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/
timers
Start Timer
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.everhour.com/timers \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "task": "ev:9876543210",
  "userDate": "2018-01-16",
  "comment": "some notes"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.everhour.com/timers"

payload = {
"task": "ev:9876543210",
"userDate": "2018-01-16",
"comment": "some notes"
}
headers = {
"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({task: 'ev:9876543210', userDate: '2018-01-16', comment: 'some notes'})
};

fetch('https://api.everhour.com/timers', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.everhour.com/timers",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'task' => 'ev:9876543210',
'userDate' => '2018-01-16',
'comment' => 'some notes'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-Api-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.everhour.com/timers"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"task\": \"ev:9876543210\",\n \"userDate\": \"2018-01-16\",\n \"comment\": \"some notes\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.everhour.com/timers")
.header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"task\": \"ev:9876543210\",\n \"userDate\": \"2018-01-16\",\n \"comment\": \"some notes\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.everhour.com/timers")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"task\": \"ev:9876543210\",\n \"userDate\": \"2018-01-16\",\n \"comment\": \"some notes\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "status": "active",
  "duration": 16,
  "today": 7200,
  "startedAt": "2018-01-16 12:42:59",
  "userDate": "2018-01-16",
  "comment": "<string>",
  "task": {
    "id": "ev:9876543210",
    "name": "Task Name",
    "projects": [
      "ev:1234567890"
    ],
    "section": 1234,
    "labels": [
      "high",
      "bug"
    ],
    "position": 1,
    "description": "<string>",
    "dueAt": "2018-03-05 16:00:00",
    "status": "open",
    "time": {
      "total": 7200,
      "users": {
        "1304": 3600,
        "1543": 3600
      }
    },
    "estimate": {
      "total": 7200,
      "type": "overall",
      "users": {
        "1304": 3600,
        "1543": 3600
      }
    },
    "attributes": {
      "Client": "Everhour",
      "Priority": "high"
    },
    "metrics": {
      "efforts": 42,
      "expenses": 199
    },
    "unbillable": true
  },
  "user": {
    "id": 1304,
    "name": "User Name",
    "role": "admin",
    "status": "active",
    "headline": "CEO",
    "avatarUrl": "<string>",
    "phone": "<string>",
    "capacity": 123,
    "avatarUrlLarge": "<string>"
  },
  "currentTaskTime": {
    "id": 2660155,
    "time": 3600,
    "user": 1304,
    "date": "2018-01-20",
    "task": {
      "id": "ev:9876543210",
      "name": "Task Name",
      "projects": [
        "ev:1234567890"
      ],
      "section": 1234,
      "labels": [
        "high",
        "bug"
      ],
      "position": 1,
      "description": "<string>",
      "dueAt": "2018-03-05 16:00:00",
      "status": "open",
      "time": {
        "total": 7200,
        "users": {
          "1304": 3600,
          "1543": 3600
        }
      },
      "estimate": {
        "total": 7200,
        "type": "overall",
        "users": {
          "1304": 3600,
          "1543": 3600
        }
      },
      "attributes": {
        "Client": "Everhour",
        "Priority": "high"
      },
      "metrics": {
        "efforts": 42,
        "expenses": 199
      },
      "unbillable": true
    },
    "isLocked": false,
    "isInvoiced": false,
    "comment": "some notes"
  },
  "website": {
    "url": "<string>",
    "title": "<string>"
  }
}

Authorizations

X-Api-Key
string
header
required

Body

application/json
task
string

Task ID

Example:

"ev:9876543210"

userDate
string
Example:

"2018-01-16"

comment
string
Example:

"some notes"

Response

Created

status
enum<string>
required
Available options:
active,
stopped
Example:

"active"

duration
number

Timer duration in seconds

Example:

16

today
number

Today time by user in the timer task

Example:

7200

startedAt
string
Example:

"2018-01-16 12:42:59"

userDate
string
Example:

"2018-01-16"

comment
string
task
object
user
object
currentTaskTime
object
website
object | null