Update Employee

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>',
    'x-organization-id': '<x-organization-id>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({name: '<string>', email: '<string>', situation: '<string>', status: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}"

payload = {
    "name": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "situation": "<string>",
    "status": "<string>"
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
    "x-organization-id": "<x-organization-id>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
  --header 'x-organization-id: <x-organization-id>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "situation": "<string>",
  "status": "<string>"
}
'

{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": {},
  "email": {},
  "organization_id": "<string>",
  "situation": {},
  "status": "<string>",
  "periods": {},
  "created_at": {},
  "updated_at": {}
}

PATCH

employees

{employee_id}

Update Employee

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>',
    'x-organization-id': '<x-organization-id>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({name: '<string>', email: '<string>', situation: '<string>', status: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}"

payload = {
    "name": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "situation": "<string>",
    "status": "<string>"
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
    "x-organization-id": "<x-organization-id>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
  --header 'x-organization-id: <x-organization-id>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "situation": "<string>",
  "status": "<string>"
}
'

{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": {},
  "email": {},
  "organization_id": "<string>",
  "situation": {},
  "status": "<string>",
  "periods": {},
  "created_at": {},
  "updated_at": {}
}

Update Employee

Update an existing employee’s information. You can modify any combination of the employee’s fields.

Partial Updates: Only include the fields you want to update. Fields not included in the request body will remain unchanged.

Request

Headers

string

required

Your API key for authenticationExample: sk_live_1234567890abcdef

string

required

Your organization UUIDExample: a8315ef3-dd50-43f8-b7ce-d839e68d51fa

Path Parameters

string

required

The unique identifier (UUID) of the employee to updateExample: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

Body Parameters

string

Employee’s full name (1-255 characters)Example: "John Smith Jr."

string

Employee’s email addressExample: "john.smith.new@company.com"

string

Employment situationAvailable values: active, inactive, terminatedExample: "inactive"

string

Data collection statusAvailable values: uploaded, loadingExample: "uploaded"

Response

string

Unique identifier (UUID)

string | null

Employee’s full name

string | null

Employee’s email address

string

Organization UUID

string | null

Employment status: active, inactive, or terminated

string

Data status: uploaded or loading

array | null

List of commuting periods

datetime

Timestamp when the employee was created

datetime | null

Timestamp when the employee was last updated

Example

curl -X PATCH "https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" \
  -H "x-api-key: ${DCYCLE_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-organization-id: ${DCYCLE_ORG_ID}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "situation": "inactive"
  }'

import requests
import os

api_key = os.getenv("DCYCLE_API_KEY")
org_id = os.getenv("DCYCLE_ORG_ID")
employee_id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

headers = {
    "x-api-key": api_key,
    "x-organization-id": org_id,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Only include fields to update
payload = {
    "situation": "inactive"
}

response = requests.patch(
    f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}",
    headers=headers,
    json=payload
)

employee = response.json()
print(f"Updated: {employee['name']}")
print(f"New situation: {employee['situation']}")

const axios = require('axios');

const apiKey = process.env.DCYCLE_API_KEY;
const orgId = process.env.DCYCLE_ORG_ID;
const employeeId = '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000';

const headers = {
  'x-api-key': apiKey,
  'x-organization-id': orgId,
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

// Only include fields to update
const payload = {
  situation: 'inactive'
};

axios.patch(
  `https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/${employeeId}`,
  payload,
  { headers }
)
.then(response => {
  const employee = response.data;
  console.log(`Updated: ${employee.name}`);
  console.log(`New situation: ${employee.situation}`);
})
.catch(error => console.error(error));

Successful Response

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "John Smith",
  "email": "john.smith@company.com",
  "organization_id": "a8315ef3-dd50-43f8-b7ce-d839e68d51fa",
  "situation": "inactive",
  "status": "uploaded",
  "periods": [...],
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-11-24T14:45:00Z"
}

Common Errors

401 Unauthorized

Cause: Missing or invalid API key

{
  "detail": "Invalid API key",
  "code": "INVALID_API_KEY"
}

Solution: Verify your API key is valid and active.

