List pending time off requests

Time off requests waiting for approval in your BambooHR inbox, or in the company inbox for admins.

GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/bamboohr/pending-time-off-requests

read

Returns the time off requests in the Time Off Requests section of the inbox that wait for a decision. Scope assigned_to_me lists requests where you are the next approver; assigned_to_company lists every pending request, which only works with admin access. Each request shows the employee, type, dates and the approval step it is on.

Parameters

Parameters: list_pending_time_off_requests
NameTypeDescription
scope string string 'assigned_to_me' or 'assigned_to_company'. Default: assigned_to_me.

Request

cURL
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/bamboohr/pending-time-off-requests \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
Python
result = client.call("bamboohr", "list_pending_time_off_requests")
Node.js
const result = await cotlet.call('bamboohr', 'list_pending_time_off_requests');
CLI
cotlet call bamboohr list_pending_time_off_requests

Example response

JSON

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "request_id": "to_5521",
      "employee_id": "431",
      "employee": "Lena Ortiz",
      "type": "Vacation",
      "start": "2026-11-02",
      "end": "2026-11-03",
      "days": 2,
      "step": "Level 1 of 2"
    },
    {
      "request_id": "to_5524",
      "employee_id": "418",
      "employee": "Tom Becker",
      "type": "Sick",
      "start": "2026-10-19",
      "end": "2026-10-21",
      "days": 3,
      "step": "Level 1 of 1"
    }
  ]
}

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