requests may run into rate limitations.

    Find out more about Webhooks at our [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/webhooks-reference/) or contact our [Customer Care team](mailto:support@wheniwork.com) for assistance.


    For more information about obtaining an API key, or general API questions, please refer to the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/api-services-reference-guide/).

    '
servers:
- url: https://api.wheniwork.com
  description: Production
security:
- W-Token: []
tags:
- name: Availabilities
  description: 'Set your availability preferences to let your employer know when you prefer to work and when you prefer not to work.


    For more information about using Availabilities, visit the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/setting-your-availability-computer/).

    '
paths:
  /2/availabilityevents:
    get:
      summary: List Availability Events
      description: Get a list of availability events based on a set of filters. Requests date ranges will include events with recurrence patterns within the date range. Requests will be submitted with the supplied date range and the response will be in the requesting users timezone.
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      parameters:
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: The start of the filter range. Defaults to "now"
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: end
        in: query
        description: The end of the filter range. Defaults to "two weeks from now"
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: user_id
        in: query
        description: The optional User ID who's events you wish to fetch. If omitted, uses the calling user's ID
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: include_all
        in: query
        description: Whether to include all availability data instead of just the requestor's. Only valid for managers
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  availabilityevents:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
    post:
      summary: Create Availability Event
      description: Create an availability preference
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/AvailabilityEventRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  availabilityevent:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
  /2/availabilityevents/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get Availability Event
      description: Get a single availability event by ID
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the event
        schema:
          type: integer
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  availabilityevent:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
    put:
      summary: Update Availability Event
      description: Update an existing availability preference
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the shift
        schema:
          type: integer
        required: true
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/AvailabilityEventRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid. The new preference and (potentially) the edited original preference
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  availabilityevents:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
    delete:
      summary: Delete Availability Event
      description: Delete an existing event when no longer needed. This operation cannot be undone.
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the event
        schema:
          type: integer
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
  /2/availabilityevents/{id}/exceptions:
    post:
      summary: Create Availability Event Exception
      description: Create a standalone availability preference in the middle of a recurring series
      tags:
      - Availabilities
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
        description: The new event. Uses the new event's start time to update the existing series.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Valid. The new preference and the edited original preference
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  availabilityevents:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
components:
  requestBodies:
    AvailabilityEventRequest:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityEvent'
  schemas:
    AvailabilityEvent:
      type: object
      required:
      - start_time
      - type
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
          example: 10000
        account_id:
          type: integer
          example: 10000
        user_id:
          type: integer
          example: 10000
        login_id:
          type: string
          example: '10000'
        type:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          enum:
          - 1
          - 2
          description: Type code. 1 for "unavailable", 2 for "preferred"
        start_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: Thu, 06 Mar 2016 21:12:14 -0600
          description: Start time of the event. Must be no more than 24 hours in the past
        end_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: Thu, 06 Mar 2016 21:12:14 -0600
          description: End time of the event. If "all_day" is sent and true, this field is optional
        all_day:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        notes:
          type: string
          example: No evenings in March
          description: Maximum of 160 characters
        recurrence:
          type: string
          example: FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=5;BYMONTH=1,2,3
          description: Recurrence rule. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545
        recurrence_end:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
          example: Thu, 06 Mar 2016 21:12:14 -0600
          description: End date of the recurring series. Null for "does not repeat" or "repeats infinitely"
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: Thu, 06 Mar 2016 21:12:14 -0600
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: Thu, 06 Mar 2016 22:17:14 -0600
  securitySchemes:
    W-Token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JSON Web Token
      description: "Authentication with When I Work is based on a token model using [JSON Web Tokens](https://jwt.io/). First, you authenticate using a private developer key and the username and password of a When I Work user. Your developer key can be used like the following in the headers.\n```\ncurl -X POST \\\n  https://api.login.wheniwork.com/login \\\n  -H 'W-Key: <INSERT_DEVELOPER_KEY_HERE>' \\\n  -H 'content-type: application/json' \\\n  -d '{\"email\":\"<INSERT_USERNAME_HERE>\",\"password\":\"<INSERT_PASSWORD_HERE>\"}'\n```\n\nAuthenticating returns back a person object containing a token that is used to authenticate all future requests. You can now use this token to fetch all the users tied to your person. The token may be included in the headers, as a cookie, or in the query string using the key ‘W-Token’ or ‘Authorization’. If the authenticated user belongs to more than one Workplace you will need to get the User listing to obtain the user-id value\n```\ncurl -X GET \\\n  'https://api.wheniwork.com/2/login?show_pending=true' \\\n  -H 'Host: api.wheniwork.com' \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <INSERT_TOKEN_HERE>'\n```\n\nThe response will also include a listing of the user objects related to the person for each associated When I Work account. You can use the user ID to set the context for which account you will be acting upon by providing a When I Work user ID through the ‘W-UserID’ header.\n```\ncurl -X GET \\\n  https://api.wheniwork.com/2/users \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <INSERT TOKEN HERE>' \\\n  -H 'W-UserId: <INSERT_USER_ID_HERE>'\n```\nWhen I Work protects our application and API with rate limiting thresholds. Rate limiting utilizes thresholds based on rolling windows of time. Typical responses will be 403 level client side errors when encountering these limits. If you suspect you are encountering one of our thresholds please connect with our Customer Care team at support@wheniwork.com.\n\nYou can find additional authentication related API documentation in our [Login Service API docs](https://apidocs.wheniwork.com/external/index.html?repo=login).\n"