Units

Create Unit

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

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

HTTP/1.0 201 Created
Location: https://example.ziik.io/api/units/1234
{
   "data": {
     "content_type": "unit",
     "id": 2,
     "name": "New Unit",
     "description": null,
     "level": 1,
     "unit_type": "unit",
     "departments": [],
     "parent": {
       "content_type": "unit",
       "id": 1,
       "name": "HQ",
       "level": 0,
       "unit_type": "unit",
       "url": "api/units/1"
     },
     "image": null,
     "addresses": {
       "company": {
         "id": 1,
         "company": "New Unit",
         "registration_number": null,
         "vat_number": null,
         "street": null,
         "street_additional": null,
         "postal_code": null,
         "city": null,
         "country": null,
         "phone": null,
         "email": null,
         "comments": null,
         "use_company_address": false
       },
       "delivery": {
         "id": 2,
         "company": null,
         "registration_number": null,
         "vat_number": null,
         "street": null,
         "street_additional": null,
         "postal_code": null,
         "city": null,
         "country": null,
         "phone": null,
         "email": null,
         "comments": null,
         "use_company_address": false
       },
       "invoicing": {
         "id": 3,
         "company": null,
         "registration_number": null,
         "vat_number": null,
         "street": null,
         "street_additional": null,
         "postal_code": null,
         "city": null,
         "country": null,
         "phone": null,
         "email": null,
         "comments": null,
         "use_company_address": false
       }
     },
     "contact": {
       "name": "",
       "phone": ""
     },
     "opening_hours": {
       "office_hours": null,
       "closed": null
     },
     "geo": {
       "lat": null,
       "lng": null
     },
     "stats": [],
     "permissions": {
       "edit": false,
       "delete": false
     },
     "url": "api/units/2"
   }
 }

This endpoint creates a new unit.

HTTP Request

POST https://example.ziik.io/api/units

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
nameStringYesUnit name.
parentIntegerYesID of unit that should be the parent in the unit hierarchy.
referenceStringNoExternal reference - free text field useful to keep a reference to another system.
descriptionStringNoUnit description.
unit_typeStringNo'unit' or 'department'.
featuresArrayNoArray of unit feature IDs to describe the unit
opening_hoursArrayNoInformation regarding when the unit is open/closed. Array with the following values.
  • office_hours | Array | No | Arrays for each weekday with the normal business hours, each having the following values.
    • day | Integer | No | Weekday (1 = monday, 5 = friday, 7 = sunday).
    • starthours | Integer | No | Time of day of opening in military time (9 AM = 900, 6 PM = 1800).
    • endhours | Integer | No | Time of day of closing, also in military time.
  • closed | Array | No | Arrays of periods, where the unit is closed, each with the following values.
    • start | Integer | No | Unix timestamp of when closing period starts.
    • end | Integer | No | Unix timestamp of when closing period ends.

Permissions Required

  • Administer permission to units
  • Parent is user's own unit or below

Get Units

curl "https://example.ziik.io/api/units"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "content_type": "unit",
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Dach-Windler",
      "level": 0,
      "unit_type": "unit",
      "departments": [],
      "features": [],
      "stats": {
        "children": 2,
        "users": 5,
        "children_total": 3
      },
      "parent": null,
      "image": null,
      "url": "api/units/3"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "https://example.ziik.io/api/units?page=1",
    "last": "https://example.ziik.io/api/units?page=1",
    "prev": null,
    "next": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "from": 1,
    "last_page": 1,
    "path": "https://example.ziik.io/api/units",
    "per_page": 50,
    "to": 7,
    "total": 7
  }
}

This endpoint retrieves units.

HTTP Request

GET https://example.ziik.io/api/units

Query Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
userBooleanfalseFilter units to contain only user's unit or below
pageInteger1Page number for pagination.
limitInteger15Number of records to return per page.
featureIntegernullFeature ID. If set, fetch only units with that feature
typeString'unit'Types to filter units on. Values can be 'unit' or 'department' and can be comma-separated
full_statsBooleanfalseGet the full stats array, if not set to "true", then the stats collection will have reduced information.

