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# Adjust a time off allowance

> Add or remove days on one person's allowance, with a type, an expiry date and a note. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/charliehr/adjust_time_off_allowance

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Add or remove days on one person's allowance, with a type, an expiry date and a note.

CharlieHR API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/charliehr.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/charliehr/members/{member_id}/time-off-allowance/adjust`

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

Does what Edit Allowance > Adjust does on the Time tab. Open to Super Admins, Admins, Line Managers and Team Leads. amount is in days, or in hours for hourly workers. expires_on applies to increases only and cannot reach into the next leave year. Booked leave uses the adjustment with the soonest expiry first. Returns the new allowance. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `member_id` | string | yes | Id from list_team_members |
| `direction` | string | yes | increase or decrease |
| `amount` | number | yes | Days, or hours for hourly workers |
| `adjustment_type` | string | yes | Type of Adjustment as listed in the form |
| `expires_on` | string | no | YYYY-MM-DD, increases only |
| `time_off_type` | string | no | Change the allowance of one time off type only |
| `notes` | string | no | Note shown with the adjustment |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/charliehr/members/tm_31c9e4/time-off-allowance/adjust \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"direction":"increase","amount":2,"adjustment_type":"Extra days","expires_on":"2026-12-31","notes":"October release weekend"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("charliehr", "adjust_time_off_allowance", {"member_id":"tm_31c9e4","direction":"increase","amount":2,"adjustment_type":"Extra days","expires_on":"2026-12-31","notes":"October release weekend"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('charliehr', 'adjust_time_off_allowance', {"member_id":"tm_31c9e4","direction":"increase","amount":2,"adjustment_type":"Extra days","expires_on":"2026-12-31","notes":"October release weekend"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call charliehr adjust_time_off_allowance --data '{"member_id":"tm_31c9e4","direction":"increase","amount":2,"adjustment_type":"Extra days","expires_on":"2026-12-31","notes":"October release weekend"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "adjustment_id": "adj_3b71",
  "member": "Ana Lopez",
  "direction": "increase",
  "amount": 2,
  "adjustment_type": "Extra days",
  "expires_on": "2026-12-31",
  "notes": "October release weekend",
  "allowance_before": 25,
  "allowance_after": 27,
  "unit": "days"
}
```

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Next: [Cancel a time off booking](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/charliehr/cancel_time_off_booking.md)

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