# Returns the absence type with the given identifier.

`GET /people/absence-types/{id}`

Group: People Management › Absence Types · Operation ID: `getAbsenceType`

[Open in the interactive reference](https://docs.api.lensing.ai/?op=getAbsenceType)

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Api-Version` | header | `"v1"` | yes | The API version this request targets, named by its public identifier. Required on every request; omitting it, or naming a version this company does not have, is answered with 400. This document describes version `v1`. |
| `id` | path | string | yes | The unique identifier for the absence type to return. |

## Response

`200` Success

Under `data` (getAbsenceTypeOutput):

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | The unique identifier for the absence type. |
| `name` | string | yes | The display name of the absence type. |
| `category` | string, one of `"sickLeave"`, `"vacation"`, `"other"`, `"overtime"` | yes | The category the absence type belongs to. |
| `description` | string | no | A longer description of the absence type. Absent when none is set. |

## Errors

| Code | Status |
| --- | --- |
| `NOT_FOUND` | 400 |

## Statuses

- `400` — Invalid request or business failure. Codes: NOT_FOUND
- `401` — Missing or invalid access token
- `403` — Not authorized
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Too many requests
- `500` — Internal server error