Get Single Unit

curl "https://example.ziik.io/api/units/12"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "data": {
    "content_type": "unit",
    "id": 2,
    "reference": "ext-dbafds234bafdsf234-12",
    "name": "Altenwerth-Aufderhar",
    "description": null,
    "level": 0,
    "unit_type": "unit",
    "departments": [],
    "parent": null,
    "image": null,
    "addresses": {
      "company": {
        "id": 1,
        "company": "et",
        "registration_number": null,
        "vat_number": null,
        "street": null,
        "street_additional": null,
        "postal_code": null,
        "city": null,
        "country": null,
        "phone": null,
        "email": null,
        "comments": null,
        "use_company_address": false
      },
      "delivery": null,
      "invoicing": null
    },
    "contact": {
      "name": "",
      "phone": ""
    },
    "opening_hours": {
      "office_hours": null,
      "closed": null
    },
    "geo": {
      "lat": null,
      "lng": null
    },
    "stats": {
      "children": 2,
      "users": 5,
      "children_total": 3
    },
    "permissions": {
      "edit": false,
      "delete": false
    },
    "url": "api/units/2"
  }
}

This endpoint returns a single unit

HTTP Request

GET https://example.ziik.io/api/units/ID

URL Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
IDIntegerThe ID of the unit

Get Unit By Reference

curl "https://example.ziik.io/api/units/reference/abcd-dfaf"
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aaaaaaaaa.bbbbbbbbb.cccccccccc"

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "data": {
    "content_type": "unit",
    "id": 2,
    "reference": "ext-dbafds234bafdsf234-12",
    "name": "Altenwerth-Aufderhar",
    "description": null,
    "level": 0,
    "unit_type": "unit",
    "departments": [],
    "parent": null,
    "image": null,
    "addresses": {
      "company": {
        "id": 1,
        "company": "et",
        "registration_number": null,
        "vat_number": null,
        "street": null,
        "street_additional": null,
        "postal_code": null,
        "city": null,
        "country": null,
        "phone": null,
        "email": null,
        "comments": null,
        "use_company_address": false
      },
      "delivery": null,
      "invoicing": null
    },
    "contact": {
      "name": "",
      "phone": ""
    },
    "opening_hours": {
      "office_hours": null,
      "closed": null
    },
    "geo": {
      "lat": null,
      "lng": null
    },
    "stats": {
      "children": 2,
      "users": 5,
      "children_total": 3
    },
    "permissions": {
      "edit": false,
      "delete": false
    },
    "url": "api/units/2"
  }
}

This endpoint returns a unit with the external reference given in URL

HTTP Request

GET https://example.ziik.io/api/units/reference/REF

URL Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
REFStringThe external reference of the unit

Edit Unit

curl -i -X PATCH "https://example.ziik.io/api/units/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 unit.

HTTP Request

PATCH https://example.ziik.io/api/units/ID

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
nameStringNoUnit name.
parentIntegerNoID of new parent unit
referenceStringNoExternal reference - free text field useful to keep a reference to another system
descriptionStringNoUnit description.
unit_typeStringNo'unit' or 'department'.
featuresArrayNoArray of unit feature IDs to describe the unit
opening_hoursArrayNoInformation regarding when the unit is open/closed. Array with the following values
  • office_hours | Array | No | Arrays for each weekday with the normal business hours, each having the following values
    • day | Integer | No | Weekday (1 = monday, 5 = friday, 7 = sunday)
    • starthours | Integer | No | Time of day of opening in military time (9 AM = 900, 6 PM = 1800)
    • endhours | Integer | No | Time of day of closing, also in military time
  • closed | Array | No | Arrays of periods, where the unit is closed, each with the following values
    • start | Integer | No | Unix timestamp of when closing period starts
    • end | Integer | No | Unix timestamp of when closing period ends

Permissions Required

  • Edit permission to units

Delete Unit

curl -i -X DELETE "https://example.ziik.io/api/units/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 unit.

HTTP Request

DELETE https://example.ziik.io/api/units/ID

URL Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
IDIntegerThe ID of the unit to delete

Permissions Required

  • Administer permission to units
Last Updated:
Contributors: Christian Gerdes