When I Work Shift Requests API
If you’re unable to work one of your shifts, you can give it to one of your coworkers (drop the shift) or trade shifts with one of your coworkers (swap shifts).For more information about using Shift Requests, visit the [Help Center](https://help.wheniwork.com/articles/swapping-and-dropping-shifts-computer/).
When I Work Shift Requests 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 Shift Requests. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, rate-limit docs, and 8 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.wheniwork.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
When I Work Shift Requests 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 5
Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
If you’re unable to work one of your shifts, you can give it to one of your coworkers (drop the shift) or trade shifts with one of your coworkers (swap shifts). For more informati…
Schemas 6
The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Shift (30 properties), User (23 properties), Swap (18 properties), Message (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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