---
title: "Create eAU Request"
method: POST
path: "/custom/datev/employees/{employee_id}/eau-requests"
tags: ["Custom Endpoints"]
---

# Create eAU Request

`POST /custom/datev/employees/{employee_id}/eau-requests`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kombo.dev/v1`
- URL: `https://api.kombo.dev/v1/custom/datev/employees/{employee_id}/eau-requests`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/kombo/apis/kombo-api/docs/custom/datev/employees/:employee_id/eau-requests/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create a request for an electronic certificate of incapacity for work (eAU).

<Note>
  This endpoint requires the permission **Manage eAU** to be enabled in [your scope config](/scopes).
</Note>

### Example Request Body

```json
{
  "start_work_incapacity": "2022-01-01"
}
```

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required: ID of the employee that should be updated. You can use their Kombo `id` or their ID in the remote system by prefixing it with `remote:` (e.g., `remote:12312`)

## Headers

- `X-Integration-Id` string, required

## Request body

- PostCustomDatevEmployeesEmployeeIdEauRequestsRequestBody: The data to request an electronic certificate of incapacity for work (eAU).
  - `start_work_incapacity` string, required: Date "start_work_incapacity" from the original eAU-Request.
  - `notification` object
    - `email` string, required: This is the email address that should be notified as soon as a feedback is received.
  - `contact_person` object: The data-section for the contact person which is responsible for feedback from the health insurance.
    - `gender` 'M' | 'W' | 'X' | 'D', required
    - `name` string, required
    - `telephone` string, required
    - `fax` string, required
    - `email` string, required
    - `company_name` string, required
    - `postal_code` string, required
    - `city` string, required
    - `street` string, required
    - `house_number` string, required

## Response `200`

POST /custom/datev/employees/:employee_id/eau-requests Positive response

- PostCustomDatevEmployeesEmployeeIdEauRequestsPositiveResponse
  - `status` 'success', required
  - `data` object, required
    - `eau_id` string, required
  - `warnings` object[], required: These are the interaction warnings that are shown in the dashboard. They are meant to provide debug information to you. We recommend logging them to the console.
    - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `default`: The standard error response with just the platform error codes.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `d0e06abf1118`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kombo/apis/kombo-api/changes/custom/datev/employees/:employee_id/eau-requests/post.md)

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