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Create Time Entry

Creates a time entry. See docs here
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Tick account once, then configure and run Create Time Entry from your backend or agent.

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: "tick-create-time-entry",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    tick: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    taskId: "Task ID",
    userId: "User ID",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Time Entry inputs
Property Type Description
taskId Task ID string
The ID of the task
Required Dynamic
userId User ID string
The ID of the user
Required Dynamic
date Date string
The date of the time entry. E.g. 2014-09-18
Required
hours Hours string
The hours of the time entry. E.g. 1.5
Required
notes Notes string
The notes of the time entry. E.g. Chasing Ewoks
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
tick-create-time-entry
Version
0.0.2
App
Tick
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes