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# Move a member to another rule

> Ends the member's current assignment on `valid_from` and starts the new rule on the same day, in one transaction. Prefer this over deleting and recreating assignments: it leaves neither a gap nor an overlap, and records the move as a single audit entry.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.absentify.com/api/v1/openapi.json post /members/{member_id}/rule-change
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: absentify CRUD API
  description: OpenAPI compliant REST API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.absentify.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: Departments
  - name: Leave types
  - name: Members
  - name: Requests
  - name: Public holidays
  - name: Workspace
  - name: Absences
  - name: Allowance Management
externalDocs:
  url: https://absentify.com/docs/en/api-reference
paths:
  /members/{member_id}/rule-change:
    post:
      tags:
        - Allowance Management
      summary: Move a member to another rule
      description: >-
        Ends the member's current assignment on `valid_from` and starts the new
        rule on the same day, in one transaction. Prefer this over deleting and
        recreating assignments: it leaves neither a gap nor an overlap, and
        records the move as a single audit entry.
      operationId: allowanceRule-changeMemberRule
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: member_id
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            pattern: >-
              ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
          required: true
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                current_assignment_id:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: -9007199254740991
                  maximum: 9007199254740991
                  description: >-
                    The assignment being replaced, from GET
                    /members/{member_id}/rule-assignments.
                rule_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  pattern: >-
                    ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                  description: The rule to move the member to.
                allowance_type_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  pattern: >-
                    ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                valid_from:
                  description: >-
                    First day the new rule applies (inclusive), in YYYY-MM-DD
                    format. Must be after the current assignment's start date.
                  type: string
                  pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
                valid_until:
                  description: >-
                    Last day the new rule applies (inclusive), in YYYY-MM-DD
                    format, or null for open-ended. To cover the member through
                    2026-08-31, send 2026-08-31.
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                      pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
                    - type: 'null'
                reason:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 3
                  maxLength: 500
                  description: >-
                    Why the member is being moved — stored in the rule audit
                    log.
              required:
                - current_assignment_id
                - rule_id
                - allowance_type_id
                - valid_from
                - reason
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                required:
                  - success
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Invalid input data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.BAD_REQUEST'
        '401':
          description: Authorization not provided
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.UNAUTHORIZED'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient access
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.FORBIDDEN'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR'
      security:
        - ApiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    error.BAD_REQUEST:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Invalid input data
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code
          example: BAD_REQUEST
        issues:
          description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error
          example: []
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
            required:
              - message
            additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - message
        - code
      additionalProperties: false
      title: Invalid input data error (400)
      description: The error information
      example:
        code: BAD_REQUEST
        message: Invalid input data
        issues: []
    error.UNAUTHORIZED:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Authorization not provided
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code
          example: UNAUTHORIZED
        issues:
          description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error
          example: []
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
            required:
              - message
            additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - message
        - code
      additionalProperties: false
      title: Authorization not provided error (401)
      description: The error information
      example:
        code: UNAUTHORIZED
        message: Authorization not provided
        issues: []
    error.FORBIDDEN:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Insufficient access
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code
          example: FORBIDDEN
        issues:
          description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error
          example: []
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
            required:
              - message
            additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - message
        - code
      additionalProperties: false
      title: Insufficient access error (403)
      description: The error information
      example:
        code: FORBIDDEN
        message: Insufficient access
        issues: []
    error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Internal server error
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code
          example: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
        issues:
          description: An array of issues that were responsible for the error
          example: []
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
            required:
              - message
            additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - message
        - code
      additionalProperties: false
      title: Internal server error error (500)
      description: The error information
      example:
        code: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
        message: Internal server error
        issues: []
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-API-KEY
      in: header

````