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# Returns the specified absence region.

GET https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/{absenceRegionId}

Returns the absence region with public holiday details for its country and location.
The user must be an admin or have `user-planning-data:write` permission to see users assigned to the absence region.

Reference: https://developers.awork.com/apiv1/absence-regions/get-absence-region-by-id

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `absenceRegionId` (string, required) — The id of the absence region.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `id` (string, optional) — The id of the entity.
- `createdOn` (string, optional) — The date this entity was created.
- `createdBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who created this entity.
- `updatedOn` (string, optional) — The date this entity was last modified.
- `updatedBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who last modified this entity.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the absence region, as specified by the user. It must be unique within the workspace.
- `countryCode` (string, optional, nullable) — The country code of the absence region. It must be a valid ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
- `country` (string, optional, nullable) — The english name of the country.
- `locationCode` (string, optional, nullable) — The location code of the absence region. It should be a valid ISO 3166-2 country subdivision code.
- `location` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the location. It will always be in the related country's language.
- `isDefault` (boolean, optional) — Indicates whether the absence region is the default absence region. Any new user will be assigned to the default absence region.
- `numberOfPublicHolidays` (integer, optional) — The number of public holidays in the absence region.
- `assignedUsers` (list of string, optional, nullable) — The list of user ids assigned to the absence region.
- `publicHolidays` (list of MinimalPublicHoliday, optional, nullable) — The list of public holidays in the absence region.

## Errors

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `code` (string, required) — The error code.
- `description` (string, required) — The description of the error.
- `link` (string, required) — The link to the API documentation page.
- `details` (list of string, optional, nullable) — A list of details describing the error.
- `validationErrors` (list of ValidationErrorResponse, optional, nullable) — If a validation error occurred, this contains the validation errors for each property.
- `traceId` (string, optional, nullable) — The request trace id for tracking the request.

## Types

### MinimalPublicHoliday

- `date` (string, optional) — The date of the public holiday.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The English name of the public holiday.
- `localName` (string, optional, nullable) — The local (native) name of the public holiday.

### ValidationErrorResponse

The validation error response.

- `property` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the property that failed validation.
- `message` (string, optional, nullable) — The reason why this property failed validation.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "createdOn": "2022-03-11T15:33:47.100Z",
  "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "updatedOn": "2022-03-11T21:15:00.100Z",
  "updatedBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "name": "Hamburg",
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "country": "Germany",
  "locationCode": "DE-HH",
  "location": "Hamburg",
  "isDefault": true,
  "numberOfPublicHolidays": 10,
  "assignedUsers": [
    "7b356284-d22b-4f74-980d-0a548d3b6318",
    "b37f07dd-6644-4271-9c8a-bb700cc21b63"
  ],
  "publicHolidays": [
    {
      "date": "2024-12-25T00:00:00Z",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "localName": "Erster Weihnachtstag"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/absenceregions/absenceRegionId")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```