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# Cancel an overtime entry

> Withdraws a pending entry. Only the member it is for, or the member who logged it, can do this. Entries that were decided already cannot be canceled.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.absentify.com/api/v1/openapi.json post /overtime-entries/{id}/cancel
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}/cancel:
    post:
      tags:
        - Overtime
      summary: Cancel an overtime entry
      description: >-
        Withdraws a pending entry. Only the member it is for, or the member who
        logged it, can do this. Entries that were decided already cannot be
        canceled.
      operationId: overtime-cancelOvertimeEntry
      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.
      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

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