Working with Time Entries in FreshBooks

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Working with Time Entries in FreshBooks



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

Operation

Description

createTimeEntry

Creates a new timesheet entry.

getTimeEntry

Retrieves a single time entry record.

listTimeEntries

Retrieves a list of timesheet entries.

updateTimeEntry

Updates an existing time entry.

Operation details

This section provides details on the time entries.

 Creating a new timesheet entry

The createTimeEntry operation creates a new timesheet entry.

createTimeEntry
<freshbooks.createTimeEntry> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <taskId>{$ctx:taskId}</taskId> <staffId>{$ctx:staffId}</staffId> <hours>{$ctx:hours}</hours> <notes>{$ctx:notes}</notes> <date>{$ctx:date}</date> </freshbooks.createTimeEntry>
Properties
  • projectId: The project ID of the time entry.

  • taskId: The task ID of the time entry.

  • staffId: The staff ID of the time entry.

  • hours: The number of hours of the time entry.

  • notes: The additional notes.

  • date: Effective date of time entry

Sample request

Following is a sample REST/XML request that can be handled by the createTimeEntry operation.

Sample Request for createTimeEntry
<createTimeEntry> <arbitraryPassword></arbitraryPassword> <apiUrl>https://supun.freshbooks.com</apiUrl> <authenticationToken>a0491134a07f92b7570a4790e4c88798</authenticationToken> <projectId>20137</projectId> <taskId>215714</taskId> <staffId>1</staffId> <hours>1</hours> <notes>test</notes> <date>2015-04-20</date> </createTimeEntry> 
Related FreshBooks documentation

http://www.freshbooks.com/developers/docs/time-entries#time_entry.create

 Retrieving a single time entry record

The getTimeEntry operation retrieves a single time entry record. 

getTimeEntry
<freshbooks.getTimeEntry> <timeEntryId>{$ctx:timeEntryId}</timeEntryId> </freshbooks.getTimeEntry>
Properties
  • timeEntryId: The ID of a time entry.

Sample request

Following is a sample REST/XML request that can be handled by the getTimeEntry operation.

Sample Request for getTimeEntry
<getTimeEntry> <arbitraryPassword></arbitraryPassword> <apiUrl>https://supun.freshbooks.com</apiUrl> <authenticationToken>a0491134a07f92b7570a4790e4c88798</authenticationToken> <timeEntryId>43966</timeEntryId> </getTimeEntry> 
Related FreshBooks documentation

http://www.freshbooks.com/developers/docs/time-entries#time_entry.get

 Retrieving a list of timesheet entries

The listTimeEntries operation retrieves a list of timesheet entries.

listTimeEntries
<freshbooks.listTimeEntries> <page>{$ctx:page}</page> <perPage>{$ctx:perPage}</perPage> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <taskId>{$ctx:taskId}</taskId> <dateFrom>{$ctx:dateFrom}</dateFrom> <dateTo>{$ctx:dateTo}</dateTo> </freshbooks.listTimeEntries>
Properties
  • page: The number of the page.

  • perPage: The number of results per page.

  • projectId: The unique identifier of the project by which the results can be filtered.

  • taskId: The unique identifier of the task by which the results can be filtered.

  • dateFrom: The 'from date' of the task by which the results can be filtered.

  • dateTo: The 'to date' of the task by which the results can be filtered.

 Sample request

Following is a sample REST/XML request that can be handled by the listTimeEntries operation.

Sample Request for listTimeEntries
<listTimeEntries> <arbitraryPassword></arbitraryPassword> <apiUrl>https://supun.freshbooks.com</apiUrl> <authenticationToken>a0491134a07f92b7570a4790e4c88798</authenticationToken> <page>1</page> <perPage>5</perPage> <projectId>20137</projectId> <taskId>215714</taskId> <dateFrom>2015-04-19</dateFrom> <dateTo>2015-04-21</dateTo> </listTimeEntries>
Related FreshBooks documentation

http://www.freshbooks.com/developers/docs/time-entries#time_entry.list

Updating an existing time entry

The updateTimeEntry operation updates an existing time entry.

updateTimeEntry
<freshbooks.updateTimeEntry> <timeEntryId>{$ctx:timeEntryId}</timeEntryId> <projectId>{$ctx:projectId}</projectId> <taskId>{$ctx:taskId}</taskId> <staffId>{$ctx:staffId}</staffId> <hours>{$ctx:hours}</hours> <notes>{$ctx:notes}</notes> <date>{$ctx:date}</date> </freshbooks.updateTimeEntry>
Properties
  • timeEntryId: The ID of a time entry.

  • projectId: The project ID of the time entry.

  • taskId: The task ID of the time entry.

  • staffId: The staff ID of the time entry.

  • hours: The number of hours of the time entry.

  • notes: The additional notes.

  • date: Effective date of the time entry.