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People

Set or update an employee's start date.

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post/employees/{employeeId}/start-date

Path parameters

employeeIdstring required

The backend-id of the Employee. Retrieve this ID from the database. <br> For testing purposes, you can pull it from the URL in Bob when viewing the employee. For example, if the URL in Bob is "https://app.hibob.com/employee-profile/3332883884017713238" you should copy the "3332883884017713238".

Request body

startDatestring date required

The date this entry becomes effective.

reasonstring

Additional info for the start date update.

Response

Start date was set successfully.