Creating a project via API – Help Center

This endpoint allows you to create a new project with an optional task.

When you send a POST request to this endpoint, the server will attempt to create a new project with the provided project name. If a task name is also provided, a new task will be created and associated with the new project.

The server will respond with a JSON object containing the ID, name, and any associated tasks for the newly created project.

POST

https://desktime.com/api/v2/json/create-project?project={project}&task={task}

project: project name (required)
task: task name (optional)

Authenticate by sending your API key in the X-API-Key request header.

HEADER

X-API-Key: {apiKey}

X-API-Key: user api key (required)

Response example:

{
  "project": {
    "id": 228577,
    "name": "API Demo project",
    "url": "https://desktime.com/app/projects/show/228577",
    "created_at": "1592205083",
    "created_at_iso": "2020-06-15T07:11:23+00:00",
    "tasks": [
      {
        "id": 2056168,
        "name": "API Demo project task",
        "created_at": "1592205083",
        "created_at_iso": "2020-06-15T07:11:23+00:00"
      },
      {
        "id": 3663467,
        "name": "API Demo project task",
        "created_at": "1678957066",
        "created_at_iso": "2023-03-16T08:57:46+00:00"
      }
    ]
  },
  "__request_time": "1678957066"
}