Build a shift-swap request and approval workflow using the 7shifts API

Steps

1. Authenticate with 7shifts using OAuth 2.0, capturing the access token and x-company-guid for the restaurant company.
2. When an employee requests a swap, POST to the shift trade or swap endpoint in the 7shifts API (see the API reference for the current endpoint path) with the shift IDs of both employees and the requesting employee's user ID.
3. Retrieve pending swap requests via GET on the swap/trade resource filtered by status to surface requests requiring manager review.
4. PUT or PATCH the swap request object with status: approved or status: denied and include a manager user ID to record the approving manager.
5. On approval, the 7shifts system updates the schedule automatically; retrieve both affected shift records to confirm the employee assignments have been exchanged.
6. Trigger downstream notifications (e.g., via your own messaging system) to inform both employees and their manager of the confirmed swap outcome.