hr.attendance: fields, relations and API
The hr.attendance model ("Attendance") is a persistent model declared by the Attendances module, then extended by 1 other module. It exposes 47 fields, 28 of them declared directly on the model; 3 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.
Model identity
- Technical name
hr.attendance- Label
- Attendance
- Type
- Persistent (models.Model)
- SQL table
hr_attendance- Origin module
- Attendances (
hr_attendance) - Extended by
- hr_holidays_attendance
- Default order (_order)
check_in desc- Inherits from (mixins)
- mail.thread
Model fields
28 own fields, 13 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.
47 of 47 fields shown
| Technical name | Label | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| attendance_manager_id | Attendance Manager | many2one | related: |
| check_in | Check In | datetime | required |
| check_out | Check Out | datetime | |
| color | Color | integer | computed |
| date | Date | date | requiredcomputed, stored |
| department_id | Department | many2one | read-only related: |
| device_tracking_enabled | Device Tracking Enabled | boolean | related: |
| employee_id | Employee | many2one | required |
| expected_hours | Regular Hours | float | computed, stored |
| in_browser | Browser | char | read-only |
| in_ip_address | IP Address | char | read-only |
| in_latitude | Latitude | float | read-only |
| in_location | In Location Based on GPS-Coordinates if available or on IP Address | char | |
| in_longitude | Longitude | float | read-only |
| in_mode | Mode | selection | read-only Values: |
| is_manager | Is Manager | boolean | computed |
| linked_overtime_ids | Linked Overtime | many2many | computed |
| manager_id | Manager | many2one | read-only related: |
| out_browser | Out Browser | char | read-only |
| out_ip_address | Out Ip Address | char | read-only |
| out_latitude | Out Latitude | float | read-only |
| out_location | Out Location Based on GPS-Coordinates if available or on IP Address | char | |
| out_longitude | Out Longitude | float | read-only |
| out_mode | Out Mode | selection | read-only Values: |
| overtime_hours | Worked Extra Hours | float | computed, stored |
| overtime_status | Overtime Status | selection | computed, stored Values: |
| validated_overtime_hours | Validated Extra Hours | float | read-onlycomputed, stored |
| worked_hours | Worked Hours | float | read-onlycomputed, stored |
| has_message | Has Message | boolean | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_attachment_count | Attachment Count | integer | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_follower_ids | Followers | one2many | inverse: inherited from mail.thread |
| message_has_error | Message Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error. | boolean | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_has_error_counter | Number of errors Number of messages with delivery error | integer | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_has_sms_error | SMS Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error. | boolean | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_ids | Messages | one2many | inverse: inherited from mail.thread |
| message_is_follower | Is Follower | boolean | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_needaction | Action Needed If checked, new messages require your attention. | boolean | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_needaction_counter | Number of Actions Number of messages requiring action | integer | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| message_partner_ids | Followers (Partners) | many2many | computed inherited from mail.thread |
| rating_ids | Ratings | one2many | inverse: inherited from mail.thread |
| website_message_ids | Website Messages Website communication history | one2many | inverse: inherited from mail.thread |
| create_date | Created on | datetime | read-onlyautomatic |
| create_uid | Created by | many2one | read-onlyautomatic |
| display_name | Display Name | char | read-onlycomputedautomatic |
| id | ID | integer | read-onlyautomatic |
| write_date | Last Updated on | datetime | read-onlyautomatic |
| write_uid | Last Updated by | many2one | read-onlyautomatic |
Relations
Models linked from this model
- hr.attendance.overtime.line: linked_overtime_ids
- hr.department: department_id
- hr.employee: employee_id, manager_id
- res.users: attendance_manager_id
Fields of other models pointing here
- hr.employee: last_attendance_id
- hr.employee.public: last_attendance_id
- hr.leave.attendance.report: attendance_ids
Reading this model through the API
Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.
curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/hr.attendance/search_read" \
-H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"domain":[],"fields":["check_in","date","employee_id","attendance_manager_id","department_id"],"limit":5}'import requests
BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}
res = requests.post(
f"{BASE_URL}/hr.attendance/search_read",
headers=headers,
json={"domain": [], "fields": ["check_in","date","employee_id","attendance_manager_id","department_id"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())- External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
- XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
- The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.
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<a href="https://aidoo.ai/en/outils/explorateur-modeles-odoo/hr-attendance">hr.attendance (Odoo 19.0)</a>Sources
Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community
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