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Move a user to another department

This API method moves a user to another department. Requires `users:write`. The key owner (or `X-On-Behalf-Of` user) must be an admin, or a location admin who manages the user. It waits for the move and returns the user with the new `departmentId` with `200`, or `202 Accepted` with an operation to poll. If the move takes the user out of the key's data reach, the user cannot be read back and the response is `202`. Errors: `400 VALIDATION_ERROR` (`departmentId` missing), `403 ON_BEHALF_OF_NOT_ALLOWED`, `403 FORBIDDEN`, `404 RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND` (the user does not exist or is outside the key's data reach, or the department does not exist), and the `Idempotency-Key` codes.

PUT
/v2/users/{id}/department

Authorization

bearerAuth users:write
AuthorizationBearer <token>

API key sent as Authorization: Bearer vt_live_<secret>. See the Authentication and Scopes sections at the top of this document for how keys are created, which scopes exist and how the key owner's role limits them.

In: header

Scope: users:write

Path Parameters

id*string

resource ID.

Header Parameters

Idempotency-Key?string

optional key (1 to 255 printable ASCII characters) that makes a write request safe to retry. Keys are retained for 24 hours per API key. Retrying with the same key and the same request within those 24 hours replays the original response (with the Idempotent-Replayed header). Reusing the key with a different request returns 422 IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED; retrying while the first request is still running returns 409 IDEMPOTENCY_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS; an invalid key returns 400 INVALID_IDEMPOTENCY_KEY.

Length1 <= length <= 255
X-On-Behalf-Of?string

ID of the user the write is performed for. Requires the users:act-on-behalf scope, and the key owner must manage the target user; otherwise the request fails with 403 ON_BEHALF_OF_NOT_ALLOWED. Ignored on GET requests.

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

departmentId*string

the ID of the department to move the user to

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X PUT "https://example.com/v2/users/string/department" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "departmentId": "team-0a21c25e-6925-4a5b-90ee-ecf82096c4f6"  }'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "user-cfe5d39b-f1f0-45aa-85cd-ce93e637a262",
    "name": "John Chao",
    "email": "johnchao@chaochao.com",
    "isAdmin": false,
    "locationId": "location-79c77ac8-e5bf-479f-9488-648a58379ff1",
    "departmentId": "team-0a21c25e-6925-4a5b-90ee-ecf82096c4f6",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "employeeId": "E-1024",
    "startDate": "2022-11-08",
    "endDate": null,
    "labels": [
      {
        "id": "969f8429-7dc3-48a1-96b1-6049a99dda06",
        "name": "contractor",
        "color": "#FF0000"
      }
    ]
  }
}
{
  "operation": {
    "id": "pa_3f1c2b9e-8a47-4d5e-9c61-2b7f0e4a1d93",
    "status": "PENDING",
    "url": "/v2/operations/pa_3f1c2b9e-8a47-4d5e-9c61-2b7f0e4a1d93"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "name": "ValidationError",
    "description": "A query parameter, body field or header failed validation.",
    "resolution": "Fix the fields listed in details.fields and send the request again.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef",
    "details": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "path": "startDate",
          "message": "\"startDate\" is required"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "name": "Unauthorized",
    "description": "The API key is missing, malformed or not recognized.",
    "resolution": "Send a valid API key in the Authorization header as Bearer followed by the full vt_live_ key.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
    "name": "InsufficientScope",
    "description": "The API key does not have the scopes this request needs.",
    "resolution": "Add the scopes listed in details.requiredScopes to the key in the Vacation Tracker dashboard.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef",
    "details": {
      "requiredScopes": [
        "leaves:write"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
    "name": "ResourceNotFound",
    "description": "The requested resource does not exist or is outside the data this key can access.",
    "resolution": "Check the ID of the resource named in details.resource and that the key owner can see it.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "CONFLICT",
    "name": "Conflict",
    "description": "The request conflicts with the current state of the resource.",
    "resolution": "Read the resource again and retry with up-to-date values.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "LEAVE_NEGATIVE_BALANCE",
    "name": "LeaveNegativeBalance",
    "description": "The user does not have enough balance for this leave.",
    "resolution": "Shorten the leave, use a different leave type, or ask an admin to adjust the quota.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "name": "RateLimited",
    "description": "Too many requests were sent in a short time.",
    "resolution": "Wait a few seconds and retry, using the same Idempotency-Key for writes.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "name": "InternalError",
    "description": "Something went wrong on our side.",
    "resolution": "Retry later, and if it keeps happening, contact Vacation Tracker support and quote the requestId.",
    "requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
  }
}

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Move a user to another location

This API method moves a user to another location. Requires `users:write`. Only admins can do this: a key whose owner (or `X-On-Behalf-Of` user) is a location admin or approver fails with `403 FORBIDDEN`. The user's future leaves are recalculated with the new location's work week, holidays and leave policies. It waits for the move and returns the user with the new `locationId` with `200`, or `202 Accepted` with an operation to poll. If the move takes the user out of the key's data reach, the user cannot be read back and the response is `202`. Errors: `400 VALIDATION_ERROR` (`locationId` missing), `403 ON_BEHALF_OF_NOT_ALLOWED`, `403 FORBIDDEN`, `404 RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND` (the user does not exist or is outside the key's data reach, or the location does not exist), and the `Idempotency-Key` codes.

Activate a user

This API method activates an `INACTIVE` user, so they can sign in and request leave again. Requires `users:write`. No request body. The key owner (or `X-On-Behalf-Of` user) must be an admin, or a location admin who manages the user. It waits for the change and returns the user with `status: ACTIVE` and `200`, or `202 Accepted` with an operation to poll. Activation takes a seat on the company's subscription. When no seat is free it fails with `409 USER_SEAT_LIMIT_REACHED`; free a seat by deactivating another user or add seats in the Vacation Tracker dashboard, then retry. Errors: `403 ON_BEHALF_OF_NOT_ALLOWED`, `403 FORBIDDEN`, `404 RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND` (the user does not exist or is outside the key's data reach), `409 USER_SEAT_LIMIT_REACHED`, and the `Idempotency-Key` codes.