# Absence.io

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/absence-io/  
**APIs profiled:** 7

Absence.io is an innovative and efficient leave management software that simplifies the process of tracking and managing employee absences. It provides a centralized platform for both employees and managers to easily request, approve, and track time-off requests. Absence.io helps streamline communication and ensure transparency within an organization by providing real-time updates on employee availability and leave balances. The REST API v2 allows integration with absences, users, allowances, departments, locations, reason types, and timespans using Hawk authentication.

## Kin Score — 31.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.4 from 31.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 31.5 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 41.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (7)

- **Absence.io Absences API** — Operations for managing employee absence records.
- **Absence.io Allowances API** — Operations for managing employee leave allowances and balances.
- **Absence.io Departments API** — Operations for retrieving organizational department information.
- **Absence.io Locations API** — Operations for retrieving office location information.
- **Absence.io Reason Types API** — Operations for retrieving absence reason type definitions.
- **Absence.io Timespans API** — Operations for retrieving working time configurations.
- **Absence.io Users API** — Operations for retrieving user/employee information.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Absence Io Agentic Access** — 12 operations · 10 acting

## Security (2)

- **Absence Io Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Absence Io Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Absence Io Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **ERP Integration** — Integrate absence data with ERP systems to automatically reflect employee availability and costs.
- **HRIS Sync** — Sync employee records between Absence.io and HR information systems to maintain a single source of truth.
- **Payroll Processing** — Use absence and allowance data to calculate accurate payroll deductions and entitlements.
- **Capacity Planning** — Query team absence data to plan project staffing and identify scheduling conflicts.
- **Absence Reporting** — Generate custom reports on absence patterns, allowance usage, and team availability.
- **Custom Dashboards** — Pull absence and allowance data into custom HR dashboards and analytics tools.

## Tags

Absences, Employees, Leave Management, HR

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/absence-io/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.