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  tags:
    - account
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  description: >-
    Creates a new sick days record for the current employee. Reference for the
    POST /account/employee/sick-days/request endpoint in the Leadtime Public API
    API.
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  badge: POST
  label: Request sick days
title: Request sick days
type: openapi-operation
---
Creates a new sick days record for the current employee.

**How sick days work:**
1. Employee reports sick days with start and end dates
2. Optional comment can be added
3. Medical certificates can be attached (upload files first, then provide file IDs)
4. System automatically checks for overlapping events

**To upload medical certificates:**
1. Call POST /api/public/workspace/upload for each file
2. Get the file ID from the response
3. Include the file IDs in the `attachedFilesIds` array

**Note:** This endpoint is only available for employee accounts. The system validates that there are no overlapping events (vacations, other sick days, etc.) for the specified period.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="accountcontroller-requestsickness" />