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POST
/
v1
/
schedules
/
{schedule_id}
/
override_shifts
creates an override shift
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": "989f4345-b3be-4666-bbe3-f6f5ed9f5593",
    "type": "shifts",
    "attributes": {
      "schedule_id": "dd6c6e69-1cdb-4210-80b0-9afeafc31d07",
      "rotation_id": null,
      "user_id": 447,
      "starts_at": "2025-12-19T20:17:34.000-08:00",
      "ends_at": "2025-12-20T18:17:34.000-08:00",
      "is_override": true
    },
    "relationships": {
      "shift_override": {
        "data": {
          "id": "57e736ab-1fad-4f05-a0e0-ca6bbef36cf6",
          "type": "shift_overrides"
        }
      },
      "user": {
        "data": {
          "id": "447",
          "type": "users"
        }
      },
      "assignee": {
        "data": {
          "id": "447",
          "type": "users"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

schedule_id
string
required

Body

application/vnd.api+json
data
object
required

Response

returns assignee relationship when schedule nesting enabled

data
object
required