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Time Tracking → Get Employee Hours

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Overview

This node interacts with the Active Collab API to retrieve logged hours for a specific employee within a given date range. It is useful for tracking employee time spent on projects or tasks, enabling managers to monitor work hours and productivity. For example, it can be used to generate reports on how many hours an employee has logged between two dates.

Use Case Examples

  1. Retrieve the total hours an employee has worked from January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024, for payroll or project management purposes.
  2. Monitor employee time tracking data to ensure compliance with work schedules and optimize resource allocation.

Properties

Name Meaning
User ID ID of the employee to get logged hours for, used to specify which employee's hours to retrieve.
Start Date Start date for the time period (YYYY-MM-DD), defines the beginning of the date range for which to fetch logged hours.
End Date End date for the time period (YYYY-MM-DD), defines the end of the date range for which to fetch logged hours.

Output

JSON

  • json
    • ``
      * user_id - The ID of the employee whose hours were retrieved.
      * date - The date for which hours were logged.
      * hours_logged - The number of hours logged by the employee on the given date.

Dependencies

  • Active Collab API credentials (email and password) are required for authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues include invalid or missing credentials, which will cause authentication failures. Ensure the API credentials are correctly configured.
  • Incorrect date formats or missing required parameters (User ID, Start Date, End Date) can result in request errors. Dates must be in YYYY-MM-DD format.
  • API request failures may occur due to network issues or incorrect endpoint usage. Check network connectivity and verify the API endpoint URL.

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