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# Request time off

> Request time off for yourself or, with the right permission, for another employee. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/personio/request_time_off

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Request time off for yourself or, with the right permission, for another employee.

Personio MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/personio.md

MCP tool: `personio_write → request_time_off`

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

Creates a time off request of the given type and dates. Without employee_id the request is for your own profile. Personio then applies its approval rules: Propose permissions send the request to the approver, Edit permissions skip approval. Half days work only where the type allows them. Returns the new request and its status. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `time_off_type` | string | yes | Name from list_time_off_types. |
| `start_date` | string | yes | First day, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `end_date` | string | no | Last day, YYYY-MM-DD. Leave out for open-ended time off. |
| `employee_id` | string | no | Book for this employee. Default: you. |
| `half_day_start` | boolean | no | First day is a half day. Only for types with half days. |
| `half_day_end` | boolean | no | Last day is a half day. Only for types with half days. |
| `comment` | string | no | Note for the approver. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "personio_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "request_time_off",
      "arguments": {
        "employee_id": "emp_2041",
        "time_off_type": "Vacation",
        "start_date": "2026-12-24",
        "end_date": "2026-12-26"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "time_off_id": "to_93a1",
    "employee_id": "emp_2041",
    "time_off_type": "Vacation",
    "start_date": "2026-12-24",
    "end_date": "2026-12-26",
    "days": 3,
    "status": "pending"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

Previous: [Get an approval request](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/personio/get_approval_request.md)
Next: [Approve a request](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/personio/approve_request.md)

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