---
title: "Create a time off request"
method: POST
path: "/v1/companies/{company_uuid}/time_off/requests"
tags: ["Time Off Requests"]
---

# Create a time off request

`POST /v1/companies/{company_uuid}/time_off/requests`

Create a time off request for an employee

scope: `time_off_requests:write`

## Path parameters

- `company_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- object
  - `employee_uuid` string, required — The UUID of the employee
  - `policy_uuid` string, required — The UUID of the time off policy
  - `employee_note` string — A note from the employee about the request
  - `start_date` string, required — The start date of the time off request (YYYY-MM-DD)
  - `end_date` string, required — The end date of the time off request (YYYY-MM-DD)
  - `days` object, required — An object where keys are dates in YYYY-MM-DD format and values are hours as string decimals (e.g. {"2025-01-20": "8.000"})

## Response `201`

created

- EmbeddedTimeOffRequest — The representation of a time off request.
  - `uuid` string, required — The UUID of the time off request.
  - `status` 'pending' | 'approved' | 'declined' | 'consumed', required — The status of the time off request.
  - `employee_note` string, nullable, required — A note about the time off request, from the employee to the employer.
  - `employer_note` string, nullable, required — A note about the time off request, from the employer to the employee.
  - `policy_type` string, nullable, required — The type of the time off policy (e.g. vacation, sick).
  - `policy_uuid` string, nullable, required — The UUID of the time off policy associated with this request.
  - `days` object, required — An object where keys are dates in YYYY-MM-DD format and values are hours as string decimals (e.g. {"2025-01-20": "8.000"}).
  - `employee` object, required
    - `uuid` string — The UUID of the employee the time off request is for.
    - `full_name` string — The full name of the employee the time off request is for.
  - `initiator` object, nullable, required
    - `uuid` string — The UUID of the employee who initiated the time off request.
    - `full_name` string — The full name of the employee who initiated the time off request.
  - `approver` object, nullable, required — This value will be null if the request has not been approved.
    - `uuid` string — The UUID of the employee who approved the time off request.
    - `full_name` string — The full name of the employee who approved the time off request.

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found

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