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# Approve or decline time off

> Approve or decline one pending time off request. Your account must be allowed to act on that employee. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/connecteam/decide_time_off_request

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Approve or decline one pending time off request. Your account must be allowed to act on that employee.

Connecteam API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/connecteam.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/connecteam/requests/{request_id}/time-off-request/decide`

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

Approves or declines the request like the buttons in the Pending Requests window. An approved request lands on the employee's timesheet automatically, and the employee sees the new status in the mobile app. You can only act on users you manage directly or whose smart group you administer; otherwise it fails with APP_PERMISSION_DENIED. A decision can be changed later in the History tab of the request. 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_time_off_requests. |
| `decision` | enum | yes | approve or decline. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/connecteam/requests/5528/time-off-request/decide \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"decision":"approve"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("connecteam", "decide_time_off_request", {"request_id":"5528","decision":"approve"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('connecteam', 'decide_time_off_request', {"request_id":"5528","decision":"approve"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call connecteam decide_time_off_request --data '{"request_id":"5528","decision":"approve"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "request_id": "5528",
  "status": "approved",
  "name": "Priya Nair",
  "policy_type": "Vacation",
  "start_date": "2026-10-22",
  "end_date": "2026-10-23",
  "days": 2
}
```

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1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
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3. Show the user what you will send, then POST it as JSON to https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests.

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