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updatedAt: 2026-04-28T12:11:33.000Z
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# Clock out
Record clock-out for the employee identified by the path. Updates the most recent open clock-in entry for that employee with the given clock-out time. Returns the updated entry ID.
# OpenAPI definition
```json
{
"openapi": "3.1.1",
"info": {
"title": "Attendance API",
"contact": {
"name": "Hi Bob, Inc."
},
"description": "Public API for importing attendance entries and managing attendance projects, tasks, and clients. Supports detailed field metadata and flexible filtering.",
"license": {
"name": "Proprietary",
"url": "https://apidocs.hibob.com/docs/api-terms-of-use"
},
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.hibob.com/v1",
"description": "Production"
},
{
"url": "https://api.sandbox.hibob.com/v1",
"description": "Sandbox"
}
],
"x-readme": {
"metrics-enabled": false
},
"tags": [
{
"name": "Attendance",
"description": "Access attendance entries"
}
],
"paths": {
"/attendance/employees/{employeeId}/entries/clock-out": {
"patch": {
"operationId": "patch_attendance-employees-employeeid-entries-clock-out",
"tags": [
"Attendance"
],
"summary": "Clock out",
"description": "Record clock-out for the employee identified by the path. Updates the most recent open clock-in entry for that employee with the given clock-out time. Returns the updated entry ID. \n",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "employeeId",
"in": "path",
"required": true,
"description": "The employee ID to clock out (e.g. from kiosk or badge identification)",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClockOutRequestBody"
},
"examples": {
"clockOutExample": {
"summary": "Clock out employee",
"description": "Record clock-out at the given time (employeeId is in the URL).",
"value": {
"clockOutTime": "2026-02-08T09:01:00"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Clock-out recorded; returns the entry ID",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntryIdResponse"
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "The request is malformed or includes invalid parameters",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Authentication failed. Check your service user credentials",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
},
"403": {
"description": "The service user or token is missing the required permissions to access the requested data",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Feature not enabled or no open clock-in found",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Rate limit exceeded - see Rate limits",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
},
"500": {
"description": "An unexpected error occurred. Try again or contact support if the issue persists.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"
}
}
}
}
},
"security": [
{
"basic": []
},
{
"Bearer": []
}
],
"x-internal": false
}
}
},
"components": {
"securitySchemes": {
"basic": {
"type": "http",
"scheme": "basic",
"description": "Basic HTTP authentication using service user credentials"
},
"Bearer": {
"type": "http",
"scheme": "bearer",
"bearerFormat": "OAuth 2.0",
"description": "OAuth 2.0 authentication using an Access Token is available for registered partners only. Try It! does not support the full HiBob OAuth flow. You can follow these steps to complete the OAuth 2.0 flow in Postman and then paste the token here."
}
},
"schemas": {
"ApiErrorResponse": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Error key identifier"
},
"error": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable error message"
},
"args": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Optional error arguments providing additional context",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"ClockOutRequestBody": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"clockOutTime"
],
"properties": {
"clockOutTime": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Clock-out as a **timestamp** (date + time) in date-time format (e.g. ISO 8601). The **date part** of the timestamp must be the current date; past or future dates cause the request to fail. An open clock-in for this employee must already exist (see clock-in endpoint).",
"example": "2026-01-26T17:30:00"
}
},
"description": "Request body for clock-out when using PATCH /attendance/employees/{employeeId}/entries/clock-out (employeeId is in the path)."
},
"EntryIdResponse": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64",
"description": "The attendance entry ID (created or updated)"
}
},
"description": "Response containing a single attendance entry ID"
}
}
}
}
```