Zapier allows you to integrate TrackingTime with the other business apps you rely on everyday. Learn how to build custom integrations and extend the power of TrackingTime!
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What is Zapier?
Zapier is a web automation app that allows you to build so called "Zaps" to automate parts of your business or life. A Zap is a connection between two apps, made of a trigger and an action. Whenever the trigger event happens, Zapier will automatically make the action event happen for you!
Zaps Examples
If I create a new project in Basecamp, add the project in TrackingTime.
If an employee closes a task in TrackingTime, send me an email.
Available TrackingTime Triggers
A Trigger is an event that starts a Zap. Currently, TrackingTime supports following triggers:
Task Closed
New Task
Project Closed
New Project
New Time Entry
New Customer
New Service
Available TrackingTime Actions
An action is the event a Zap performs. currently, following actions are supported:
Create Task
Create Project
Create Customer
Create Service
Connect Zapier with TrackingTime
How to connect Zapier with TrackingTime:
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Create a Zap
A Zap is an automated workflow. Each Zap consists of a trigger and one or more actions. When you turn your Zap on, it will run the action steps every time the trigger event occurs.
Each sequence flows into the next until the sequence of actions has been completed. Your job is to create the logic of the workflow, moving data how you’d like.
The steps can vary depending on the chosen app but here’s a general guide:
How to create a Zap:
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Export from TrackingTime
Create Zaps to export data from TrackingTime and then create records in other tools. We currently export:
Tasks
Projects
Time Entries
Customers
Services
Import from TrackingTime
Create Zaps to pull data from other apps and create a record in TrackingTime. You can currently import the following data:
Tasks
Projects
Customers
Services