Everhour Timers API

Start, inspect, and stop running timers.

Operations 4

POST /timers Start timer #
GET /timers/current Get running timer #
DELETE /timers/current Stop timer #
GET /team/timers Get all team timers #

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OpenAPI Specification

everhour-timers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Everhour Timers API
  description: The Everhour API is a RESTful interface providing programmatic access to time tracking, timesheets, timers, projects, tasks, clients, invoices, expenses, resource scheduling, time off, and reporting data in Everhour.
  version: '1.2'
  contact:
    name: Everhour
    url: https://everhour.com
    email: ask@everhour.com
servers:
- url: https://api.everhour.com
  description: Everhour production API
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Timers
  description: Start, inspect, and stop running timers.
paths:
  /timers:
    post:
      operationId: startTimer
      tags:
      - Timers
      summary: Start timer
      description: Starts a timer on a task for the current user.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimerRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The started timer.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /timers/current:
    get:
      operationId: getRunningTimer
      tags:
      - Timers
      summary: Get running timer
      description: Returns the currently running timer for the current user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The running timer (status stopped if none is running).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
    delete:
      operationId: stopTimer
      tags:
      - Timers
      summary: Stop timer
      description: Stops the currently running timer and records the tracked time.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The stopped timer.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /team/timers:
    get:
      operationId: getAllTeamTimers
      tags:
      - Timers
      summary: Get all team timers
      description: Returns all currently running timers across the team.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of running timers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded (around 20 requests per 10 seconds per API key). The Retry-After response header specifies the number of seconds to wait before making another request.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid X-Api-Key header.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    TaskTime:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total task time in seconds.
        users:
          type: object
          description: Task time in seconds keyed by user ID.
          additionalProperties:
            type: integer
    TimerRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - task
      properties:
        task:
          type: string
          description: Task ID to track time against.
        userDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        comment:
          type: string
    Task:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Task ID (for example ev:9876543210).
        name:
          type: string
        projects:
          type: array
          description: Project IDs.
          items:
            type: string
        section:
          type: integer
          description: Section ID.
        labels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        position:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        dueAt:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - open
          - closed
        time:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaskTime'
        estimate:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaskEstimate'
        unbillable:
          type: boolean
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
    TaskEstimate:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total task estimate in seconds.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - overall
          - users
        users:
          type: object
          description: Task estimate in seconds keyed by user ID.
          additionalProperties:
            type: integer
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        headline:
          type: string
        avatarUrl:
          type: string
        role:
          type: string
          enum:
          - admin
          - supervisor
          - member
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - invited
          - pending
          - removed
    Timer:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - stopped
        duration:
          type: integer
          description: Timer duration in seconds.
        today:
          type: integer
          description: Time tracked today by the user on the timer task, in seconds.
        startedAt:
          type: string
        userDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        comment:
          type: string
        task:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Task'
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
      description: API key from the bottom of your Everhour profile page.