---
title: "Reads a single Absence"
method: GET
path: "/api/2026-07-01/resources/employee_updates/absences/{id}"
tags: ["EmployeeUpdates > Absence"]
---

# Reads a single Absence

`GET /api/2026-07-01/resources/employee_updates/absences/{id}`

This endpoint can be used to retrieve a list of absence `employee updates`.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- EmployeeUpdatesAbsence
  - `id` string, required — Identifier of the absence employee update
  - `status` string, required — The status of the employee update.
  - `employee_id` string — Employee id of the absence
  - `employee_full_name` string — Full name of the employee
  - `approved` boolean — Indicates if the absence is approved
  - `description` string — A description of the absence
  - `start_on` string — The start date of the absence
  - `prev_start_on` string — The previous start date of the absence
  - `finish_on` string — The end date of the absence
  - `prev_finish_on` string — The previous end date of the absence
  - `half_day` string — Indicates if the absence is taken as a half-day
  - `hours_amount_in_cents` integer — The total number of hours taken for the absence, represented in cents
  - `leave_type_id` string — The id of the leave type
  - `leave_type_name` string — The name of the leave type

---

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