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Timing ACTION

Start Timer

Starts a new ongoing timer as per the current timestamp or specified start date. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Timing account once, then configure and run Start Timer 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: "timing-start-timer",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    timing: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    project: "Project",
    startDate: "Start Date",
  },
})

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.

Start Timer inputs
Property Type Description
project Project string
The project reference of the project. Example: /projects/1
Required Dynamic
startDate Start Date string
The date this timer should have started at. Defaults to "now". Example: 2019-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Optional
title Title string
The time entry's title
Optional
notes Notes string
The time entry's notes
Optional
replaceExisting Replace Existing boolean
If true, any existing time entries that overlap with the new time entry will be adjusted to avoid overlap, or deleted altogether. Defaults to false.
Optional

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
timing-start-timer
Version
0.0.2
App
Timing
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes