clockify

Clockify

Access the Clockify API with managed OAuth authentication. Track time, manage projects, clients, tasks, tags, and workspaces.

Quick Start

# Get current user
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/clockify/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to api.clockify.me and automatically injects your credentials.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Clockify OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=clockify&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'clockify'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-13T09:18:02.529448Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-13T09:18:09.334540Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "clockify",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Clockify connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to time entries, projects, workspaces, clients, and tags within the connected Clockify account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

User Operations

Get Current User

GET /clockify/api/v1/user

Response:

{
  "id": "698eeb9f5cd3a921db12069f",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "activeWorkspace": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
  "defaultWorkspace": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
  "status": "ACTIVE"
}

Workspace Operations

List Workspaces

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces

Get Workspace

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}

Create Workspace

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "My Workspace"
}

List Workspace Users

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/users

Project Operations

List Projects

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects

Get Project

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}

Create Project

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "My Project",
  "isPublic": true,
  "clientId": "optional-client-id"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "698f7cba4f748f6209ea8995",
  "name": "My Project",
  "clientId": "",
  "workspaceId": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
  "billable": true,
  "color": "#1976D2",
  "archived": false,
  "public": true
}

Update Project

PUT /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Project Name",
  "archived": true
}

Delete Project

DELETE /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}

Note: You cannot delete active projects. Set archived: true first.

Client Operations

List Clients

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/clients

Get Client

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/clients/{clientId}

Create Client

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/clients
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Acme Corp",
  "address": "123 Main St",
  "note": "Important client"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "698f7cba0705b7d880830262",
  "name": "Acme Corp",
  "workspaceId": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
  "archived": false,
  "address": "123 Main St",
  "note": "Important client"
}

Update Client

PUT /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/clients/{clientId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Acme Corporation"
}

Delete Client

DELETE /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/clients/{clientId}

Tag Operations

List Tags

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/tags

Get Tag

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/tags/{tagId}

Create Tag

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/tags
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "urgent"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "698f7cbbaa9e9f33e5fc0126",
  "name": "urgent",
  "workspaceId": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
  "archived": false
}

Update Tag

PUT /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/tags/{tagId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "high-priority"
}

Delete Tag

DELETE /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/tags/{tagId}

Task Operations

List Tasks on Project

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks

Get Task

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks/{taskId}

Create Task

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Implement feature",
  "assigneeIds": ["user-id-1"],
  "estimate": "PT2H",
  "billable": true
}

Response:

{
  "id": "698f7cc4aa9e9f33e5fc017b",
  "name": "Implement feature",
  "projectId": "698f7cba4f748f6209ea8995",
  "assigneeIds": [],
  "estimate": "PT0S",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "billable": true
}

Update Task

PUT /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks/{taskId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated task name",
  "status": "DONE"
}

Delete Task

DELETE /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks/{taskId}

Note: You cannot delete active tasks. Set status: "DONE" first.

Time Entry Operations

Get User's Time Entries

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/user/{userId}/time-entries

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "698f7cc4aa9e9f33e5fc0180",
    "description": "Working on project",
    "userId": "698eeb9f5cd3a921db12069f",
    "billable": true,
    "projectId": "698f7cba4f748f6209ea8995",
    "taskId": null,
    "workspaceId": "698eeb9e5cd3a921db120693",
    "timeInterval": {
      "start": "2026-02-13T18:34:28Z",
      "end": "2026-02-13T19:34:28Z",
      "duration": "PT1H"
    }
  }
]

Create Time Entry

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/time-entries
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "start": "2026-02-13T09:00:00Z",
  "end": "2026-02-13T10:00:00Z",
  "description": "Team meeting",
  "projectId": "project-id",
  "taskId": "task-id",
  "tagIds": ["tag-id-1", "tag-id-2"],
  "billable": true
}

Create Time Entry for Another User

POST /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/user/{userId}/time-entries
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "start": "2026-02-13T09:00:00Z",
  "end": "2026-02-13T10:00:00Z",
  "description": "Team meeting"
}

Get Time Entry

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/time-entries/{timeEntryId}

Update Time Entry

PUT /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/time-entries/{timeEntryId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "start": "2026-02-13T09:00:00Z",
  "end": "2026-02-13T11:00:00Z",
  "description": "Extended meeting"
}

Delete Time Entry

DELETE /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/time-entries/{timeEntryId}

Stop Running Timer

PATCH /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/user/{userId}/time-entries
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "end": "2026-02-13T17:00:00Z"
}

Get In-Progress Time Entries

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/time-entries

Pagination

Clockify uses page-based pagination:

GET /clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects?page=1&page-size=50

Query Parameters:

• page - Page number (1-indexed, default: 1)
• page-size - Items per page (default varies by endpoint)

Response includes a Last-Page header indicating if there are more pages.

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/workspaces',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const workspaces = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/workspaces',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
workspaces = response.json()

Create Time Entry (Python)

import os
import requests
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone

workspace_id = "your-workspace-id"
start_time = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')
end_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')

response = requests.post(
    f'https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/workspaces/{workspace_id}/time-entries',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={
        'start': start_time,
        'end': end_time,
        'description': 'Working on feature'
    }
)

Notes

• All IDs are string identifiers
• Timestamps must be in ISO 8601 format with UTC timezone (e.g., 2026-02-13T09:00:00Z)
• Duration format uses ISO 8601 duration (e.g., PT1H for 1 hour, PT30M for 30 minutes)
• Cannot delete active projects or tasks - must archive them first
• Rate limit: 50 requests per second per workspace
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with clockify. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/clockify/api/v1/user
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/api/v1/user

Resources

• Clockify API Documentation
• Clockify API Reference
• Maton Community
• Maton Support