Start Time Entry Timer

Starts the timer for an existing time entry in Timely.

PUT

Query

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string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Body

Arguments

numberrequired

Account ID

numberrequired

Time entry ID

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Request

curl --request PUT \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/timely/latest/actions/start-time-entry-timer" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID"
}'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "billable": true,
      "billed": true,
      "billed_at": "string",
      "cost": {
        "amount": 1,
        "currency_code": "string",
        "formatted": "string",
        "fractional": 1
      },
      "created_at": 1,
      "created_from": "string",
      "creator_id": "string",
      "day": "string",
      "deleted": true,
      "draft": true,
      "duration": {
        "formatted": "string",
        "hours": 1,
        "minutes": 1,
        "seconds": 1,
        "total_hours": 1,
        "total_minutes": 1,
        "total_seconds": 1
      },
      "entry_ids": [
        1
      ],
      "estimated": true,
      "estimated_cost": {
        "amount": 1,
        "currency_code": "string",
        "formatted": "string",
        "fractional": 1
      },
      "estimated_duration": {
        "formatted": "string",
        "hours": 1,
        "minutes": 1,
        "seconds": 1,
        "total_hours": 1,
        "total_minutes": 1,
        "total_seconds": 1
      },
      "estimated_internal_cost": {
        "amount": 1,
        "currency_code": "string",
        "formatted": "string",
        "fractional": 1
      },
      "external_id": "string",
      "external_link_ids": [
        1
      ],
      "forecast_id": "string",
      "from": "string",
      "hour_rate": 1,
      "hour_rate_in_cents": 1,
      "id": 1,
      "internal_cost": {
        "amount": 1,
        "currency_code": "string",
        "formatted": "string",
        "fractional": 1
      },
      "internal_cost_rate": 1,
      "invoice_id": "string",
      "label_ids": [
        1
      ],
      "locked": true,
      "locked_reason": "string",
      "manage": true,
      "note": "string",
      "profit": 1,
      "profitability": 1,
      "project": {},
      "sequence": 1,
      "suggestion_id": "string",
      "timer_started_on": 1,
      "timer_state": "string",
      "timer_stopped_on": 1,
      "timestamps": {
        "from": "string",
        "hour_id": 1,
        "id": 1
      },
      "to": "string",
      "uid": "string",
      "updated_at": 1,
      "updated_from": "string",
      "updater_id": "string",
      "user": {},
      "user_ids": [
        1
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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