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# Read a leave type by id

> Read a leave type by id



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.absentify.com/api/v1/openapi.json get /leave_types/{id}
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:
  /leave_types/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Leave types
      summary: Read a leave type by id
      description: Read a leave type by id
      operationId: leaveTypes-getLeaveTypeById
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: 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
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                anyOf:
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      createdAt:
                        type: string
                      updatedAt:
                        type: string
                      color:
                        type: string
                      icon:
                        type: string
                      needs_approval:
                        type: boolean
                      deleted:
                        type: boolean
                      deleted_at:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      deleted_by:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              id:
                                type: string
                              name:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                              email:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                            required:
                              - id
                              - name
                              - email
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                      maximum_absent:
                        type: boolean
                      leave_unit:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - days
                          - half_days
                          - hours
                          - minutes_30
                          - minutes_15
                          - minutes_10
                          - minutes_5
                          - minutes_1
                      position:
                        type: number
                      take_from_allowance:
                        type: boolean
                      privacy_hide_leavetype:
                        type: boolean
                      outlook_synchronization_show_as:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - free
                          - tentative
                          - busy
                          - oof
                          - workingElsewhere
                          - unknown
                      outlook_synchronization_subject:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      allowance_type:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              id:
                                type: string
                              name:
                                type: string
                              ignore_allowance_limit:
                                type: boolean
                              allowance_unit:
                                type: string
                                enum:
                                  - days
                                  - hours
                            required:
                              - id
                              - name
                              - ignore_allowance_limit
                              - allowance_unit
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                      counts_as_leave:
                        type: boolean
                      allow_representative_overlap:
                        type: boolean
                    required:
                      - id
                      - name
                      - createdAt
                      - updatedAt
                      - color
                      - icon
                      - needs_approval
                      - deleted
                      - deleted_at
                      - deleted_by
                      - maximum_absent
                      - leave_unit
                      - position
                      - take_from_allowance
                      - privacy_hide_leavetype
                      - outlook_synchronization_show_as
                      - outlook_synchronization_subject
                      - allowance_type
                      - counts_as_leave
                      - allow_representative_overlap
                    additionalProperties: false
                  - type: 'null'
        '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'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error.NOT_FOUND'
        '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.NOT_FOUND:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Not found
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code
          example: NOT_FOUND
        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: Not found error (404)
      description: The error information
      example:
        code: NOT_FOUND
        message: Not found
        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

````