Staff Endpoint

Staff API access is read-only

Note: API Access is limited to Enterprise accounts and available upon request

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Overview

The Staff API allows Enterprise accounts to retrieve a list of active staff offered at their business location, including service details like name, contact information, and general staff work hours.

Authentication

You must include a valid Authorization header using your SimpleSpa API Key:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your SimpleSpa Enterprise API Key.

Appointments API

Endpoint

POST https://my.simplespa.com/api/staff.php

Authentication

You must include a valid Authorization header using your SimpleSpa API Key:

Header Name	Header Value
Authorization	Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type	application/json

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your SimpleSpa Enterprise API Key.

Request Body

The API expects a JSON body with optional parameters to control pagination and filtering.

Example Request Body

{
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 100
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
page	integer	No	Page number to retrieve (default = 1)
per_page	integer	No	Number of results per page (maximum 1000)

Example CURL Request

curl -X POST https://my.simplespa.com/api/staff.php \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 100
}'

Response Format

The API responds with a JSON object containing the list of staff members and pagination information.

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "staff": [
    {
      "staff_id": "1",
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "email": "[e-mail]",
      "phone": "[phone]",
      "gender": "Male",
      "color_code": "#FF5733",
      "labels": ["Massage", "Therapy"],
      "label_ids": ["1", "2"],
      "working_hours": [
        { "day": 1, "start_time": "09:00", "end_time": "17:00" },
        { "day": 3, "start_time": "10:00", "end_time": "18:00" }
      ],
      "staff_image_url": "https://my.simplespa.com/uploads/staff/12345.jpg",
      "deleted": false
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 100,
  "total_results": 20
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
success	Always true if the request was successful
staff	List of staff records
staff_id	Unique ID of the staff member
first_name	Staff member’s first name
last_name	Staff member’s last name
email	Staff member’s email address
phone	Staff member’s phone number
gender	Gender of the staff member (if provided)
color_code	Assigned color code for calendar views
labels	Skills or categories associated with the staff
label_ids	IDs of the labels (category)
working_hours	Weekly working hours array (day: 0 = Monday, 6 = Sunday)
staff_image_url	Public URL of the staff member’s avatar image (if uploaded)
deleted	If true, this staff is currently inactive/deleted
page	Current page number
per_page	Number of results per page
total_results	Total number of staff available

Notes

• Working Hours:

  Only the first time range per day is returned. Days without hours are skipped.

• Pagination:

  Default per_page is 100 if not specified. Maximum allowed is 1000.

• Filtering Inactive Staff:

  Only staff with active = 1 are returned (deleted staff are flagged with "deleted": true).

• Rate Limiting:

  It is recommended to query no faster than once per minute

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Never expose your private API key in client-side JavaScript. Always use secure, server-side code to handle sensitive credentials.