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# Approve absence request

> Approves a pending absence request, with an optional comment for the employee. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/bizneo/approve_absence_request

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Approves a pending absence request, with an optional comment for the employee.

Bizneo API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/bizneo.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/bizneo/requests/{request_id}/absence-request/approve`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Approves one pending request, as the manager or admin whose account is signed in. Bizneo sets approvers per absence type, with chains and substitute approvers, so a request your account may not decide fails with a message saying so. The employee is notified, and the request shows fully colored on the calendar. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `request_id` | string | yes | request_id from list_absence_requests. |
| `comment` | string | no | Comment the employee will see. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/bizneo/requests/abs_16094565/absence-request/approve \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"comment":"Covered by Pablo. Enjoy."}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("bizneo", "approve_absence_request", {"request_id":"abs_16094565","comment":"Covered by Pablo. Enjoy."})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('bizneo', 'approve_absence_request', {"request_id":"abs_16094565","comment":"Covered by Pablo. Enjoy."});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call bizneo approve_absence_request --data '{"request_id":"abs_16094565","comment":"Covered by Pablo. Enjoy."}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "request_id": "abs_16094565",
  "employee": "Marta Ruiz",
  "absence_type": "Vacation",
  "start_date": "2026-11-09",
  "end_date": "2026-11-13",
  "days": 5,
  "state": "approved",
  "decided_by": "Carlos Vega",
  "comment": "Covered by Pablo. Enjoy."
}
```

Previous: [Cancel absence request](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/bizneo/cancel_absence_request.md)
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1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
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