Rippling: Create a new leave request — request body — body

API reference · Contract 2026-10-28

SDK schema: Create a new leave request — request body — body

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root
comments	string	Optional	The comments associated with the leave request.
end_date	string	Required within parent	The end date of the leave request.
end_date_custom_hours	number	Optional	The number of hours to take off on the end date.
end_time	string	Optional	The end time of the leave request.
leave_event_id	string	Optional	The ID of the leave event associated with the leave request, if any.
leave_policy_id	string	Optional	The ID of the leave policy associated with the leave request, either leave_policy_id or leave_type_id must be provided.
leave_type_id	string	Optional	The ID of the leave type associated with the leave request, either leave_policy_id or leave_type_id must be provided.
reason_for_leave	string	Optional	The reason for the leave request.
requester_id	string	Optional	The ID of the worker who requested the leave request.
reviewed_at	string	Optional	The timestamp of when the leave request was reviewed.
reviewer_id	string	Optional	The ID of the worker who reviewed the leave request.
start_date	string	Required within parent	The start date of the leave request.
start_date_custom_hours	number	Optional	The number of hours to take off on the start date.
start_time	string	Optional	The start time of the leave request.
status	string	Required within parent	The status of the leave request. One of: PENDING, APPROVED, REJECTED, CANCELED
worker_id	string	Required within parent	The ID of the worker associated with the leave request.