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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)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Update Time Off Request inputs
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