Workday Tracking System Shifts API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Workday Absence Management Accruals Shifts API
  description: Track employee attendance, absences, leave requests, and time off balances in the Workday platform. Supports entering time off, requesting leave of absence, managing accrual balances, and processing return-from-leave events.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Workday Developer Support
    url: https://developer.workday.com
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-03'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/absence-management/v1
  description: Workday tenant-specific Absence Management REST API
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: your-tenant
      description: Your Workday tenant identifier
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Shifts
  description: Operations for managing schedule shifts
paths:
  /scheduleShifts:
    get:
      operationId: listScheduleShifts
      summary: List Schedule Shifts
      description: Returns shift information for specified scheduling organizations.
      tags:
      - Shifts
      parameters:
      - name: organizationId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by scheduling organization ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startDate
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Start date for shift retrieval (YYYY-MM-DD)
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: endDate
        in: query
        required: false
        description: End date for shift retrieval (YYYY-MM-DD)
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of records to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Offset for pagination
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Schedule shifts retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShiftsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createScheduleShift
      summary: Create Schedule Shift
      description: Creates a new schedule shift for a worker or position.
      tags:
      - Shifts
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShiftInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Schedule shift created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShift'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /scheduleShifts/{shiftId}:
    get:
      operationId: getScheduleShift
      summary: Get Schedule Shift
      description: Returns a specific schedule shift by ID.
      tags:
      - Shifts
      parameters:
      - name: shiftId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the schedule shift
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Schedule shift retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShift'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateScheduleShift
      summary: Update Schedule Shift
      description: Updates an existing schedule shift.
      tags:
      - Shifts
      parameters:
      - name: shiftId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the schedule shift
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShiftInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Schedule shift updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShift'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteScheduleShift
      summary: Delete Schedule Shift
      description: Deletes a schedule shift.
      tags:
      - Shifts
      parameters:
      - name: shiftId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the schedule shift
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Schedule shift deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ScheduleShiftsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paginated list of schedule shifts
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
        offset:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScheduleShift'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              field:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
    ScheduleShiftInput:
      type: object
      description: Input for creating or updating a schedule shift
      properties:
        workerId:
          type: string
          description: Worker ID to assign to the shift
        organizationId:
          type: string
          description: Scheduling organization ID
        shiftDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date of the shift
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift start time
        endTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift end time
        shiftType:
          type: string
          description: Type of shift
          enum:
          - Regular
          - Overtime
          - OnCall
          - Split
          default: Regular
        notes:
          type: string
          description: Optional notes
      required:
      - workerId
      - shiftDate
      - startTime
      - endTime
    ScheduleShift:
      type: object
      description: A schedule shift assigned to a worker or position
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique Workday ID of the shift
        workerId:
          type: string
          description: Worker assigned to this shift
        organizationId:
          type: string
          description: Scheduling organization ID
        shiftDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date of the shift
          example: '2026-05-05'
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift start time
          example: 08:00:00
        endTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift end time
          example: '16:00:00'
        hours:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Scheduled hours for the shift
          example: 8.0
        shiftType:
          type: string
          description: Type of shift
          enum:
          - Regular
          - Overtime
          - OnCall
          - Split
          example: Regular
        status:
          type: string
          description: Shift status
          enum:
          - Scheduled
          - Confirmed
          - Cancelled
          - Completed
        notes:
          type: string
          description: Optional shift notes
      required:
      - workerId
      - shiftDate
      - startTime
      - endTime
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication