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Update a time tracking activity

Updates an existing time tracking activity.

post/quickbooks-desktop/time-tracking-activities/{id}

Path parameters

idstring required

The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the time tracking activity to update.

Example:123ABC-1234567890

The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the time tracking activity to update.

Headers

Conductor-End-User-Idstring required

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Example:end_usr_1234567abcdefg

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Request body

revisionNumberstring required

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of the time tracking activity object you are updating, which you can get by fetching the object first. Provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

transactionDatestring date

The date of this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

entityIdstring required

The employee, vendor, or person on QuickBooks's "Other Names" list whose time is being tracked in this time tracking activity. This cannot refer to a customer - use the customer field to associate a customer or customer-job with this time tracking activity.

IMPORTANT: This field is required for updating time tracking activities, even if the field is not being modified, because of a bug in QuickBooks itself.

customerIdstring

The customer or customer-job to which this time tracking activity could be billed. If billingStatus is set to "billable", this field is required.

serviceItemIdstring

The type of service performed during this time tracking activity, referring to billable or purchasable services such as specialized labor, consulting hours, and professional fees.

NOTE: This field is not required if no customer is specified. However, if billingStatus is set to "billable", both this field and customer are required.

durationstring required

The time spent performing the service during this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format for time intervals (PTnHnMnS). For example, 1 hour and 30 minutes is represented as PT1H30M.

NOTE: Although seconds can be specified when creating a time tracking activity, they are not returned in responses since QuickBooks Desktop's UI does not display seconds.

IMPORTANT: This field is required for updating time tracking activities, even if the field is not being modified, because of a bug in QuickBooks itself.

Must use QuickBooks Desktop's ISO 8601 time interval format (for example, "PT1H30M" represents 1 hour and 30 minutes).

classIdstring

The time tracking activity's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default.

payrollWageItemIdstring

The payroll wage item (e.g., Regular Pay, Overtime Pay) to use for this time tracking activity. This field can only be used for time tracking if: (1) the person specified in entity is an employee in QuickBooks, and (2) the "Use time data to create paychecks" preference is enabled in their payroll settings.

notestring

A note or comment about this time tracking activity.

billingStatus'billable' | 'has_been_billed' | 'not_billable'

The billing status of this time tracking activity.

IMPORTANT: When this field is set to "billable" for time tracking activities, both customer and serviceItem are required so that an invoice can be created.

Example request

{
  "revisionNumber": "1721172183",
  "transactionDate": "2024-10-01",
  "entityId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "customerId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "serviceItemId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "duration": "PT1H30M",
  "classId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "payrollWageItemId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "note": "Project planning meeting with client.",
  "billingStatus": "billable"
}

Response

Returns the updated time tracking activity.

idstring required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this time tracking activity. This ID is unique across all transaction types.

objectType'qbd_time_tracking_activity' required

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_time_tracking_activity".

createdAtstring required

The date and time when this time tracking activity was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

updatedAtstring required

The date and time when this time tracking activity was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

revisionNumberstring required

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this time tracking activity object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

transactionDatestring date required

The date of this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

durationstring required

The time spent performing the service during this time tracking activity, in ISO 8601 format for time intervals (PTnHnMnS). For example, 1 hour and 30 minutes is represented as PT1H30M.

NOTE: Although seconds can be specified when creating a time tracking activity, they are not returned in responses since QuickBooks Desktop's UI does not display seconds.

IMPORTANT: This field is required for updating time tracking activities, even if the field is not being modified, because of a bug in QuickBooks itself.

notestring nullable required

A note or comment about this time tracking activity.

billingStatus'billable' | 'has_been_billed' | 'not_billable' nullable required

The billing status of this time tracking activity.

IMPORTANT: When this field is set to "billable" for time tracking activities, both customer and serviceItem are required so that an invoice can be created.

externalIdstring nullable required

A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation.

isBilledboolean nullable required

Indicates whether this time tracking activity has been billed.

Example response

{
  "id": "123ABC-1234567890",
  "objectType": "qbd_time_tracking_activity",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "updatedAt": "2025-02-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "revisionNumber": "1721172183",
  "transactionDate": "2024-10-01",
  "entity": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Acme Corporation"
  },
  "customer": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Acme Corporation"
  },
  "serviceItem": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Legal Consulting"
  },
  "duration": "PT1H30M",
  "class": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Project Management"
  },
  "payrollWageItem": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Regular Pay"
  },
  "note": "Project planning meeting with client.",
  "billingStatus": "billable",
  "externalId": "12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab"
}