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hr.employee.public: fields, relations and API

The hr.employee.public model ("Public Employee") is a persistent model declared by the Employees module, then extended by 12 other modules. It exposes 104 fields, 99 of them declared directly on the model; 2 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.

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Model identity

Technical name: hr.employee.public
Label: Public Employee
Type: Persistent (models.Model)
SQL table: None (no table)
Origin module: Employees (hr)
Extended by: hr_attendance, hr_expense, hr_fleet, hr_gamification, hr_holidays, hr_homeworking, hr_maintenance, hr_org_chart, hr_presence, hr_skills, hr_skills_slides, hr_timesheet
Default order (_order): name

Model fields

99 own fields, 0 inherited from mixins and 5 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.

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104 of 104 fields shown

Technical name	Label	Type	Details
active	Active	`boolean`	read-only
address_id	Address	`many2one` → res.partner	read-only
allocation_display	Allocation Display	`char`	computed added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
allocation_remaining_display	Allocation Remaining Display	`char`	related: `employee_id.allocation_remaining_display` added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
attendance_manager_id	Attendance Manager	`many2one` → res.users	related: `employee_id.attendance_manager_id` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
attendance_state	Attendance State	`selection`	read-only related: `employee_id.attendance_state` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
avatar_1024	Avatar 1024	`image`	related: `employee_id.avatar_1024`
avatar_128	Avatar 128	`image`	related: `employee_id.avatar_128`
avatar_1920	Avatar	`image`	related: `employee_id.avatar_1920`
avatar_256	Avatar 256	`image`	related: `employee_id.avatar_256`
avatar_512	Avatar 512	`image`	related: `employee_id.avatar_512`
badge_ids	Badge	`one2many` → gamification.badge.user	read-onlycomputed added by HR Gamification (`hr_gamification`)
birthday_public_display_string	Public Date of Birth	`char`	related: `employee_id.birthday_public_display_string`
certification_ids	Certification	`one2many` → hr.employee.skill	related: `employee_id.certification_ids` added by Skills Management (`hr_skills`)
child_all_count	Child All Count	`integer`	computed added by HR Org Chart (`hr_org_chart`)
child_count	Child Count	`integer`	computed added by HR Org Chart (`hr_org_chart`)
child_ids	Direct subordinates	`one2many` → hr.employee.public	read-only inverse: `parent_id`
coach_id	Coach	`many2one` → hr.employee.public	read-only
color	Color	`integer`	read-only
company_id	Company	`many2one` → res.company	read-only
country_code	Country Code	`char`	computed
courses_completion_text	Courses Completion Text	`char`	related: `employee_id.courses_completion_text` added by Skills e-learning (`hr_skills_slides`)
create_date	Create Date	`datetime`	read-only
current_employee_skill_ids	Current Employee Skill	`one2many` → hr.employee.skill	related: `employee_id.current_employee_skill_ids` added by Skills Management (`hr_skills`)
department_color	Department Color	`integer`	computed added by HR Org Chart (`hr_org_chart`)
department_id	Department	`many2one` → hr.department	read-only
display_attendances	Display Attendances	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.display_attendances` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
display_certification_page	Display Certification Page	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.display_certification_page` added by Skills Management (`hr_skills`)
display_extra_hours	Display Extra Hours	`boolean`	related: `company_id.hr_attendance_display_overtime` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
email	Email	`char`	related: `employee_id.email`
email_sent	Email Sent	`boolean`	added by Employee Presence Control (`hr_presence`)
employee_id	Employee	`many2one` → hr.employee	read-only
employee_skill_ids	Skills	`one2many` → hr.employee.skill	inverse: `employee_id` added by Skills Management (`hr_skills`)
equipment_count	Equipment Count	`integer`	related: `employee_id.equipment_count` added by Maintenance - HR (`hr_maintenance`)
expense_manager_id	Expense Manager	`many2one` → res.users	read-only added by Expenses (`hr_expense`)
filter_for_expense	Filter For Expense	`boolean`	added by Expenses (`hr_expense`)
friday_location_id	Friday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
has_badges	Has Badges	`boolean`	computed added by HR Gamification (`hr_gamification`)
has_subscribed_courses	Has Subscribed Courses	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.has_subscribed_courses` added by Skills e-learning (`hr_skills_slides`)
has_timesheet	Has Timesheet	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.has_timesheet` added by Task Logs (`hr_timesheet`)
hours_last_month	Hours Last Month	`float`	related: `employee_id.hours_last_month` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
hours_last_month_overtime	Hours Last Month Overtime	`float`	related: `employee_id.hours_last_month_overtime` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
hours_today	Hours Today	`float`	read-only related: `employee_id.hours_today` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
hr_icon_display	Hr Icon Display	`selection`	computed Values computed at runtime
hr_presence_state	Hr Presence State	`selection`	computed Values: `present` (Present), `absent` (Absent), `archive` (Archived), `out_of_working_hour` (Off-Hours)
hr_presence_state_display	Hr Presence State Display	`selection`	Values: `out_of_working_hour` (Off-Hours), `present` (Present), `absent` (Absent) added by Employee Presence Control (`hr_presence`)
im_status	Im Status	`char`	related: `employee_id.im_status`
image_1024	Image 1024	`image`	related: `employee_id.image_1024`
