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# Copy from template

> Creates a company validity period with the template's parameters. Closes the previous open validity period on the prior day.

**Required permission:** `hr.labor_rules.write`



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.en.json post /hr/labor-rules/from-template
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: FileXpress External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    API for integrating third-party systems with FileXpress: billing, HR,
    accounting, inventory, projects, accounts receivable and payable, treasury,
    pricing and promotions, and cash. Current base URL: /api/external/v1. The
    legacy unversioned path (/api/external) will be removed on January 1, 2027;
    migrate to /api/external/v1 (same endpoints, only the base URL changes). The
    v2 API (/api/external/v2) exposes currencies and exchange rates, sales and
    purchases in foreign currency, taxes by id, payrolls with branch, and errors
    with a stable `code`; its operations carry the /v2 prefix in the path. We
    suggest migrating to the available v2 routes before March 30, 2027.
servers:
  - url: https://api.filexpress.app/api/external/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: General
  - name: Billing · Sales
  - name: Billing · Purchases
  - name: Billing · Customers
  - name: Billing · Suppliers
  - name: Billing · Products
  - name: Catalogs
  - name: HR · Employees
  - name: HR · Attendance
  - name: HR · Labor rules
  - name: HR · Schedules
  - name: HR · Holidays
  - name: HR · Attendance results
  - name: HR · Leave requests
  - name: HR · Payrolls
  - name: Accounting
  - name: Inventory
  - name: Projects
  - name: Accounts receivable
  - name: Accounts payable
  - name: Treasury
  - name: Pricing and promotions
  - name: Cash
  - name: Points of sale
  - name: API v2 · General
  - name: API v2 · Currencies and rates
  - name: API v2 · Countries
  - name: API v2 · Sales
  - name: API v2 · Purchases
  - name: API v2 · Payrolls
paths:
  /hr/labor-rules/from-template:
    post:
      tags:
        - HR · Labor rules
      summary: Copy from template
      description: >-
        Creates a company validity period with the template's parameters. Closes
        the previous open validity period on the prior day.


        **Required permission:** `hr.labor_rules.write`
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LaborRuleFromTemplateRequest'
            example:
              template_id: 9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11
              effective_from: '2026-11-01'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Rules created
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                status: true
                data:
                  id: 9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11
                  business_id: 9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11
                  country_code: SV
                  name: El Salvador – Código de Trabajo
                  source_template_id: 9d1c5a3e-4b7f-4e2a-9c1d-2f6b8a0e7c11
                  effective_from: '2026-01-01'
                  effective_to: null
                  schema_version: 1
                  params:
                    timezone: America/El_Salvador
                    day_band:
                      start: '06:00'
                      end: '19:00'
                    mixed_rule:
                      type: night_if_night_minutes_gt
                      threshold_minutes: 240
                    max_ordinary:
                      daily:
                        day: 480
                        night: 420
                        mixed: 480
                      weekly:
                        day: 2640
                        night: 2340
                        mixed: 2640
                    week_starts_on: 1
                    default_rest_days:
                      - 7
                    default_daily_minutes:
                      '1': 480
                      '2': 480
                      '3': 480
                      '4': 480
                      '5': 480
                      '6': 240
                      '7': 0
                    overtime:
                      basis:
                        - daily
                        - weekly
                      daily_cap_minutes: null
                      weekly_cap_minutes: null
                      total_daily_cap_minutes: null
                      requires_approval: false
                    surcharges:
                      ordinary_day: 0
                      ordinary_night: 0.25
                      overtime_day: 1
                      overtime_night: 1.5
                      rest_day: 0.5
                      holiday: 1
                      combination: multiplicative
                    rest_day_compensatory: true
                    breaks:
                      paid: false
                      min_minutes: 30
                      auto_deduct_minutes: 0
                    tolerances:
                      late_grace_minutes: 5
                      early_leave_grace_minutes: 0
                      absence_after_minutes: null
                    rounding:
                      unit_minutes: 1
                      mode: none
                    min_hourly_wage: 1.7
                    currency: USD
                  is_active: true
                  is_template: false
                  recalculation_queued: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E403'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E404'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E422'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E429'
components:
  schemas:
    LaborRuleFromTemplateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        template_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        effective_from:
          type: string
          format: date
      required:
        - template_id
        - effective_from
  responses:
    E401:
      description: Missing or invalid API Key
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            status: false
            message: Invalid API Key.
    E403:
      description: Integration without the required permission or deactivated
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            status: false
            message: This integration does not have the 'hr.employees' permission.
            required_scope: hr.employees
    E404:
      description: Resource does not exist or belongs to another business
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            status: false
            message: Not found.
    E422:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            status: false
            message: Validation errors
            errors:
              start_date:
                - The start date field is required.
    E429:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            status: false
            message: Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.
            rate_limit: 100
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: Integration API Key (Integrations → New Integration).

````

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