# Absences

## List Absences

 - [POST /absences/v1/query](https://docs.bright.hr/api/customer-api-v1/absences/post_absences_v1_query.md): List approved absences for employees in your organisation.

This includes sickness, time-off-in-lieu (TOIL), annual leave and "other" absences.
Lateness is not included.

The $type field denotes the type of absence:
- Holiday: used for annual leave, public holidays, and mandatory leave.
- Sickness: used for absences due to sickness or illness.
- Toil: used for time-off-in-lieu (TOIL)
- Other: used for any other type of absence (except Lateness) that doesn't fit into the above categories.