# Log Time Entry — Clockify

> Logs a completed time entry with an explicit start and end time in Clockify — use this to backfill time already tracked elsewhere. Use Start Timer instead if you want to start a running timer with no end time yet. See the documentation, or…

- Key: `clockify-log-time-entry`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Clockify (`clockify`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/clockify.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/clockify/actions/log-time-entry
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/clockify/actions/log-time-entry/log-time-entry.mjs

## Description

Logs a completed time entry with an explicit start and end time in Clockify — use this to backfill time already tracked elsewhere. Use **Start Timer** instead if you want to start a running timer with no end time yet. [See the documentation](https://docs.clockify.me/#tag/Time-entry/operation/createTimeEntry), or [logging for another member](https://docs.clockify.me/#tag/Time-entry/operation/createForOthers) when `User` is set

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `workspaceId` | `string` | Yes | Identifier of a workspace Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `projectId` | `string` | No | Identifier of a project Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `taskId` | `string` | No | Identifier of a task Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `userId` | `string` | No | Logs the time entry for this workspace member instead of yourself. Leave blank to log it for your own account. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `start` | `string` | Yes | Start date and time of the time entry, in ISO 8601 format. Example: 2026-08-05T09:00:00Z |
| `end` | `string` | Yes | End date and time of the time entry, in ISO 8601 format. Example: 2026-08-05T17:00:00Z |
| `timeEntryDescription` | `string` | No | Description of the time entry |
| `billable` | `boolean` | No | Whether the time entry is billable |
| `tagIds` | `string[]` | No | Array of tag identifiers Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `timeEntryType` | `string` | No | The type of the time entry |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "clockify",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "clockify-log-time-entry",
  arguments: {
    workspaceId: "Workspace",
    projectId: "Project",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "clockify-log-time-entry",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    clockify: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    workspaceId: "Workspace",
    projectId: "Project",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "clockify-log-time-entry",
    "configured_props": {
      "clockify": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "workspaceId": "Workspace",
      "projectId": "Project"
    }
  }'
```

---

- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/clockify.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps