Shift Templates

Create Template

curl -i -X POST "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
  -d "{ [...] }"

The above command returns 201 Created with a location header for where to find the newly created shift

HTTP/1.0 201 Created
Location: https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/vacations/1234
{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "New Shift Template",
    "unit": {
      "content_type": "unit",
      "id": 1,
      "name": "HQ",
      "level": 0,
      "unit_type": "unit",
      "url": "api/units/1"
    },
    "template": [
      {
        "start_date": 86400,
        "end_date": 93600,
        "comment": "",
        "shift_type": 1,
        "worker": 3,
        "break": 60
      },
      {
        "start_date": 86400,
        "end_date": 93600,
        "comment": "",
        "shift_type": 1,
        "worker": 4,
        "break": 60
      }
    ],
    "permissions": {
      "edit": false,
      "delete": false
    },
    "url": "api/shifts/templates/1"
  }
}

This endpoint creates a template from a given week, that can later be applied to weeks in the same unit as the template is created.

HTTP Request

POST https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
nameStringYesName to identify the template
unitIntegerYesUnit to connect the template to
weekIntegerYesISO week number to fetch shifts from to save as template
yearIntegerNoDefaults to current year

Permissions Required

  • Schedule permissions for the template's unit

Get Templates

curl "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "commodi",
      "unit": {
        "content_type": "unit",
        "id": 1,
        "name": "HQ",
        "level": 0,
        "unit_type": "unit",
        "url": "api/units/1"
      },
      "permissions": {
        "edit": false,
        "delete": false
      },
      "url": "api/shifts/templates/5"
    }
  ]
}

This endpoint retrieves a list of templates.

HTTP Request

GET https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates

Query Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
unitIntegerNULLUnit to fetch templates for. Defaults to requesting user's unit.
pageInteger1Page number for pagination.
limitInteger50Number of records to return per page.

Get Single Template

curl "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/1"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "ipsa",
    "unit": {
      "content_type": "unit",
      "id": 1,
      "name": "HQ",
      "level": 0,
      "unit_type": "unit",
      "url": "api/units/1"
    },
    "template": [
      {
        "start_date": 28800,
        "end_date": 57600,
        "shift_type": 1,
        "worker": 0,
        "break": 30
      },
      {
        "start_date": 28800,
        "end_date": 57600,
        "shift_type": 3,
        "worker": 0,
        "break": 0
      },
      {
        "start_date": 28800,
        "end_date": 57600,
        "shift_type": 3,
        "worker": 0,
        "break": 60
      },
      {
        "start_date": 115200,
        "end_date": 144000,
        "shift_type": 1,
        "worker": 0
      }
    ],
    "permissions": {
      "edit": false,
      "delete": false
    },
    "url": "api/shifts/templates/1"
  }
}

This endpoint retrieves details about a single template.

HTTP Request

GET https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/ID

URL Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
idIntegerTemplate ID.

Apply Template to Week

curl -i -X POST "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/1/apply"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
  -d "{ [...] }"

The above command returns 201 Created on success. No Location header is given in this case.

HTTP/1.0 201 Created

This endpoint replaces all shifts in a given week with the shifts defined in the chosen template.

Templates operate on individual units and cannot be used across other units. Therefore, only the template's unit is affected by this operation.

HTTP Request

POST https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/ID/apply

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
weekIntegerYesISO week number to apply the template to
yearIntegerNoDefaults to current year

Permissions Required

  • Schedule permissions for the template's unit

Edit Template

curl -i -X PATCH "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/123"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
  -d "{ [...] }"

The above command returns 204 No Content on successful update.

HTTP/1.0 204 No Content

This endpoint updates an existing template, fetching shifts from a new week and overwrites the existing template with these shifts.

HTTP Request

PATCH https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/ID

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
weekIntegerYesISO week number to fetch shifts from to save as template
yearIntegerNoIf not given, defaults to current year

Permissions Required

  • Schedule permissions for the template's unit

Delete Template

curl -i -X DELETE "https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/123"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaa.bbbbbbb.ccccccc"

The above command returns a 204 No Content header on success:

HTTP/1.0 204 No Content

This endpoint deletes a template.

HTTP Request

DELETE https://example.ziik.io/api/shifts/templates/ID

URL Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
IDIntegerThe ID of the template to delete

Permissions Required

  • Schedule permissions for the template's unit
Last Updated:
Contributors: Christian Gerdes