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Jira Cloud platform / Reference / REST API v3 (beta)

Time tracking

Postman Collection
OpenAPI

This resource represents time tracking and time tracking providers. Use it to get and set the time tracking provider, get and set the time tracking options, and disable time tracking.

GET

Get selected time tracking provider

Returns the time tracking provider that is currently selected. Note that if time tracking is disabled, then a successful but empty response is returned.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Data Security Policy: Exempt from app access rules
Scopes

Connect app scope requiredREAD

ClassicRECOMMENDED:manage:jira-configuration
Granular:read:issue.time-tracking:jira

Request

This request has no parameters.

Responses

Returned if the request is successful and time tracking is enabled.

application/json

TimeTrackingProvider

Details about the time tracking provider.

GET/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 // This sample uses Atlassian Forge // https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/ import api, { route } from "@forge/api"; const response = await api.asUser().requestJira(route`/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking`, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); console.log(`Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); console.log(await response.json());
200Response
1 2 3 4 5 { "key": "Jira", "name": "JIRA provided time tracking", "url": "/example/config/url" }
PUT

Select time tracking provider

Selects a time tracking provider.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Data Security Policy: Exempt from app access rules
Scopes

Connect app scope requiredADMIN

ClassicRECOMMENDED:manage:jira-configuration
Granular:write:issue.time-tracking:jira

Request

Request bodyapplication/json

key

string

Required
name

string

Responses

Returned if the request is successful.

application/json

any

PUT/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 // This sample uses Atlassian Forge // https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/ import api, { route } from "@forge/api"; var bodyData = `{ "key": "Jira" }`; const response = await api.asUser().requestJira(route`/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking`, { method: 'PUT', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: bodyData }); console.log(`Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); console.log(await response.json());
GET

Get all time tracking providers

Returns all time tracking providers. By default, Jira only has one time tracking provider: JIRA provided time tracking. However, you can install other time tracking providers via apps from the Atlassian Marketplace. For more information on time tracking providers, see the documentation for the Time Tracking Provider module.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Data Security Policy: Exempt from app access rules
Scopes

Connect app scope requiredREAD

ClassicRECOMMENDED:manage:jira-configuration
Granular:read:issue.time-tracking:jira

Request

This request has no parameters.

Responses

Returned if the request is successful.

application/json

array<TimeTrackingProvider>

GET/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/list
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 // This sample uses Atlassian Forge // https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/ import api, { route } from "@forge/api"; const response = await api.asUser().requestJira(route`/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/list`, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); console.log(`Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); console.log(await response.json());
200Response
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [ { "key": "Jira", "name": "JIRA provided time tracking", "url": "/example/config/url" } ]
GET

Get time tracking settings

Returns the time tracking settings. This includes settings such as the time format, default time unit, and others. For more information, see Configuring time tracking.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Data Security Policy: Exempt from app access rules
Scopes

Connect app scope requiredREAD

ClassicRECOMMENDED:manage:jira-configuration
Granular:read:issue.time-tracking:jira

Request

This request has no parameters.

Responses

Returned if the request is successful.

application/json

TimeTrackingConfiguration

Details of the time tracking configuration.

GET/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/options
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 // This sample uses Atlassian Forge // https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/ import api, { route } from "@forge/api"; const response = await api.asUser().requestJira(route`/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/options`, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); console.log(`Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); console.log(await response.json());
200Response
1 2 3 4 5 6 { "defaultUnit": "hour", "timeFormat": "pretty", "workingDaysPerWeek": 5.5, "workingHoursPerDay": 7.6 }
PUT

Set time tracking settings

Sets the time tracking settings.

Permissions required: Administer Jira global permission.

Data Security Policy: Exempt from app access rules
Scopes

Connect app scope requiredADMIN

ClassicRECOMMENDED:manage:jira-configuration
Granular:write:issue.time-tracking:jira, read:issue.time-tracking:jira

Request

Request bodyapplication/json

defaultUnit

string

Required
timeFormat

string

Required
workingDaysPerWeek

number

Required
workingHoursPerDay

number

Required

Responses

Returned if the request is successful.

application/json

TimeTrackingConfiguration

Details of the time tracking configuration.

PUT/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/options
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 // This sample uses Atlassian Forge // https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/ import api, { route } from "@forge/api"; var bodyData = `{ "defaultUnit": "hour", "timeFormat": "pretty", "workingDaysPerWeek": 5.5, "workingHoursPerDay": 7.6 }`; const response = await api.asUser().requestJira(route`/rest/api/3/configuration/timetracking/options`, { method: 'PUT', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: bodyData }); console.log(`Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); console.log(await response.json());
200Response
1 2 3 4 5 6 { "defaultUnit": "hour", "timeFormat": "pretty", "workingDaysPerWeek": 5.5, "workingHoursPerDay": 7.6 }

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