--- search: tags: - account - GET seo: description: >- Returns comprehensive overtime statistics for the current employee. Reference for the GET /account/overtime/stats endpoint in the Leadtime Public API API. sidebar: badge: GET label: Get overtime statistics title: Get overtime statistics type: openapi-operation --- Returns comprehensive overtime statistics for the current employee. **What is Overtime?** Overtime is automatically calculated from daily time tracking. If an employee works more hours than their contract specifies, positive overtime is created. If they work fewer hours, the balance goes negative. **What is returned:** - **Overtime balance**: Current balance of all plus or minus hours - **Total recorded**: Total sum of all logged working hours - **Contract**: Weekly or daily target hours according to the contract - **Total compensated**: Sum of hours that have already been balanced out - **Converted to vacation**: Hours that were turned into extra vacation days - **Paid in cash**: Overtime hours that were paid out - **Ignored**: Overtime marked as expired or without compensation **Note:** This endpoint is only available for employee accounts.