> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://absentify.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Start an export > Starts the same export as a custom date range in Settings > Export and answers `202 Accepted`. A period without absences still produces a file. Request the URL in the `Location` header until it stops answering `202`; it then returns the file. Send the key as `X-API-KEY` or as `Authorization: Bearer `. In a Power Automate HTTP action set Authentication to Raw with `Bearer `, because it applies to the polling requests too. A key in the query string is not part of the `Location` URL. Requires an admin and an eligible plan. At most 5 API exports can run per workspace; more answer 429. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.absentify.com/api/v1/openapi.json post /exports openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: absentify CRUD API description: OpenAPI compliant REST API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.absentify.com/api/v1 security: [] tags: - name: Departments - name: Leave types - name: Members - name: Requests - name: Public holidays - name: Workspace - name: Absences - name: Allowance Management - name: Out of office - name: Exports externalDocs: url: https://absentify.com/docs/en/api-reference paths: /exports: post: tags: - Exports summary: Start an export description: >- Starts the same export as a custom date range in Settings > Export and answers `202 Accepted`. A period without absences still produces a file. Request the URL in the `Location` header until it stops answering `202`; it then returns the file. Send the key as `X-API-KEY` or as `Authorization: Bearer `. In a Power Automate HTTP action set Authentication to Raw with `Bearer `, because it applies to the polling requests too. A key in the query string is not part of the `Location` URL. Requires an admin and an eligible plan. At most 5 API exports can run per workspace; more answer 429. operationId: exports-create parameters: [] requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: format: type: string enum: - EXCEL - PAYROLL_EXCEL - PAYROLL_CSV - LEAVE_BALANCE_EXCEL description: >- `EXCEL` is the absence workbook. `PAYROLL_EXCEL` and `PAYROLL_CSV` are the payroll files. `LEAVE_BALANCE_EXCEL` is the leave balances workbook. start: description: >- Date/time in ISO 8601 format, e.g. `2026-06-01` (interpreted as UTC midnight) or `2026-06-01T09:00:00Z`. Always include a time zone designator (`Z` for UTC) when sending a time of day. Localized formats such as `01.06.2026` or `06/01/2026` are misinterpreted and must not be used. First day of the export. Only the UTC date is used. The range may span at most 1826 days (5 years). type: string end: description: >- Date/time in ISO 8601 format, e.g. `2026-06-01` (interpreted as UTC midnight) or `2026-06-01T09:00:00Z`. Always include a time zone designator (`Z` for UTC) when sending a time of day. Localized formats such as `01.06.2026` or `06/01/2026` are misinterpreted and must not be used. Last day of the export, inclusive. Only the UTC date is used. type: string department_id: description: >- Limit the export to one department. Omit for all departments. type: string minLength: 1 csv_separator: description: Only used by `PAYROLL_CSV`. type: string enum: - comma - semicolon required: - format - start - end responses: '202': description: Export started. Poll the `Location` URL for the file. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string status: type: string const: processing required: - id - status additionalProperties: false headers: Location: description: Absolute URL to poll for the file. schema: type: string Retry-After: description: Seconds to wait before polling again. schema: type: integer example: 15 '400': description: Invalid input data content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.BAD_REQUEST' '401': description: Authorization not provided content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.UNAUTHORIZED' '403': description: Insufficient access content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.FORBIDDEN' '429': description: >- Too many requests, or 5 API exports of the workspace are already running. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string code: type: string required: - message - code headers: Retry-After: description: Seconds to wait before starting another export. schema: type: integer example: 60 '500': description: Internal server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR' security: - ApiKey: [] - BearerAuth: [] components: schemas: error.BAD_REQUEST: type: object properties: message: type: string description: The error message example: Invalid input data code: type: string description: The error code example: BAD_REQUEST issues: description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error example: [] type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message additionalProperties: false required: - message - code additionalProperties: false title: Invalid input data error (400) description: The error information example: code: BAD_REQUEST message: Invalid input data issues: [] error.UNAUTHORIZED: type: object properties: message: type: string description: The error message example: Authorization not provided code: type: string description: The error code example: UNAUTHORIZED issues: description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error example: [] type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message additionalProperties: false required: - message - code additionalProperties: false title: Authorization not provided error (401) description: The error information example: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Authorization not provided issues: [] error.FORBIDDEN: type: object properties: message: type: string description: The error message example: Insufficient access code: type: string description: The error code example: FORBIDDEN issues: description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error example: [] type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message additionalProperties: false required: - message - code additionalProperties: false title: Insufficient access error (403) description: The error information example: code: FORBIDDEN message: Insufficient access issues: [] error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR: type: object properties: message: type: string description: The error message example: Internal server error code: type: string description: The error code example: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR issues: description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error example: [] type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message additionalProperties: false required: - message - code additionalProperties: false title: Internal server error error (500) description: The error information example: code: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR message: Internal server error issues: [] securitySchemes: ApiKey: type: apiKey name: X-API-KEY in: header BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: 'The API key as `Authorization: Bearer `.' ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.