Create Time Entry
clickup.create_time_entry
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the ClickUp API with the connection's credentials.
Log a block of time in a Workspace, addressed by the team id, optionally against a task.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- ClickUp
- Secret shape
- the API token (pk_…), or {"token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- list_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
8 fields, 3 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
team_id The Workspace (team) id — the first number in any ClickUp URL, or clickup.list_teams. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
start When the block started, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds. | integer | Yes | — | ≥ 0 | — |
duration How long the block lasted, in milliseconds. | integer | Yes | — | ≥ 1 | — |
description What the time was spent on. | string | No | — | — | — |
billable Mark the entry billable. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
assignee User id the time is logged for; defaults to the token's own user. | integer | No | — | ≥ 1 | — |
task_id Task id to attach the entry to; leave blank for untracked time. | string | No | — | — | — |
custom_task_ids Treat task_id as the Workspace's custom task id (e.g. 'ABC-123'). | boolean | Conditional | false | only with task_id | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"billable": false,
"custom_task_ids": false
}Output
One shape.
result
The provider's response object, as returned.
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
{}See Create Time Entry run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the ClickUp connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.