Overview
The following operations allow you to work with time entries. Click an operation name to see details on how to use it.
For a sample proxy service that illustrates how to work with time entries, see Sample configuration.
Operation | Description |
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Creates a time entry. | |
getTimeEntry | Retrieves details of a time entry. |
listTimeEntries | Retrieves all time entries with pagination. |
Operation details
This section provides further details on the operations related to time entries.
Creating a time entry
The createTimeEntry
operation creates/logs a time entry.
<zohobooks.createTimeEntry> <taskId>{$ctx:taskId}</taskId> <isBillable>{$ctx:isBillable}</isBillable> <logTime>{$ctx:logTime}</logTime> <userId>{$ctx:userId}</userId> <beginTime>{$ctx:beginTime}</beginTime> <logDate>{$ctx:logDate}</logDate> <startTimer>{$ctx:startTimer}</startTimer> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <notes>{$ctx:notes}</notes> <endTime>{$ctx:endTime}</endTime> </zohobooks.createTimeEntry>
Properties
The ID of the task.taskId:
Whether it is billable or not.isBillable:
The time the user spent on this task. Either send this attribute or begin and end time attributes.logTime:
The ID of the user.userId:
The time the user started working on this task.beginTime:
The date on which the user spent on the task.logDate:
Start timer.startTimer:
The ID of the project.projectId:
Description of the work done.notes:
The time the user stopped working on this task.endTime:
Sample request
Following is a sample REST/JSON request that can be handled by the createTimeEntry operation.
{ "apiUrl": "https://books.zoho.com", "authToken": "57e6fad184585333a76eab2906ad9dd1", "organizationId": "48996196", "taskId":"122825000000048043", "isBillable":"true", "logTime":"5:00", "userId":"122825000000048025", "beginTime":"10:00", "logDate":"2014-10-17", "startTimer":"2013-09-18 19:12:19", "projectId":"122825000000049001", "notes":"testing", "endTime":"15:00" }
Related Zoho Books documentation
https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/projects/timeentries/#log-time-entries
Retrieving details of a time entry
The
operation retrieves details of a time entry.getTimeEntry
<zohobooks.getTimeEntry> <timeEntryId>{$ctx:timeEntryId}</timeEntryId> </zohobooks.getTimeEntry>
Properties
The ID of the logged time entry.timeEntryId:
Sample request
Following is a sample REST/JSON request that can be handled by the
operation.getTimeEntry
{ "apiUrl": "https://books.zoho.com", "authToken": "57e6fad184585333a76eab2906ad9dd1", "organizationId": "48996196" "timeEntryId": "122825000000050001", }
Related Zoho Books documentation
https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/projects/timeentries/#get-a-time-entry
Retrieving all time entries with pagination
The
operation retrieves all time entries with pagination.listTimeEntries
<zohobooks.listTimeEntries> <sortColumn>{$ctx:sortColumn}</sortColumn> <fromDate>{$ctx:fromDate}</fromDate> <page>{$ctx:page}</page> <userId>{$ctx:userId}</userId> <perPage>{$ctx:perPage}</perPage> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <filterBy>{$ctx:filterBy}</filterBy> <toDate>{$ctx:toDate}</toDate> </zohobooks.listTimeEntries>
Properties
sortColumn:
Sort time entries. Allowed Values: project_name, task_name, user_name, log_date, timer_started_at and customer_namefromDate:
The date from which the time entries logged are to be fetched.page:
Number of pages to be returned - Pagination value.userId:
Search time entries by user_id.perPage:
Specifies how many entries should be returned in the response.projectId:
Search time entries by project_id.filterBy:
Filter time entries by date and status. Allowed Values: Date.All, Date.Today, Date.ThisWeek and etc.toDate:
The date up to which the time entries logged are to be fetched.
Sample request
Following is a sample REST/JSON request that can be handled by the listTimeEntries
operation.
{ "apiUrl": "https://books.zoho.com", "authToken": "57e6fad184585333a76eab2906ad9dd1", "organizationId": "48996196", "sortColumn":"task_name", "fromDate":"2013-09-18", "page":"1", "userId":"122825000000039001", "perPage":"200", "projectId":"460000000044007", "filterBy":"Date.Today", "toDate":"2013-12-18" }
Related Zoho Books documentation
https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/projects/timeentries/#list-time-entries.
Sample configuration
Following is a sample proxy service that illustrates how to connect to Zoho Books with the init
operation and use the createTimeEntry
operation. The sample request for this proxy can be found in the createTimeEntry sample request. You can use this sample as a template for using other operations in this category.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <proxy xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse" name="zohobooks_createTimeEntry" transports="https,http" statistics="disable" trace="disable" startOnLoad="true"> <target> <inSequence> <property name="authToken" expression="json-eval($.authToken)"/> <property name="apiUrl" expression="json-eval($.apiUrl)"/> <property name="organizationId" expression="json-eval($.organizationId)"/> <property name="taskId" expression="json-eval($.taskId)"/> <property name="isBillable" expression="json-eval($.isBillable)"/> <property name="logTime" expression="json-eval($.logTime)"/> <property name="userId" expression="json-eval($.userId)"/> <property name="beginTime" expression="json-eval($.beginTime)"/> <property name="logDate" expression="json-eval($.logDate)"/> <property name="startTimer" expression="json-eval($.startTimer)"/> <property name="projectId" expression="json-eval($.projectId)"/> <property name="notes" expression="json-eval($.notes)"/> <property name="endTime" expression="json-eval($.endTime)"/> <zohobooks.init> <authToken>{$ctx:authToken}</authToken> <apiUrl>{$ctx:apiUrl}</apiUrl> <organizationId>{$ctx:organizationId}</organizationId> </zohobooks.init> <zohobooks.createTimeEntry> <taskId>{$ctx:taskId}</taskId> <isBillable>{$ctx:isBillable}</isBillable> <logTime>{$ctx:logTime}</logTime> <userId>{$ctx:userId}</userId> <beginTime>{$ctx:beginTime}</beginTime> <logDate>{$ctx:logDate}</logDate> <startTimer>{$ctx:startTimer}</startTimer> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <notes>{$ctx:notes}</notes> <endTime>{$ctx:endTime}</endTime> </zohobooks.createTimeEntry> <respond/> </inSequence> <outSequence> <send/> </outSequence> </target> <description/> </proxy>