404 Not Found

Cause: Employee not found or doesn’t belong to your organization

{
  "code": "EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND",
  "detail": "Employee with id=UUID('...') not found"
}

Solution: Verify the employee ID is correct and belongs to your organization.

422 Validation Error

Cause: Invalid field values or extra fields

{
  "detail": [
    {
      "loc": ["body", "situation"],
      "msg": "value is not a valid enumeration member",
      "type": "type_error.enum"
    }
  ]
}

Solution: Check that all provided values are valid. Only use allowed enum values for situation and status.

Use Cases

Update Employee Situation

Change an employee’s employment status:

def update_employee_situation(employee_id, new_situation):
    """Update employee's employment situation"""
    response = requests.patch(
        f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}",
        headers=headers,
        json={"situation": new_situation}
    )
    return response.json()

# Mark employee as terminated
employee = update_employee_situation(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "terminated"
)
print(f"{employee['name']} is now {employee['situation']}")

Update Employee Email

Change an employee’s email address:

def update_employee_email(employee_id, new_email):
    """Update employee's email address"""
    response = requests.patch(
        f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}",
        headers=headers,
        json={"email": new_email}
    )
    return response.json()

employee = update_employee_email(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "john.smith.new@company.com"
)
print(f"Email updated to: {employee['email']}")

Update Multiple Fields

Update several fields at once:

def update_employee(employee_id, updates):
    """Update employee with multiple fields"""
    response = requests.patch(
        f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}",
        headers=headers,
        json=updates
    )
    return response.json()

employee = update_employee(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    {
        "name": "John Smith Jr.",
        "email": "john.jr@company.com",
        "situation": "active"
    }
)
print(f"Updated: {employee['name']} ({employee['email']})")

Mark Employee as Terminated

Handle employee offboarding:

def offboard_employee(employee_id):
    """Mark employee as terminated during offboarding"""
    response = requests.patch(
        f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{employee_id}",
        headers=headers,
        json={
            "situation": "terminated",
            "status": "uploaded"
        }
    )
    return response.json()

# Offboard employee
employee = offboard_employee("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
print(f"{employee['name']} has been offboarded")

Bulk Update Employees

Update multiple employees’ status:

def bulk_update_situation(employee_ids, new_situation):
    """Update situation for multiple employees"""
    results = {"success": [], "failed": []}

    for emp_id in employee_ids:
        try:
            response = requests.patch(
                f"https://api.dcycle.io/v1/employees/{emp_id}",
                headers=headers,
                json={"situation": new_situation}
            )
            if response.status_code == 200:
                results["success"].append(emp_id)
            else:
                results["failed"].append({"id": emp_id, "error": response.text})
        except Exception as e:
            results["failed"].append({"id": emp_id, "error": str(e)})

    return results

# Mark employees as inactive
employee_ids = [
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002"
]

results = bulk_update_situation(employee_ids, "inactive")
print(f"Updated: {len(results['success'])}")
print(f"Failed: {len(results['failed'])}")

Get Employee

View employee details

Delete Employee

Remove an employee

List Employees

View all employees

Update Commuting Period

Modify commuting data

CSV Import Delete Employee

​Update Employee

​Request

​Headers

​Path Parameters

​Body Parameters

​Response

​Example

​Successful Response

​Common Errors

​401 Unauthorized

​404 Not Found

​422 Validation Error

​Use Cases

​Update Employee Situation

​Update Employee Email

​Update Multiple Fields

​Mark Employee as Terminated

​Bulk Update Employees

​Related Endpoints

Get Employee

Delete Employee

List Employees

Update Commuting Period

Update Employee

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Body Parameters

Response

Example

Successful Response

Common Errors

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

422 Validation Error

Use Cases

Update Employee Situation

Update Employee Email

Update Multiple Fields

Mark Employee as Terminated

Bulk Update Employees

Related Endpoints