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Planday HR API: Watch Absence Requests, Approve an Absence Request

Workforce scheduling and HR planning for frontline teams. 7 triggers, 18 searches, and 31 actions including Watch Absence Requests.

About this integration

Workforce scheduling and HR planning for frontline teams. Connect it to any workflow without writing code.

You can choose from 7 triggers, 18 search modules and 31 actions. The connection type is oauth authentication.

How to connect

The credential form asks for Application ID.

OAuth asks you to approve revenue:read, revenue:set, and revenue:delete before access is granted.

You’ll be redirected to sign in and approve access — your password is never shared with WEXTL.

Field	Type	Help
Application IDRequired	text	This is your Application ID. To generate this, login to planday and navigate to Settings > Integrations > API Access. When setting application credentials on Planday website, use the following redirect uri: `the Callback URL shown in this connection form`.

Permissions requested

revenue:read
revenue:set
revenue:delete
absence:read
absence:create
employee:read
employee:update
employee:create
department:read
employeegroup:read
employeetype:read
EmployeeReadSkillRead
skill:create
skill:update
skill:delete
punchclockshift:read
punchclockshift:create
shift:read
shift:create
shift:delete
shift:update
shiftposition:read
shiftposition:create
shiftposition:update
shiftposition:delete
shifttype:read
openid
offline_access

Use it in workflow automation

Start with Watch Absence Requests, then add Approve an Absence Request.

The canvas below runs Watch Absence Requests into Approve an Absence Request — watch the video, then drop a node onto the canvas.

Select the Watch Employee Shifts trigger and the workflow fires automatically when the event occurs — no polling required.

Then add Create an Employee as the next node. Branch, filter, or hand off to other integrations from there.

The integration includes 38 ready-made modules for HR work — each run logs its inputs and outputs for debugging.

Planday workflow on the canvas: Watch Employee Shifts then Create an Employee

Planday workflow on the canvas: Watch Employee Shifts then Create an Employee

Triggers, searches and actions

Explore the fields available for each Planday trigger, search, and action — 7 triggers, 18 searchs, and 31 actions.

Triggers

Whenever something changes in the app, one of 7 available triggers can start a run immediately.

Watch Absence Requests
Watch Employees
Watch Employee Shifts
Watch Positions
Watch Revenue

2more triggers

Searches

18 search modules let you query the app mid-run and feed the results to the next step.

Get Absence Requests
Get Account Transactions
Get a Custom Property Attachment Value
Get an Absence Request Draft
Get an Employee

13more searches

Actions

Use 31 action modules to write data back into the app from anywhere in a run.

Approve an Absence Request
Approve a Shift
Assign a Shift
Change an Employee Username
Create a Custom Property Attachment Value

26more actions

Explore the fields available for each Planday trigger, search, and action.

Triggers

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Employee ID	number
Note	text
Absence period	object
Start	text
End	text
Status	text
Requested accounts	array

Output fields

Field	Type
Hired date	date
Deactivation date	date
Security groups	array
Supervisor ID	number
Primary department ID	number
ID	number
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Date time deleted	text
Employee type ID	number
Salary identifier	text
First name	text
Last name	text
User name	text
Cell phone	text
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
Zip	text
City	text
Phone	text

10other output fields

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Description	text

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Name	text
Start date	date
End date	date
Is active	boolean
Department ID	number
Section ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Affect revenue	boolean
Revenue unit ID	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Day schedule ID	number
Revenue unit ID	number
Department ID	number
Turnover	number
Date	date

Output fields

Field	Type
Punch clock shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Status	text
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	text
Comment	text

Output fields

Field	Type
Account ID	number
Type	text
Date	date
Costs	array
External ID	text
Note	text

Searches

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee ID	choice
Status	array
Start Date	date
End Date	date
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Employee ID	number
Note	text
Absence period	object
Start	text
End	text
Status	text
Requested accounts	array

Input fields

Field	Type
Account IDRequired	choice
Date	text
External ID	text
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Account ID	number
Type	text
Date	date
Costs	array
External ID	text
Note	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Custom Property NameRequired	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Start Date	date
End Date	date
Account ID	choice
Absence Type	choice
Employee ID	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Absence request	object
Note	text
Absence type	text
Absence period	object
Registrations	array
Accounts	array

