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# Add time off

> Add vacation, a public holiday, sick leave or other time off for people. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/resource-guru/add_time_off

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Add vacation, a public holiday, sick leave or other time off for people.

Resource Guru API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/resource-guru.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/resource-guru/time-offs`

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

Returns the entry with its ID. Bookings that clash with the time off move to the waiting list unless block_on_clash is true. Time off counts in reports only where it overlaps working hours. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `resource_ids` | integer[] | yes | IDs of the people, placeholders or other resources to book, from list_resources. |
| `from` | string | yes | First day, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `to` | string | yes | Last day, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `type` | string | yes | Vacation/Holiday (personal), Public holiday, Sick leave, Maternity/paternity leave or Compassionate leave. |
| `details` | string | no | Notes on the time off. |
| `block_on_clash` | boolean | no | True to fail instead of moving clashing bookings to the waiting list. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/resource-guru/time-offs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"resource_ids":[1],"from":"from","to":"to","type":"type"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("resource-guru", "add_time_off", {"resource_ids":[1],"from":"from","to":"to","type":"type"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('resource-guru', 'add_time_off', {"resource_ids":[1],"from":"from","to":"to","type":"type"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call resource-guru add_time_off --data '{"resource_ids":[1],"from":"from","to":"to","type":"type"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "id": 902116,
  "resource_ids": [
    18215
  ],
  "from": "2026-12-16",
  "to": "2026-12-20",
  "type": "Vacation/Holiday (personal)",
  "moved_to_waiting_list": 0
}
```

Previous: [Approve or decline booking](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/resource-guru/resolve_booking.md)
Next: [Create client](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/resource-guru/create_client.md)

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