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Time Tracking Policies

Time Tracking Policies

Overview

Resource that defines time tracking rules and constraints for a time tracker. Multiple policies can exist per organization.

Policy Hierarchy

Policies are evaluated in the following order of precedence:

  1. Person-level policy
  2. Subsidiary-level policy
  3. Organization-level policy

Note: The strongest policy will be applied.

Resource Configuration

Policies can be configured at three levels:

  • Organization settings (global)

  • Subsidiary settings (division-specific)

  • Person profile (individual)

Key Attributes

  • working_day_limit: Maximum allowed hours on working days

  • non_working_day_limit: Maximum allowed hours on non-working days

  • holiday_limit: Maximum allowed hours on holidays

  • full_day_absence_limit: Maximum allowed hours during full-day absences

  • half_day_absence_limit: Maximum allowed hours during half-day absences

Supported filter params

  • id

  • name

Supported sort params

  • name
GET /api/v2/time_tracking_policies
Requestsreturns time tracking policies

GET  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "3",
      "type": "time_tracking_policies",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "Time Tracking Policy 3",
        "description": null,
        "disabled_tracking_message": null,
        "limited_tracking_message": null,
        "full_day_absence_limit": null,
        "half_day_absence_limit": null,
        "holiday_limit": null,
        "non_working_day_limit": null,
        "note_mandatory": false,
        "restrict_future_tracking": false,
        "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
        "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
        "task_mandatory": false,
        "time_range_mandatory": false,
        "working_day_limit": null,
        "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.189+02:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.189+02:00",
        "archived_at": null,
        "assigned_people_count": 0
      },
      "relationships": {
        "organization": {
          "data": {
            "type": "organizations",
            "id": "2488"
          }
        },
        "last_actor": {
          "meta": {
            "included": false
          }
        },
        "creator": {
          "meta": {
            "included": false
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "http://api-test.productive.io/api/v2/time_tracking_policies?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=30",
    "last": "http://api-test.productive.io/api/v2/time_tracking_policies?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=30"
  },
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "total_pages": 1,
    "total_count": 1,
    "page_size": 30,
    "max_page_size": 200
  }
}

Get time tracking policies
GET/api/v2/time_tracking_policies

GET /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/1
Requestsreturns time tracking policy

GET  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/4

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "4",
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Time Tracking Policy 4",
      "description": null,
      "disabled_tracking_message": null,
      "limited_tracking_message": null,
      "full_day_absence_limit": null,
      "half_day_absence_limit": null,
      "holiday_limit": null,
      "non_working_day_limit": null,
      "note_mandatory": false,
      "restrict_future_tracking": false,
      "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
      "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
      "task_mandatory": false,
      "time_range_mandatory": false,
      "working_day_limit": null,
      "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.245+02:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.245+02:00",
      "archived_at": null,
      "assigned_people_count": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "2489"
        }
      },
      "last_actor": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "creator": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Gets a time tracking policy
GET/api/v2/time_tracking_policies/{id}

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

time tracking policy id

POST /api/v2/time_tracking_policies
Requestscreates time tracking policy when params validreturns errors when name not sent

POST  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Default Policy"
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "5",
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Default Policy",
      "description": null,
      "disabled_tracking_message": null,
      "limited_tracking_message": null,
      "full_day_absence_limit": null,
      "half_day_absence_limit": null,
      "holiday_limit": null,
      "non_working_day_limit": null,
      "note_mandatory": false,
      "restrict_future_tracking": false,
      "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
      "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
      "task_mandatory": false,
      "time_range_mandatory": false,
      "working_day_limit": null,
      "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.301+02:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.301+02:00",
      "archived_at": null,
      "assigned_people_count": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "2490"
        }
      },
      "last_actor": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "creator": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": null
    }
  }
}
Responses422
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "can't be blank",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/name"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create a time tracking policy
POST/api/v2/time_tracking_policies

URI Parameters
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name
string (required) Example: Default+Policy

policy name

PATCH /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/1
Requestsupdates time tracking policy

PATCH  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/6

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "id": "6",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Updated Policy"
    }
  }
}
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "6",
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Updated Policy",
      "description": null,
      "disabled_tracking_message": null,
      "limited_tracking_message": null,
      "full_day_absence_limit": null,
      "half_day_absence_limit": null,
      "holiday_limit": null,
      "non_working_day_limit": null,
      "note_mandatory": false,
      "restrict_future_tracking": false,
      "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
      "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
      "task_mandatory": false,
      "time_range_mandatory": false,
      "working_day_limit": null,
      "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.388+02:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.398+02:00",
      "archived_at": null,
      "assigned_people_count": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "2492"
        }
      },
      "last_actor": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "creator": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Update a time tracking policy
PATCH/api/v2/time_tracking_policies/{id}

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

time tracking policy id

name
string (required) Example: Default+Policy

policy name

DELETE /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/1
Requestsdestroys archived time tracking policy

DELETE  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/7

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses204
This response has no content.

Deletes a time tracking policy
DELETE/api/v2/time_tracking_policies/{id}

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

time tracking policy id

PATCH /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/1/archive
Requestsarchives time tracking policy

PATCH  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/8/archive

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "8",
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Time Tracking Policy 7",
      "description": null,
      "disabled_tracking_message": null,
      "limited_tracking_message": null,
      "full_day_absence_limit": null,
      "half_day_absence_limit": null,
      "holiday_limit": null,
      "non_working_day_limit": null,
      "note_mandatory": false,
      "restrict_future_tracking": false,
      "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
      "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
      "task_mandatory": false,
      "time_range_mandatory": false,
      "working_day_limit": null,
      "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.483+02:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.492+02:00",
      "archived_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.491+02:00",
      "assigned_people_count": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "2494"
        }
      },
      "last_actor": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "creator": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Archives a time tracking policy
PATCH/api/v2/time_tracking_policies/{id}/archive

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

time tracking policy id

PATCH /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/1/restore
Requestsrestores archived time tracking policy

PATCH  /api/v2/time_tracking_policies/9/restore

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "9",
    "type": "time_tracking_policies",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Time Tracking Policy 8",
      "description": null,
      "disabled_tracking_message": null,
      "limited_tracking_message": null,
      "full_day_absence_limit": null,
      "half_day_absence_limit": null,
      "holiday_limit": null,
      "non_working_day_limit": null,
      "note_mandatory": false,
      "restrict_future_tracking": false,
      "restrict_tracking_over_budget": false,
      "restrict_time_entry_overlap": false,
      "task_mandatory": false,
      "time_range_mandatory": false,
      "working_day_limit": null,
      "created_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.532+02:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-01T06:17:54.540+02:00",
      "archived_at": null,
      "assigned_people_count": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "2495"
        }
      },
      "last_actor": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "creator": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Restores an archived time tracking policy
PATCH/api/v2/time_tracking_policies/{id}/restore

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

time tracking policy id

Generated by aglio on 01 Apr 2026