---
title: "Handles removing all breaks from a time entry, effectively resuming the timer."
method: POST
path: "/timeentries/{timeEntryId}/removebreaks"
tags: ["timeEntries"]
---

# Handles removing all breaks from a time entry, effectively resuming the timer.

`POST /timeentries/{timeEntryId}/removebreaks`

<Check title="Required Permissions" icon="key">Any authenticated user.</Check>

## Path parameters

- `timeEntryId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- TimeTracking — The time tracking model.
  - `isBillable` boolean — Whether the time tracking is billable or not.
  - `isBilled` boolean — Whether the time tracking is billed or not.
  - `taskId` string, uuid, nullable — The id of the task.
  - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable — The id of the project.
  - `note` string, nullable — The note of the time tracking.
  - `startDateUtc` string, date-time, nullable — The date (in UTC) when the time tracking was started.
  - `startTimeUtc` string, nullable — The time (in UTC) when the time tracking was started.
  - `endDateUtc` string, date-time, nullable — The date (in UTC) when the time tracking was stopped.
  - `endTimeUtc` string, nullable — The time (in UTC) when the time tracking was stopped. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and Duration has not been set.
  - `startDateLocal` string, date-time, nullable — The date (in Local) when the time tracking was started.
  - `startTimeLocal` string, nullable — The time (in Local) when the time tracking was started.
  - `endDateLocal` string, date-time, nullable — The date (in Local) when the time tracking was stopped.
  - `endTimeLocal` string, nullable — The time (in Local) when the time tracking was stopped. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and Duration has not been set.
  - `timezone` string, required — The original timezone of the time tracking. The format of the timezone is the IANA standard.
  - `duration` integer, nullable — The duration of the time tracking in seconds. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and EndTime has not been set.
  - `breakDuration` integer, nullable — The duration of the break in seconds. Cannot be set via API.
  - `typeOfWorkId` string, uuid, required — The id of the type of work.
  - `userId` string, uuid, nullable — The id of the user. Can be null if the user was deleted.
  - `id` string, uuid — The id of the time tracking.
  - `createdBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who created this time tracking.
  - `createdOn` string, date-time — The date this time tracking was created.
  - `updatedBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who last updated this time tracking.
  - `updatedOn` string, date-time — The date this time tracking was last modified.
  - `typeOfWork` NestedTypeModel
    - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
    - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
    - `icon` string, nullable — The icon of the type.
    - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type is archived.
  - `user` UserModelForTimeTrackings
    - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
    - `firstName` string, nullable — The first name of the user.
    - `lastName` string, nullable — The last name of the user.
    - `hasImage` boolean, nullable — Whether this user has a profile image.
    - `isExternal` boolean — Whether the user is external.
  - `task` TaskModelForTimeTrackings
    - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
    - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
    - `baseType` string, nullable — The base type of the task. Can be 'private' for a private task or 'projecttask' for a project task.
    - `taskIdentifier` string, nullable — The full task identifier combining project key and task number (e.g., "NIKE-42"). Maintained by the service layer, updated when project key changes.
    - `taskStatusId` string, uuid — The id of the status for this task.
    - `typeOfWorkId` string, uuid — The id of the type of work of this task.
    - `project` ProjectModelForTimeTrackings
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
      - `projectStatus` NestedStatusModel
        - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
        - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
        - `description` string, nullable — The description of the type.
        - `type` string, nullable — The type of the status.
        - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type is archived.
      - `company` NestedCompanyModel
        - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
        - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
        - `hasImage` boolean — Whether the company has a profile image.
        - `description` string, nullable — The description of the company.
      - `projectType` NestedTypeModel
        - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
        - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
        - `icon` string, nullable — The icon of the type.
        - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type is archived.
      - `projectKey` string, nullable — The unique project key within the workspace (e.g., "NIKE"). Maximum 32 characters, uppercase letters, numbers, and dashes only.
      - `isPrivate` boolean — Whether the project is private.
      - `hasImage` boolean — Whether the project has an image.
      - `isExternal` boolean — Whether the project is external.
      - `isBillableByDefault` boolean, nullable — Whether project times should be billable by default.
      - `createdBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who created the project.
    - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable — The id of the project this task is assigned to. Only set if this is a project task. In this case, it is equal to the EntityId.
    - `plannedDuration` integer, nullable — The expected planned workload of the task, in seconds.
    - `closedOn` string, date-time, nullable — The date the task was set to closed.
    - `taskStatus` NestedTaskStatusModel
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
      - `description` string, nullable — The description of the type.
      - `type` string, nullable — The type of the status.
      - `order` number, double, nullable — The order of the task status in a task.
      - `icon` string, nullable — The icon of the task status in a task.
    - `createdBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who created this task.
    - `correlationId` string, uuid — The correlation id between parent and subtasks, meaning it's either the ParentId or its own Id.
    - `parentId` string, uuid, nullable — The id of the parent task this of this subtask. Only set if this is a subtask.
    - `parentTask` NestedModel
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
  - `project` ProjectModelForTimeTrackings
    - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
    - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
    - `projectStatus` NestedStatusModel
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
      - `description` string, nullable — The description of the type.
      - `type` string, nullable — The type of the status.
      - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type is archived.
    - `company` NestedCompanyModel
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
      - `hasImage` boolean — Whether the company has a profile image.
      - `description` string, nullable — The description of the company.
    - `projectType` NestedTypeModel
      - `id` string, uuid — Gets or sets the id of the nested model.
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the entity.
      - `icon` string, nullable — The icon of the type.
      - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type is archived.
    - `projectKey` string, nullable — The unique project key within the workspace (e.g., "NIKE"). Maximum 32 characters, uppercase letters, numbers, and dashes only.
    - `isPrivate` boolean — Whether the project is private.
    - `hasImage` boolean — Whether the project has an image.
    - `isExternal` boolean — Whether the project is external.
    - `isBillableByDefault` boolean, nullable — Whether project times should be billable by default.
    - `createdBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who created the project.
  - `breaks` Break[], nullable — The breaks of the time tracking.
    - `startDate` string, date-time — The start date and time of the break in UTC. Required.
    - `duration` integer, nullable — The duration of the break in seconds. Required when the end date is set. When a time tracking is paused, it has at least one break with a start date and no duration or end date.
    - `endDate` string, date-time, nullable — The end date and time of the break in UTC. Required when the duration is set and the break is finished.
  - `resourceVersion` integer — The version of the entity, updated on every modification, to the ticks in UTC. Not identical to UpdatedOn.
  - `isExternal` boolean — True if this entity is coming from an external workspace (awork Connect).

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