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Staff Absences

Request time away and review staff availability.

Updated October 21, 20261 min read

Getting started

Open Staff Absences and select the roles that may request time away. Members with Manage Server also qualify.

Use the dashboard form or /absence request with UTC start and end times and a reason. Overlapping requests are rejected.

A manager approves or declines the request with an optional note. Another manager must review your own request.

Use /absence cancel or the dashboard to cancel an approved or pending absence. Dates show when the absence ends; roles are not removed.

Use this reference when you need to check what a setting does.

Staff roles

Controls Discord request eligibility.

Dates

UTC date and time, with the end after the start and no more than a year apart.

Review note

Visible with the request to staff who have access to Staff Absences.

Here’s what happens once you’ve finished setup.

1
Choose staff roles
Open Staff Absences and select the roles that may request time away. Members with Manage Server also qualify.
2
Submit a request
Use the dashboard form or /absence request with UTC start and end times and a reason. Overlapping requests are rejected.
3
Review requests
A manager approves or declines the request with an optional note. Another manager must review your own request.
4
Cancel or return
Use /absence cancel or the dashboard to cancel an approved or pending absence. Dates show when the absence ends; roles are not removed.

/absence requestSubmit time away

/absence listSee your requests

/absence cancelCancel your request

/absence reviewManager approval or decline

Cannot approve your own request

Ask another manager to review it.

Request overlaps

Cancel or adjust your existing request first.