---
title: "Creating one or many Time Off Entries"
method: POST
path: "/time_off_entries"
tags: ["Time Off Entries"]
---

# Creating one or many Time Off Entries

`POST /time_off_entries`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mavenlink.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mavenlink.com/api/v1/time_off_entries`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a single or multiple time off entries for a user. Multiple time off entries can be created for
the same day, in a single request or separate requests. Entries for the same day are combined into one
time off entry. Time off hours cannot exceed the user's possible workday hours for that day.


This endpoint returns structured Time Off Entry objects.
As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array
and will be indexed by ID in the `time_off_entries` top-level JSON key.
Please see our [Response Format](#section/Response-Format) section for more information.

## Query parameters

- `include` string

## Request body

- object
  - `time_off_entry` object
    - `user_id` integer, required: The ID of the user who has requested time off.
    - `hours` number, float, required: The number of hours of time off requested for the day (quarter hour increments recommended).
    - `requested_date` string, date, required: The date for which time off is requested. The date must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
    - `external_reference` object: Typically populated programmatically by a third party system via an integration, this is an optional object that holds data from an external system. It connects objects in an external system with objects in Kantata OX (for example, to connect a Jira issue to a Kantata OX Project).
      - `service_name` string, required: The provider name of the integration. If you are adding multiple external references to the same object, the `service_name` must be unique.
      - `service_model` string, required: The object type of the external object this external reference belongs to.
      - `service_model_ref` string, required: The object ID of the external object this external reference belongs to.
      - `status` string: The status of the integration. Options are `successful`, `pending`, or `failed`.
      - `external_message` string: The message on the external object.
      - `external_link` string: The link to the external object.
      - `external_status` string: The status of the external object in the external system.
      - `locked` boolean: Whether the subject is locked.
  - `time_off_entries` object[]: Multiple time off entries and their attributes in an array.
    - `user_id` integer, required: The ID of the user who has requested time off.
    - `hours` number, float, required: The number of hours of time off requested for the day (quarter hour increments recommended).
    - `requested_date` string, date, required: The date for which time off is requested. The date must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
    - `external_reference` object: Typically populated programmatically by a third party system via an integration, this is an optional object that holds data from an external system. It connects objects in an external system with objects in Kantata OX (for example, to connect a Jira issue to a Kantata OX Project).
      - `service_name` string, required: The provider name of the integration. If you are adding multiple external references to the same object, the `service_name` must be unique.
      - `service_model` string, required: The object type of the external object this external reference belongs to.
      - `service_model_ref` string, required: The object ID of the external object this external reference belongs to.
      - `status` string: The status of the integration. Options are `successful`, `pending`, or `failed`.
      - `external_message` string: The message on the external object.
      - `external_link` string: The link to the external object.
      - `external_status` string: The status of the external object in the external system.
      - `locked` boolean: Whether the subject is locked.

## Response `200`

Time Off Entry has been created.

- object
  - `count` integer
  - `meta` object
    - `count` integer
    - `page_count` integer
    - `page_number` integer
    - `page_size` integer
  - `results` object[]
    - `key` string
    - `id` string
  - `time_off_entries` object
  - `external_references` object
  - `users` object
  - `roles` object

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized request
- `403`: Forbidden request
- `404`: Page Not Found
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `503`: Service is unavailable

---

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