image_128	Image 128	`image`	related: `employee_id.image_128`
image_1920	Image	`image`	related: `employee_id.image_1920`
image_256	Image 256	`image`	related: `employee_id.image_256`
image_512	Image 512	`image`	related: `employee_id.image_512`
ip_connected	Ip Connected	`boolean`	added by Employee Presence Control (`hr_presence`)
is_absent	Absent Today	`boolean`	computed added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
is_manager	Is Manager	`boolean`	computed
is_subordinate	Is Subordinate	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.is_subordinate` added by HR Org Chart (`hr_org_chart`)
is_user	Is User	`boolean`	computed
job_id	Job	`many2one` → hr.job	read-only
job_title	Job Title	`char`	related: `employee_id.job_title`
last_activity	Last Activity	`date`	computed
last_activity_time	Last Activity Time	`char`	computed
last_attendance_id	Last Attendance	`many2one` → hr.attendance	read-only related: `employee_id.last_attendance_id` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
last_check_in	Last Check In	`datetime`	related: `employee_id.last_check_in` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
last_check_out	Last Check Out	`datetime`	related: `employee_id.last_check_out` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
leave_date_to	To Date	`date`	computed added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
leave_manager_id	Time Off Approver Select the user responsible for approving "Time Off" of this employee. If empty, the approval is done by an Administrator or Approver (determined in settings/users).	`many2one` → res.users	computed, stored added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
manually_set_presence	Manually Set Presence	`boolean`	added by Employee Presence Control (`hr_presence`)
manually_set_present	Manually Set Present	`boolean`	added by Employee Presence Control (`hr_presence`)
member_of_department	Member Of Department	`boolean`	computed
mobile_phone	Mobile Phone	`char`	read-only
mobility_card	Mobility Card	`char`	read-only added by Fleet History (`hr_fleet`)
monday_location_id	Monday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
name	Name	`char`	read-only
newly_hired	Newly Hired	`boolean`	computed
parent_id	Manager	`many2one` → hr.employee.public	read-only
phone	Phone	`char`	related: `employee_id.phone`
resource_calendar_id	Resource Calendar	`many2one` → resource.calendar	read-only
resource_id	Resource	`many2one` → resource.resource	read-only
resume_line_ids	Resume lines	`one2many` → hr.resume.line	inverse: `employee_id` added by Skills Management (`hr_skills`)
saturday_location_id	Saturday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
share	Share	`boolean`	related: `employee_id.share`
show_hr_icon_display	Show Hr Icon Display	`boolean`	computed
show_leaves	Able to see Remaining Time Off	`boolean`	computed added by Time Off (`hr_holidays`)
subordinate_ids	Subordinate	`one2many` → hr.employee	related: `employee_id.subordinate_ids` added by HR Org Chart (`hr_org_chart`)
sunday_location_id	Sunday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
thursday_location_id	Thursday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
today_location_name	Today Location Name	`char`	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
total_overtime	Total Overtime	`float`	read-only related: `employee_id.total_overtime` added by Attendances (`hr_attendance`)
tuesday_location_id	Tuesday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
tz	Tz	`selection`	related: `resource_id.tz`
user_id	User	`many2one` → res.users	read-only
user_partner_id	User's partner	`many2one` → res.partner	related: `user_id.partner_id`
wednesday_location_id	Wednesday	`many2one` → hr.work.location	added by Remote Work (`hr_homeworking`)
work_contact_id	Work Contact	`many2one` → res.partner	read-only
work_email	Work Email	`char`	read-only
work_location_id	Work Location	`many2one` → hr.work.location	read-only
work_location_name	Work Location Name	`char`	related: `employee_id.work_location_name`
work_location_type	Work Location Type	`selection`	related: `employee_id.work_location_type`
work_phone	Work Phone	`char`	read-only
create_uid	Created by	`many2one` → res.users	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` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic

Relations

Models linked from this model

gamification.badge.user: badge_ids
hr.attendance: last_attendance_id
hr.department: department_id
hr.employee: employee_id, subordinate_ids
hr.employee.public: child_ids, coach_id, parent_id
hr.employee.skill: certification_ids, current_employee_skill_ids, employee_skill_ids
hr.job: job_id
hr.resume.line: resume_line_ids
hr.work.location: friday_location_id, monday_location_id, saturday_location_id, sunday_location_id, thursday_location_id, tuesday_location_id, wednesday_location_id, work_location_id
res.company: company_id
res.partner: address_id, user_partner_id, work_contact_id
res.users: attendance_manager_id, expense_manager_id, leave_manager_id, user_id
resource.calendar: resource_calendar_id
resource.resource: resource_id

Fields of other models pointing here

hr.employee.public: coach_id, parent_id

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

curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/hr.employee.public/search_read" \
  -H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":[],"fields":["name","address_id","attendance_manager_id","coach_id","company_id"],"limit":5}'

Python (requests)

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.employee.public/search_read",
    headers=headers,
    json={"domain": [], "fields": ["name","address_id","attendance_manager_id","coach_id","company_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-employee-public">hr.employee.public (Odoo 19.0)</a>

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Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community

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