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Special Fields	array

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Hired from	date
Deactivation date	date
Salary identifier	text
Gender	text
Job title	text
Employee type ID	number
Primary department ID	number
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Supervisor employee ID	number
Security groups	array
First name	text
Last name	text
User name	text
Cell phone	text
Cell phone country code	text
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
Zip	text

12other output fields

Input fields

Field	Type
Position IDRequired	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Name	text
Start date	date
End date	date
Is active	boolean
Department ID	number
Section ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Affect revenue	boolean
Revenue unit ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Shift IDRequired	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Punch clock shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Status	text
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Comment	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Is Active	boolean
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Name	text
Start date	date
End date	date
Is active	boolean
Department ID	number
Section ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Affect revenue	boolean
Revenue unit ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Department ID	choice
Employee Group ID	choice
Shift Type ID	choice
Position ID	choice
Employee ID	choice
Shift Status	choice
From Date	date
To Date	date
Created From	date
Created To	date
Modified From	date
Modified To	date
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Punch clock shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Status	text
Date time created	text
Date time modified	text
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Comment	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Punch Clock Shift IDRequired	number
Employee ID	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Punch clocks shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Duration	time

Input fields

Field	Type
Punch Clock Shift IDRequired	number
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Punch clocks shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Duration	time

Input fields

Field	Type
FromRequired	date
ToRequired	date
Department IDs	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Type	text
Title	text
Status	number
Detail	text
Instance	text
Property 1	text
Property 2	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Created From	date
Created To	date
Modified From	date
Modified To	date
Special	array
Include Security Groups	boolean
Search Query	text
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Hired date	date
Deactivation date	date
Security groups	array
Supervisor ID	number
Primary department ID	number
ID	number
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Date time deleted	text
Employee type ID	number
Salary identifier	text
First name	text
Last name	text
User name	text
Cell phone	text
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
Zip	text
City	text
Phone	text

10other output fields

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee ID	choice
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Description	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Department IDsRequired	choice
From DateRequired	date
To DateRequired	date
Shift Status	choice
Return Full Salary for Monthly Paid	boolean
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Shifts payroll	array
Supplements payroll	array
Salaried payroll	array
Currency symbol	text
Currency format string	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Revenue Unit ID	choice
Department ID	choice
From Date	date
To Date	date
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Day schedule ID	number
Revenue unit ID	number
Department ID	number
Turnover	number
Date	date

Input fields

Field	Type
FromRequired	date
ToRequired	date
Department IDs	choice
Employee IDs	choice
Shift Type IDs	choice
Shift Status	choice
Days of Week	array

Output fields

Field	Type
Employee ID	number
Department ID	number
Shift ID	number
Punchclock ID	number
At work start	object
Employee group ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Comment	text
Date	text
Start	text
End	text
Breaks	array
Worked time	object
Employee group ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Comment	text
Date	text
Start	text
End	text
Breaks	array
First approved	object
Employee group ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Comment	text
Date	text
Start	text
End	text
Breaks	array
Approved	object
Employee group ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Comment	text
Date	text
Start	text
End	text
Breaks	array
Current	object
Employee group ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Comment	text
Date	text
Start	text
End	text
Breaks	array
Approved by employee ID	number
Last modified by employee ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Limit	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Skill ID	number
Name	text
Description	text
Is time limited	boolean

Actions

Input fields

Field	Type
Absence Request IDRequired	choice
Existing Shifts	object
ActionRequired	choice
Change	object
Cover Shifts	object
ActionRequired	choice
Reason	text
Notify	boolean

Input fields

Field	Type
Shift IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Shift IDRequired	choice
Employee IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
New UsernameRequired	email

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Custom Property NameRequired	text
AttachmentRequired	text

Input fields

Field	Type
First NameRequired	text
Last NameRequired	text
UsernameRequired	email
DepartmentsRequired	choice
Cell Phone	text
Birth Date	date
SSN	text
Cell Phone Country Code	text
Cell Phone Country ID	number
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
ZIP	text
Phone	text
Phone Country Code	text
Phone Country ID	number
City	text
Email	email
Employee Groups	choice
Hired From	date
Gender	choice

8other input fields

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Hired from	date
Deactivation date	date
Salary identifier	text
Gender	text
Job title	text
Employee type ID	number
Primary department ID	number
Date time created	date
Date time modified	date
Supervisor employee ID	number
Security groups	array
First name	text
Last name	text
User name	text
Cell phone	text
Cell phone country code	text
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
Zip	text

