Create an absence request

Create an absence request for the authenticated company (resolved from the API key, never from the payload).

employee_id (UUID v7) is required — an API key acts as a system, so the target employee must be given.
absence_type_id (UUID v7) and the start_date/end_date range (YYYY-MM-DD, end on or after start) are required; note is optional.
The requested amount is computed in working days minus the applicable public holidays.
If the absence type does not require approval it is auto-approved and consumes the balance.
Returns the created request with its generated id (UUID v7).

Client-generated opaque key (up to 255 characters; UUID v7 recommended) that makes retries safe: the first response is cached and replayed for repeats without re-executing the mutation. Reusing a key with a different body returns 409 idempotency_key_reused. See the Idempotency guide.

Length1 <= length <= 255

Factuarea-Version?string

Pin the API version (YYYY-MM-DD, Stripe-style date versioning) for this request; omit to use the key's pinned version, or the latest if none. Unsupported version → 400 unsupported_api_version; malformed → 400 parameter_invalid_format. The effective version is echoed in the Factuarea-Version response header. See the Versioning guide.

Formatdate

X-Active-Profile?string

Operate on behalf of a child company (gestoría master key): pass its public id (UUID v7) and the request runs against that child's data without changing the key's scope, tier or environment (omit to use the key's own company). Invalid UUID → 400 parameter_invalid_uuid; unknown or non-owned id → 404 profile_not_found. See the Acting on behalf guide.

Formatuuid

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

employee_id*string

Employee ID (UUID v7) requesting the absence.

Formatuuid

absence_type_id*string

Requested absence type ID (UUID v7).

Formatuuid

start_date*string

Absence start date, in Y-m-d.

Formatdate

end_date*string

Absence end date, in Y-m-d, equal to or after the start.

Formatdate

note?|

Optional note for the request.

Lengthlength <= 1000

Response Body

`application/json`

Request example

const apiKey = process.env.FACTUAREA_API_KEY;if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FACTUAREA_API_KEY");const response = await fetch("https://api.factuarea.com/v1/absence-requests", {  method: "POST",  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`, ...{"Accept":"application/json","Content-Type":"application/json","Idempotency-Key":"erp-2026-public-api-v1-absence-requests-create"} },  body: JSON.stringify({  "employee_id": "01931b3e-7c4a-7f2e-9a8b-3c5d6e7f8b01",  "absence_type_id": "01931b3e-7c4a-7f2e-9a8b-3c5d6e7f8b30",  "start_date": "2026-08-01",  "end_date": "2026-08-15",  "note": "Vacaciones de verano."}),});if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());if (response.status !== 204) console.log(await response.json());

Response example

{
  "data": {
    "id": "01933a32-e287-7193-9fa0-7a8b9c0d1e01",
    "object": "absence_request",
    "employee_id": "01933a1f-8c21-7b3d-9e4f-1a2b3c4d5e01",
    "absence_type_id": "01933a30-c065-7f71-9d8e-5e6f7a8b9c01",
    "absence_type_name": "Vacaciones",
    "color": "#2563EB",
    "status": "pending",
    "start_date": "2026-08-03",
    "end_date": "2026-08-14",
    "day_amount": "10.00",
    "measurement_unit": "days",
    "note": "Vacaciones de verano.",
    "reviewer_user_id": null,
    "review_note": null,
    "reviewed_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-06-18T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "code": "missing_api_key",
    "message": "Falta header Authorization o X-API-Key.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#missing_api_key",
    "request_id": "req_0c8933c9b149892553e3b5934d"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "Esta operación requiere el scope 'absences:write'. Tu API key solo tiene los scopes: ninguno.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#insufficient_scope",
    "request_id": "req_488768f3565291e3af66a0d88c"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "idempotency_error",
    "code": "idempotency_key_reused",
    "message": "Esa `Idempotency-Key` ya se usó con un payload distinto. La clave identifica una operación concreta, así que reutilizarla para otra vaciaría de sentido el replay.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#idempotency_key_reused",
    "request_id": "req_fd65699383df6106665161e0ad"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "code": "invalid_param_value",
    "message": "El campo employee_id es obligatorio.",
    "param": "employee_id",
    "errors": [
      {
        "param": "employee_id",
        "code": "parameter_missing",
        "message": "El campo employee_id es obligatorio."
      }
    ],
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#invalid_param_value",
    "request_id": "req_d473cda8c9149b107cc1f77d41"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "rate_limit_error",
    "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
    "message": "Has excedido el límite de requests permitido. Reintenta más tarde.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#rate_limit_exceeded",
    "request_id": "req_f30c6393a4b2b319422c5c8168"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "api_error",
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "Algo se rompió en nuestro lado al procesar la petición. La condición no la provoca tu payload.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.factuarea.com/guides/errors#internal_error",
    "request_id": "req_a0eaf83fd09e16207388763af2"
  }
}

Create an absence request

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