> ## 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. # Approve an overtime entry > Approves one approval step of a pending entry on behalf of the API key's member: their own step first if they are an approver, otherwise the next pending one (an admin key can approve for any approver). In chains that need more than one approval the entry stays pending until the last step is approved and is credited then, so call it once per step and read the entry before retrying after a lost response. Send a lower `recognized_amount` to approve less than was logged; a `reason` is then required. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.absentify.com/api/v1/openapi.json post /overtime-entries/{id}/approve 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: Overtime - name: Out of office - name: Exports externalDocs: url: https://absentify.com/docs/en/api-reference paths: /overtime-entries/{id}/approve: post: tags: - Overtime summary: Approve an overtime entry description: >- Approves one approval step of a pending entry on behalf of the API key's member: their own step first if they are an approver, otherwise the next pending one (an admin key can approve for any approver). In chains that need more than one approval the entry stays pending until the last step is approved and is credited then, so call it once per step and read the entry before retrying after a lost response. Send a lower `recognized_amount` to approve less than was logged; a `reason` is then required. operationId: overtime-approveOvertimeEntry parameters: - in: path name: id schema: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: The id of the overtime entry. required: true description: The id of the overtime entry. requestBody: required: false content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: recognized_amount: description: >- Approve less than was logged. Never more than the current recognized amount. Days (0.5 or 1) when `allowance_unit` is `days`, whole MINUTES when it is `hours` (for example 90 = 1 hour 30 minutes). type: number reason: description: Required when `recognized_amount` is lower. type: string maxLength: 2500 responses: '200': description: Successful response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 member: type: object properties: id: type: string custom_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' email: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' required: - id - custom_id - name - email additionalProperties: false description: The member the overtime was worked by. allowance_type_id: type: string allowance_unit: type: string enum: - days - hours description: >- The unit of the allowance type. Amounts are in days for `days` and in MINUTES for `hours`. date: type: string description: The day the overtime was worked, `YYYY-MM-DD`. amount: type: number description: >- The amount that was logged. Days (0.5 or 1) when `allowance_unit` is `days`, whole MINUTES when it is `hours` (for example 90 = 1 hour 30 minutes). recognized_amount: type: number description: >- The amount an approver recognized, never more than `amount`. Equal to `amount` until someone lowers it. Days (0.5 or 1) when `allowance_unit` is `days`, whole MINUTES when it is `hours` (for example 90 = 1 hour 30 minutes). day_kind: type: string enum: - WORKDAY - DAY_OFF - PUBLIC_HOLIDAY description: What kind of day it was when the entry was logged. factor: type: number description: >- The multiplier applied to the recognized amount, fixed when the entry was logged. credit_expiry_date: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: >- The LAST day (inclusive, `YYYY-MM-DD`) the credit can still be used, or null when it does not expire. comment: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' status: type: string enum: - PENDING - APPROVED - DECLINED - CANCELED decided_by: anyOf: - type: object properties: id: type: string custom_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' email: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' required: - id - custom_id - name - email additionalProperties: false - type: 'null' description: Who made the final decision. Null while the entry is open. decided_at: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' created_by: anyOf: - type: object properties: id: type: string custom_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' email: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' required: - id - custom_id - name - email additionalProperties: false - type: 'null' description: >- Who logged the entry. It differs from `member` when an admin logged it for someone else. Null for entries from before this was recorded and once that member has been deleted. created_at: type: string canceled_at: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' canceled_by: anyOf: - type: object properties: id: type: string custom_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' email: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' required: - id - custom_id - name - email additionalProperties: false - type: 'null' description: >- Who withdrew the entry. It differs from `member` when the member who logged it for them withdrew it. Null unless the status is CANCELED. decline_reason: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: >- The reason given when the entry was declined, also when an admin declined for the approver. credited_amount: anyOf: - type: number - type: 'null' description: >- What was credited to the allowance: the recognized amount times `factor`, as booked. Null while there is no credit. Days (rounded to two decimals, for example 0.75 or 1.5) when `allowance_unit` is `days`, whole MINUTES when it is `hours`. credit_removed: type: boolean description: >- True when the entry is approved but its credit was deleted from the allowance afterwards. required: - id - member - allowance_type_id - allowance_unit - date - amount - recognized_amount - day_kind - factor - credit_expiry_date - comment - status - decided_by - decided_at - created_by - created_at - canceled_at - canceled_by - decline_reason - credited_amount - credit_removed additionalProperties: false '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' '500': description: Internal server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR' security: - ApiKey: [] 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 ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.