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QuickBooks Time

QuickBooks Time QuickBooks Time is an employee time tracking solution from Intuit. The QuickBooks Time component supports managing users, job codes, job code assignments, and timesheets.

API Documentation

This component was built using the QuickBooks Time (TSheets) REST API.

Connections

OAuth 2.0 {#oauth}

OAuth 2.0 flow

QuickBooks Time uses OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code authentication. An OAuth application must be created in the QuickBooks Time developer portal before configuring this connection.

Prerequisites

  • A QuickBooks Time (TSheets) account with administrator access
  • An OAuth application registered in the QuickBooks Time developer portal

Setup Steps

  1. Navigate to the QuickBooks Time developer portal and create a new OAuth application
  2. Configure the application:
  3. Redirect URI: https://oauth2.arenasolutions.com/callback
  4. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret from the application settings

Configure the Connection

  • Client ID: Enter the Client ID from the OAuth application
  • Client Secret: Enter the Client Secret from the OAuth application

This connection uses OAuth 2.0, a common authentication mechanism for integrations. Read about how OAuth 2.0 works here.

Input Comments Default
Client ID Client Identifier of your app for Quickbooks Time
Client Secret Client Secret of your app for Quickbooks Time

Actions

Create Timesheet {#createtimesheet}

Creates a Timesheet

Input Comments Default
Connection
User ID The Id of the record to modify
Jobcode ID The Jobcode Id
Start Date Start time of the timesheet, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm). Time should reflect the user's local time.
End Date End time of the timesheet, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm). Time should reflect the user's local time.
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Create User {#createuser}

Creates a User from the provided data

Input Comments Default
Connection
Username Username of the user
First Name First name of the user
Last Name Last name of the user
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Delete Timesheet {#deletetimesheet}

Deletes a Timesheet

Input Comments Default
Connection
Job Code IDs A comma separated list of Job Code Ids

Get Job Code Assignments {#getjobcodeassignments}

Gets a list of Job Codes and their associated Users

Input Comments Default
Connection
Active 'yes', 'no', or 'both'. Default is 'yes'
Per Page Represents how many results you'd like to retrieve per request (page). Default is 50. Max is 50
Page Represents the page of results you'd like to retrieve. Default is 1.
User IDs A comma separated list of User Ids to filter on
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Get Job Codes {#getjobcodes}

Gets a list of Job Codes

Input Comments Default
Connection
Active 'yes', 'no', or 'both'. Default is 'yes'
Per Page Represents how many results you'd like to retrieve per request (page). Default is 50. Max is 50
Page Represents the page of results you'd like to retrieve. Default is 1.
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Get Time Sheets {#gettimesheets}

Gets a list of Time Sheets

Input Comments Default
Connection
Active 'yes', 'no', or 'both'. Default is 'yes'
Per Page Represents how many results you'd like to retrieve per request (page). Default is 50. Max is 50
Page Represents the page of results you'd like to retrieve. Default is 1.
User IDs A comma separated list of User Ids to filter on
Job Code IDs A comma separated list of Job Code Ids to filter on
Start Date YYYY-MM-DD formatted date
End Date YYYY-MM-DD formatted date
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Get Users {#getusers}

Gets a list of Users with optional filters

Input Comments Default
Connection
Active 'yes', 'no', or 'both'. Default is 'yes'
Per Page Represents how many results you'd like to retrieve per request (page). Default is 50. Max is 50
Page Represents the page of results you'd like to retrieve. Default is 1.
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Update Timesheet {#updatetimesheet}

Updates a Timesheet

Input Comments Default
Connection
Timesheet ID The Id of the record to modify
Jobcode ID The Jobcode Id
Start Date Start time of the timesheet, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm). Time should reflect the user's local time.
End Date End time of the timesheet, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm). Time should reflect the user's local time.
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.

Update User {#updateuser}

Updates a specified User

Input Comments Default
Connection
ID The Id of the record to modify
Username Username of the user
Additional Query Parameters Additional query parameters to be provided for use in filtering result sets. For example, when filtering users it is possible to provide 'usernames' as the key and a comma separated list of one or more usernames to filter on.