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When I Work Positions API

Positions (aka, job or duty) are used to define labor allocation. Users can be tagged (associated) with one or more Positions. When I Work uses this association for shift eligibility, Alert notifications filtering and labor reporting.For more information about using Positions, visit the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/creating-and-managing-positions-computer/).

When I Work Positions API is one of 22 APIs that When I Work publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Positions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, rate-limit docs, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.wheniwork.com.

6 operations 3 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.wheniwork.com/2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

When I Work Positions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JSON Web Token) (W-Token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • W-Token — Authentication with When I Work is based on a token model using [JSON Web Tokens](https://jwt.io/). First, you authenticate using a private developer key and t…

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Positions 6

Positions (aka, job or duty) are used to define labor allocation. Users can be tagged (associated) with one or more Positions. When I Work uses this association for shift eligibil…

GET
/2/positions
List Positions
1 param → 200
POST
/2/positions
Create Position
body → 200
GET
/2/positions/{id}
Get Position
1 param → 200
PUT
/2/positions/{id}
Update Position
1 param body → 200
DELETE
/2/positions/{id}
Delete Position
2 params → 200
PUT
/2/positions/bulk
Update Multiple Positions
body → 200400401404500

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Position (8 properties), V2Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

V2Error
object
2 properties 1 required
Position
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

when-i-work-positions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs When I Work publishes across the network.

When I Work Accounts API
When I Work Annotations API
When I Work Availabilities API
When I Work Import API
When I Work OpenShift Requests API
When I Work Payrolls API
When I Work Punch API
When I Work Request Type API
When I Work Schedule Templates API
When I Work Schedules (Locations) API
When I Work Shift Break - Paid Rest API
When I Work Shift Breaks API
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