> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.conductor.is/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a time tracking activity > Creates a new time tracking activity. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /quickbooks-desktop/time-tracking-activities openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Conductor API version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://api.conductor.is/v1 security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /quickbooks-desktop/time-tracking-activities: post: summary: Create a time tracking activity description: Creates a new time tracking activity. parameters: - in: header name: Conductor-End-User-Id description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. schema: type: string description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. example: end_usr_1234567abcdefg x-stainless-naming: typescript: method_argument: conductorEndUserId mcp: method_argument: conductorEndUserId required: true requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: transactionDate: type: string format: date description: >- The date of this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). example: '2024-10-01' entityId: type: string description: >- The employee, vendor, or person on QuickBooks's "Other Names" list whose time is being tracked in this time tracking activity. This cannot refer to a customer - use the `customer` field to associate a customer or customer-job with this time tracking activity. example: 80000001-1234567890 customerId: type: string description: >- The customer or customer-job to which this time tracking activity could be billed. If `billingStatus` is set to "billable", this field is required. example: 80000001-1234567890 serviceItemId: type: string description: >- The type of service performed during this time tracking activity, referring to billable or purchasable services such as specialized labor, consulting hours, and professional fees. **NOTE**: This field is not required if no `customer` is specified. However, if `billingStatus` is set to "billable", both this field and `customer` are required. example: 80000001-1234567890 duration: type: string description: >- The time spent performing the service during this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format for time intervals (PTnHnMnS). For example, 1 hour and 30 minutes is represented as PT1H30M. **NOTE**: Although seconds can be specified when creating a time tracking activity, they are not returned in responses since QuickBooks Desktop's UI does not display seconds. **IMPORTANT**: This field is required for updating time tracking activities, even if the field is not being modified, because of a bug in QuickBooks itself. example: PT1H30M classId: type: string description: >- The time tracking activity's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. example: 80000001-1234567890 payrollWageItemId: type: string description: >- The payroll wage item (e.g., Regular Pay, Overtime Pay) to use for this time tracking activity. This field can only be used for time tracking if: (1) the person specified in `entity` is an employee in QuickBooks, and (2) the "Use time data to create paychecks" preference is enabled in their payroll settings. example: 80000001-1234567890 note: type: string description: A note or comment about this time tracking activity. example: Project planning meeting with client. billingStatus: type: string enum: - billable - has_been_billed - not_billable description: >- The billing status of this time tracking activity. **IMPORTANT**: When this field is set to "billable" for time tracking activities, both `customer` and `serviceItem` are required so that an invoice can be created. example: billable default: billable externalId: type: string format: uuid description: >- A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation. **IMPORTANT**: This field must be formatted as a valid GUID; otherwise, QuickBooks will return an error. example: 12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab required: - transactionDate - entityId - duration additionalProperties: false responses: '200': description: Returns the newly created time tracking activity. headers: Conductor-Request-Id: schema: type: string description: The unique identifier for this API request. example: req_1234567abcdefg required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_time_tracking_activity' security: - BearerAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: >- import Conductor from 'conductor-node'; const conductor = new Conductor({ apiKey: process.env['CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const timeTrackingActivity = await conductor.qbd.timeTrackingActivities.create({ duration: 'PT1H30M', entityId: '80000001-1234567890', transactionDate: '2024-10-01', conductorEndUserId: 'end_usr_1234567abcdefg', }); console.log(timeTrackingActivity.id); - lang: Python source: >- import os from datetime import date from conductor import Conductor conductor = Conductor( api_key=os.environ.get("CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) time_tracking_activity = conductor.qbd.time_tracking_activities.create( duration="PT1H30M", entity_id="80000001-1234567890", transaction_date=date.fromisoformat("2024-10-01"), conductor_end_user_id="end_usr_1234567abcdefg", ) print(time_tracking_activity.id) components: schemas: qbd_time_tracking_activity: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this time tracking activity. This ID is unique across all transaction types. example: 123ABC-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_time_tracking_activity description: >- The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_time_tracking_activity"`. example: qbd_time_tracking_activity createdAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this time tracking activity was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-01-01T12:34:56.000Z' updatedAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this time tracking activity was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-02-01T12:34:56.000Z' revisionNumber: type: string description: >- The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this time tracking activity object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent `revisionNumber` to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error. example: '1721172183' transactionDate: type: string format: date description: >- The date of this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). example: '2024-10-01' entity: type: object properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The employee, vendor, or person on QuickBooks's "Other Names" list whose time is being tracked in this time tracking activity. This cannot refer to a customer - use the `customer` field to associate a customer or customer-job with this time tracking activity. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Acme Corporation customer: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The customer or customer-job to which this time tracking activity could be billed. If `billingStatus` is set to "billable", this field is required. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Acme Corporation serviceItem: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The type of service performed during this time tracking activity, referring to billable or purchasable services such as specialized labor, consulting hours, and professional fees. **NOTE**: This field is not required if no `customer` is specified. However, if `billingStatus` is set to "billable", both this field and `customer` are required. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Legal Consulting duration: type: string description: >- The time spent performing the service during this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format for time intervals (PTnHnMnS). For example, 1 hour and 30 minutes is represented as PT1H30M. **NOTE**: Although seconds can be specified when creating a time tracking activity, they are not returned in responses since QuickBooks Desktop's UI does not display seconds. **IMPORTANT**: This field is required for updating time tracking activities, even if the field is not being modified, because of a bug in QuickBooks itself. example: PT1H30M class: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The time tracking activity's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Project Management payrollWageItem: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The payroll wage item (e.g., Regular Pay, Overtime Pay) to use for this time tracking activity. This field can only be used for time tracking if: (1) the person specified in `entity` is an employee in QuickBooks, and (2) the "Use time data to create paychecks" preference is enabled in their payroll settings. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Regular Pay note: type: - string - 'null' description: A note or comment about this time tracking activity. example: Project planning meeting with client. billingStatus: type: - string - 'null' enum: - billable - has_been_billed - not_billable - null description: >- The billing status of this time tracking activity. **IMPORTANT**: When this field is set to "billable" for time tracking activities, both `customer` and `serviceItem` are required so that an invoice can be created. example: billable externalId: type: - string - 'null' description: >- A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation. example: 12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab isBilled: type: - boolean - 'null' description: Indicates whether this time tracking activity has been billed. example: false required: - id - objectType - createdAt - updatedAt - revisionNumber - transactionDate - entity - customer - serviceItem - duration - class - payrollWageItem - note - billingStatus - externalId - isBilled additionalProperties: false title: The Time Tracking Activity object x-conductor-object-type: transaction summary: >- A time tracking activity records billable or non-billable time spent by an employee, vendor, or other person on a specific service item, optionally associated with a customer or job for payroll and invoicing. securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Your Conductor secret key using Bearer auth (e.g., `"Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}"`). ```` Built with [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com).