Workday Tracking System Work Schedules API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Workday Absence Management Accruals Work Schedules 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: Work Schedules
  description: Operations for assigning and managing work schedules
paths:
  /workers/{workerId}/workSchedule:
    get:
      operationId: getWorkSchedule
      summary: Get Work Schedule
      description: Returns the current work schedule assignment for a worker.
      tags:
      - Work Schedules
      parameters:
      - name: workerId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the worker
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asOfDate
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Retrieve schedule effective as of this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Work schedule retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkSchedule'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: assignWorkSchedule
      summary: Assign Work Schedule
      description: Imports work schedule assignments. Supports work schedule calendar assignments and assignments based on patterns specific to a worker.
      tags:
      - Work Schedules
      parameters:
      - name: workerId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the worker
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkScheduleAssignment'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Work schedule assigned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkSchedule'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    WorkSchedule:
      type: object
      description: A worker's work schedule assignment
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique ID of the schedule assignment
        workerId:
          type: string
          description: Workday ID of the worker
        scheduleName:
          type: string
          description: Name of the assigned work schedule
          example: Standard 5-Day Week
        scheduleType:
          type: string
          description: Type of schedule
          enum:
          - Fixed
          - Flexible
          - Rotating
        effectiveDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date the schedule assignment takes effect
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date the schedule assignment ends (optional)
        hoursPerWeek:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Scheduled hours per week
          example: 40.0
        shifts:
          type: array
          description: Daily shift schedule
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shift'
      required:
      - workerId
      - scheduleName
      - effectiveDate
    WorkScheduleAssignment:
      type: object
      description: Input for assigning a work schedule to a worker
      properties:
        scheduleId:
          type: string
          description: Workday ID of the schedule to assign
          example: sch_standard_5day
        effectiveDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date the assignment becomes effective
          example: '2026-05-01'
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Optional end date for the assignment
      required:
      - scheduleId
      - effectiveDate
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
          example: INVALID_REQUEST
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: The request is missing required fields
        details:
          type: array
          description: Additional error details
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              field:
                type: string
                description: Field that caused the error
              message:
                type: string
                description: Field-level error message
    Shift:
      type: object
      description: A single shift within a work schedule
      properties:
        dayOfWeek:
          type: string
          description: Day of the week for this shift
          enum:
          - Monday
          - Tuesday
          - Wednesday
          - Thursday
          - Friday
          - Saturday
          - Sunday
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift start time (HH:MM:SS)
          example: 09:00:00
        endTime:
          type: string
          format: time
          description: Shift end time (HH:MM:SS)
          example: '17:00:00'
        hours:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Total hours for this shift
          example: 8.0
  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'
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication