---
title: "Get a time off policy"
method: GET
path: "/api/business/{businessId}/time-off-policy/{timeOffPolicyId}"
tags: ["Time Off Policy"]
---

# Get a time off policy

`GET /api/business/{businessId}/time-off-policy/{timeOffPolicyId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://api-gateway-eu.phorest.com/third-party-api-server`
- URL: `http://api-gateway-eu.phorest.com/third-party-api-server/api/business/{businessId}/time-off-policy/{timeOffPolicyId}`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/phorest/apis/third-party-api/docs/api/business/:businessId/time-off-policy/:timeOffPolicyId/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Get a single time off policy by id. Archived policies are returned too.

## Path parameters

- `businessId` string, required
- `timeOffPolicyId` string, required

## Response `200`

Time off policy found

- TimeOffPolicy: A business-defined type of time off (e.g. Holidays, Sick Leave, Parental Leave) that staff time off is rostered against
  - `timeOffPolicyId` string: Time off policy ID
  - `name` string: Name of the time off policy as shown in Phorest
  - `description` string: Optional description of the time off policy
  - `policyType` 'PAID_LEAVE' | 'SICK_LEAVE' | 'UNPAID_LEAVE': Category of the time off policy
  - `paid` boolean: Whether time off under this policy is paid. PAID_LEAVE and SICK_LEAVE are paid, UNPAID_LEAVE is not
  - `archived` boolean: Whether the time off policy has been archived. Archived policies can still be referenced by previously rostered time off

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Business or time off policy with the specified ids don't exist
- `429`: Request rate limit exceeded. Current limit set to 100 rps.
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `beea6ef29634`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/phorest/apis/third-party-api/changes/api/business/:businessId/time-off-policy/:timeOffPolicyId/get.md)

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