AbsenceDays5

AbsenceReasons6

Absences7

Adoptions2

BankDetails5

Benefits6

Calendar1

EmergencyContacts5

Employees13

Entitlements2

Hierarchy4

Jobs5

Maternities2

Paternities2

Positions4

PublicHolidays3

UserDefinedFields3

UserDefinedFieldSchemas2

WorkingPatternComponents3

WorkingPatternOverride1

WorkingPatternOverrideComponents5

WorkingPatterns2

Absences

Update an Absence referenced by ID.

Changed on Nov 10, 2026

<br /> This API request method is currently in beta testing. <br /> To gain access to use this method, please contact <a href='mailto:hrapi@iris.co.uk'>hrapi@iris.co.uk</a>.

put/attendance/absences/{id}

Request

Base URL
https://api.iris.co.uk/hr/v2
Auth
OAuth 2
Client credentials
Token URLhttps://api.iris.co.uk/oauth2/v1/token
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/hrapi/apis/hr-api/docs/attendance/absences/:id/put.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Path parameters

idstring required

The ID of the Absence to update.

Query parameters

autoGenerateDaysBasedOnWorkingPatternboolean

Recreate the Absence Days automatically based on the Employee's Working Pattern.

Request body

AbsenceReasonIdstring required

The Absence Reason ID.

Must exist in the Attendance Absence Reasons Service.

When updating the Absende Reason Parent Id cannot change.

Narrativestring nullable

The Narrative relating to the Attendance.

Cascade Source:

[EmployeeAttendance].[Narrative] if Absence Reason is not Shared Parental Leave

'Shared Parental Leave - ' + [EmployeeSharedParentalLeave].[LeaveType] + ' - ' + [EmployeeSharedParentalLeave].[WhoseLeaveIsIt] if Absence Reason is Shared Parental Leave

StartDatestring date-time nullable

The Start Date of the Attendance.

Cascade Source:

[EmployeeAttendance].[StartDate] if Absence Reason is not Shared Parental Leave

[EmployeeSharedParentalLeave].[LeaveStartDate] if Absence Reason is Shared Parental Leave

EndDatestring date-time nullable

The End Date of the Attendance.

Cascade Source:

[EmployeeAttendance].[EndDate] if Absence Reason is not Shared Parental Leave

Null if Opened Ended - Cascade Source: [EmployeeAttendance].[OpenEnded]

[EmployeeSharedParentalLeave].[LeaveEndDate] if Absence Reason is Shared Parental Leave

Response

No Content

Changes

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Operation history (4 revisions)

Update an Absence referenced by ID.

Request

Path parameters

Query parameters

Request body

Response 204No Content

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