# Contractor access expiry: turn an end date into a clear renewal decision

**URL:** <https://community.autommate.com/t/contractor-access-expiry-turn-an-end-date-into-a-clear-renewal-decision/209>\
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**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://community.autommate.com/t/contractor-access-expiry-turn-an-end-date-into-a-clear-renewal-decision/209 "2026-10-16T11:39:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://community.autommate.com/t/contractor-access-expiry-turn-an-end-date-into-a-clear-renewal-decision/209/1 "2026-10-16T11:39:45Z")

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**Autom Mate Team · Practical example**

Use an Autom Mate flow to check contractor access expiry dates and give each renewal decision an owner.

### Start with one access type

1. **Read the current contractor list.** Use your approved HR, identity or access register, including a stable person ID and expiry date.
2. **Find access approaching expiry.** Run a scheduled check and identify the sponsor responsible for each decision.
3. **Request a renewal decision.** Send the sponsor a concise request through your existing approval channel. Store the decision against the access record.
4. **Apply the agreed rule.** Extend only after approval. Otherwise follow the organisation’s expiry process; route unclear or disputed cases to the owner.
5. **Verify the result.** Read back the new end date or access state and notify the sponsor.

**Useful inputs:** contractor ID, sponsor, application or group, end date, renewal deadline and request reference. Use a consistent time zone.

A good first version covers one application rather than every contractor entitlement at once.

**Completion check:** each due record has a confirmed renewal, confirmed expiry action or an explicitly assigned exception. A reminder being sent does not mean access was reviewed.

[Choose a trigger and schedule](https://docs.autommate.com/userguide/build-automations/choose-a-trigger-and-schedule)

Which system holds your contractor end dates? Comment with the stack and missing step, without names or credentials.