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# Get leave balances

> An employee's remaining balance per active leave type, for a year (defaults to the current year). Requires `leave:read`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.kuahr.com/openapi/v1.json get /v1/leave/balances
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Kua API
  description: >-
    The Kua developer API — payroll, wallets, and payments for your own company.


    Authenticate with an API key issued from **Settings → API keys** in the
    dashboard, sent in the `X-Api-Key` header. Every request is scoped to the
    company that owns the key. Base URL: `https://api.kuahr.com` (all endpoints
    are versioned under `/v1`).
  version: v1
servers:
  - url: https://api.kuahr.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Payroll
    description: List and create payroll runs.
  - name: Employees
    description: Add people to your company.
  - name: Events
    description: The company event timeline (also delivered via webhooks).
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Register endpoints and inspect deliveries.
  - name: Test data
    description: Manage sandbox (test-mode) data.
  - name: Leave
    description: >-
      Time-off types, requests, balances, and allocations (requires the Leave
      add-on).
  - name: Advances
    description: Salary advances (requires the Salary advance add-on).
  - name: Performance
    description: OKRs, appraisals, and promotions (requires the Performance add-on).
paths:
  /v1/leave/balances:
    get:
      tags:
        - Leave
      summary: Get leave balances
      description: >-
        An employee's remaining balance per active leave type, for a year
        (defaults to the current year). Requires `leave:read`.
      parameters:
        - name: employeeId
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: year
          in: query
          schema:
            pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
            type:
              - integer
              - string
            format: int32
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeaveBalanceDto'
              example:
                - employeeId: b2c3d4e5-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
                  leaveTypeId: 5e6f7a8b-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
                  year: 2026
                  totalDays: 20
                  daysUsed: 5
                  daysPending: 0
                  daysAvailable: 15
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
components:
  schemas:
    LeaveBalanceDto:
      required:
        - employeeId
        - leaveTypeId
        - year
        - totalDays
        - daysUsed
        - daysPending
        - daysAvailable
      type: object
      properties:
        employeeId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        leaveTypeId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        year:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - integer
            - string
          format: int32
        totalDays:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - integer
            - string
          format: int32
        daysUsed:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - integer
            - string
          format: int32
        daysPending:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - integer
            - string
          format: int32
        daysAvailable:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - integer
            - string
          description: Days still bookable (`Total − Used − Pending`).
          format: int32
      description: An employee's balance for one leave type in a year.
    ApiError:
      required:
        - code
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A stable, machine-readable identifier you can branch on, e.g.
            `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation. May change; don't parse it.
      description: The standard error body returned for 4xx responses.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: Your API key, e.g. `kua_live_…` (or `kua_test_…` in test mode).
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header

````