# Time Punch

## Submit a time punch from third party software or hardware to Runtime HRMS.

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://[data_center]/tpi/attendance/time-punch`

The below parameters must be passed as a JSON object. The Content-Type must be set to `application/json`.

#### Request Body

| Name                                             | Type   | Description                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| employee\_code<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | Employee Code                                             |
| date\_time<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>     | string | Date & Time formatted in ISO for e.g. 2023-06-15 18:10:00 |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK If the API call is successful, the server will return a JSON message as shown below" %}

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "message": "ok"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request " %}

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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