Approve absence request
Approve a request waiting for you.
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/officient/requests/{request_id}/absence-request/approve
write Confirm
Approves one request. Officient enters the absence in the calendar straight away and the employee sees it. Needs a manager or HR account. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| request_id string required | string | Request id from list_absence_requests. |
Request
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/officient/requests/req_2207/absence-request/approve \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"result = client.call("officient", "approve_absence_request", {"request_id":"req_2207"})const result = await cotlet.call('officient', 'approve_absence_request', {"request_id":"req_2207"});cotlet call officient approve_absence_request --data '{"request_id":"req_2207"}'Example response
{
"request_id": "req_2207",
"status": "approved",
"person": "Kathleen Janssens",
"type": "Holiday",
"from_date": "2026-11-16",
"to_date": "2026-11-17",
"in_calendar": true
}