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Time Entry → Update

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Summary

Update an existing time entry in Harvest by specifying its ID and providing one or more fields to modify.

Inputs

  • ID (required) — The numeric ID of the time entry to update.
  • Update Fields — One or more fields to update on the time entry, including project ID, task ID, spent date, hours, notes, started time, ended time, and external reference details.

Output shape

a single updated time entry record as returned by the Harvest API.

You must provide the ID of the time entry to update. Only fields specified in the Update Fields collection will be modified. Errors are returned as node execution errors unless 'Continue on Fail' is enabled.

Examples

Example 1: Update a time entry's hours and notes

Set ID to 12345, and in Update Fields set Hours to 5.5 and Notes to 'Updated time entry hours'.

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