Creates a new override shift from provided data
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/schedules/{schedule_id}/override_shifts \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "shifts",
"attributes": {
"starts_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"ends_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"user_id": 123
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "21462cdd-1bfd-4fdf-a36b-3a3913999567",
"type": "shifts",
"attributes": {
"schedule_id": "bef9b426-e149-41c7-9cca-318baffd5dca",
"rotation_id": null,
"user_id": 749,
"starts_at": "2026-01-13T13:53:20.000-08:00",
"ends_at": "2026-01-14T11:53:20.000-08:00",
"is_override": true
},
"relationships": {
"shift_override": {
"data": {
"id": "2140851d-1955-4cbb-b10a-305546c2a474",
"type": "shift_overrides"
}
},
"user": {
"data": {
"id": "749",
"type": "users"
}
},
"assignee": {
"data": {
"id": "749",
"type": "users"
}
}
}
}
}Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
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curl --request POST \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/schedules/{schedule_id}/override_shifts \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "shifts",
"attributes": {
"starts_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"ends_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"user_id": 123
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "21462cdd-1bfd-4fdf-a36b-3a3913999567",
"type": "shifts",
"attributes": {
"schedule_id": "bef9b426-e149-41c7-9cca-318baffd5dca",
"rotation_id": null,
"user_id": 749,
"starts_at": "2026-01-13T13:53:20.000-08:00",
"ends_at": "2026-01-14T11:53:20.000-08:00",
"is_override": true
},
"relationships": {
"shift_override": {
"data": {
"id": "2140851d-1955-4cbb-b10a-305546c2a474",
"type": "shift_overrides"
}
},
"user": {
"data": {
"id": "749",
"type": "users"
}
},
"assignee": {
"data": {
"id": "749",
"type": "users"
}
}
}
}
}