6other output fields

Input fields

Field	Type
Department IDRequired	choice
Employee Group IDRequired	choice
NameRequired	text
Affect RevenueRequired	boolean
Section ID	choice
Color	text
Valid From	date
Valid To	date
Skill IDs	choice
Revenue Unit ID	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Name	text
Start date	date
End date	date
Is active	boolean
Department ID	number
Section ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Affect revenue	boolean
Revenue unit ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Department IDRequired	choice
Allow ConflictsRequired	boolean
Use BreaksRequired	boolean
DateRequired	date
Employee Group IDRequired	choice
Start Time	time
End Time	time
Employee ID	choice
Position ID	choice
Shift Type ID	choice
Default Wage	object
Amount	number
Type	choice
Comment	text
Skill IDs	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Start time	text
End time	text
Default wage	object
Amount	number
Type	text
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Comment	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Is Time LimitedRequired	boolean
NameRequired	text
Description	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Account IDRequired	choice
AmountsRequired	array
External ID	text
Type	choice
Date	text
Note	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Start DateRequired	text
Salary PercentageRequired	number
ID	number
Department ID	choice
Description	text
Revenue	number
Salary Budget	number

Output fields

Field	Type
Type	text
Title	text
Status	number
Detail	text
Instance	text
Property 1	text
Property 2	text

Input fields

Field	Type
TurnoverRequired	number
Revenue Unit IDRequired	choice
DateRequired	text
Description	text

Output fields

Field	Type
Day schedule ID	number
Revenue unit ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Date	date
Reason	text
Keep Shifts	boolean

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Custom Property NameRequired	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Position IDRequired	choice
Replacement Position ID	choice
Delete Option	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
DateRequired	date
Revenue Unit IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Shift IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Skill ID	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Absence Request IDRequired	choice
Reason	text
Notify	boolean

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
URLRequired	text
MethodRequired	choice
Headers	array
Header	object
Query String	array
Parameter	object
Body	text

Output fields

Field	Type
Body	text
Headers	object
Status code	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Comment	text
Departments	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice

Input fields

Field	Type
Punch Clock Shift IDRequired	number
Employee IDRequired	choice
Start Date Time	date

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Punch clocks shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Duration	time

Input fields

Field	Type
Punch Clock Shift IDRequired	number
Employee IDRequired	choice
End Date and TimeRequired	date

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Punch clocks shift ID	number
Start date time	date
End date time	date
Duration	time

Input fields

Field	Type
Absence PeriodRequired	object
Start	text
End	text
RegistrationsRequired	array
Note	text
Absence Type	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
ID	number
Status	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Custom Property NameRequired	text
AttachmentRequired	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Employee IDRequired	choice
Use Validation	boolean
First Name	text
Last Name	text
Username	email
Departments	choice
Cell Phone	text
Birth Date	date
SSN	text
Cell Phone Country Code	text
Cell Phone Country ID	number
Street 1	text
Street 2	text
ZIP	text
Phone	text
Phone Country Code	text
Phone Country ID	number
City	text
Email	email
Employee Groups	choice

10other input fields

Input fields

Field	Type
Position IDRequired	choice
NameRequired	text
Affect RevenueRequired	boolean
Section ID	choice
Color	text
Valid From	date
Valid To	date
Skill IDs	choice
Revenue Unit ID	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Name	text
Start date	date
End date	date
Is active	boolean
Department ID	number
Section ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Affect revenue	boolean
Revenue unit ID	number

Input fields

Field	Type
Shift IDRequired	choice
Allow ConflictsRequired	boolean
Use BreaksRequired	boolean
DateRequired	date
Employee Group IDRequired	choice
Start Time	time
End Time	time
Employee ID	choice
Position ID	choice
Shift Type ID	choice
Default Wage	object
Amount	number
Type	choice
Comment	text
Skill IDs	choice

Output fields

Field	Type
Start time	text
End time	text
Default wage	object
Amount	number
Type	text
Skill ids	array
ID	number
Department ID	number
Employee ID	number
Employee group ID	number
Position ID	number
Shift type ID	number
Date	date
Comment	text

Input fields

Field	Type
Skill ID	choice
NameRequired	text
Is Time LimitedRequired	boolean
Description	text