BambooHR ACTION
Update Time Off Request
Update an existing time off request using merge-patch semantics — only the fields you set are changed. Fails with 409 if the request is denied, canceled, or already-started/approved. Editing a request while it's still
REQUESTED replaces it with a new request, restarting its approval workflow; the returned id may differ from the one in the path, and the original id then returns 410 on subsequent calls. Use the id from this action's response for later steps. Use List Time Off Requests to find the request ID; use Approve Time Off Request / Deny Time Off Request / Cancel Time Off Request for status changes instead. See the documentation- Action
- Writes data
- API key
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's BambooHR account once, then configure and run Update Time Off Request from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "bamboohr-update-time-off-request",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
bamboohr: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
requestId: "Request ID",
categoryId: "Category ID",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "bamboohr-update-time-off-request",
"configured_props": {
"bamboohr": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"requestId": "Request ID",
"categoryId": "Category ID"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "bamboohr",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "bamboohr-update-time-off-request",
arguments: {
requestId: "Request ID",
categoryId: "Category ID",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
requestId Request ID | string | The time off request ID, e.g. 67890. Run List Time Off Requests to discover IDs. Required |
categoryId Category ID | string | Optional new time off type/category ID for the request, e.g. 5. Run List Time Off Types to discover IDs. Optional |
startDate Start Date | string | Optional new start date in YYYY-MM-DD format. When changed, dailyAmounts must also be supplied. Optional |
endDate End Date | string | Optional new end date (inclusive) in YYYY-MM-DD format. When changed, dailyAmounts must also be supplied. Optional |
employeeNote Employee Note | string | Optional note from the requester (max 1024 characters). Optional |
dailyAmounts Daily Amounts | string | JSON array of per-day amounts, replacing the existing breakdown entirely. Each item is {"date":"YYYY-MM-DD","amount":<number>}, e.g. [{"date":"2026-01-01","amount":8},{"date":"2026-01-02","amount":4}]. Required when changing startDate or endDate. Optional |
returnActions Return Actions | boolean | When true, the response includes the state transitions available to the caller for this request. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- bamboohr-update-time-off-request
- Version
- 0.0.1
- App
- BambooHR
- Authentication
- API key
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