Creating a new timeslip fails with "task must be specified"

1

Am I missing something obvious here? Admittedly I have been at this many
hours.
I seem to be sending the correct information as per the documentation
https://dev.freeagent.com/docs/timeslips.

Post (json encoded):
[“user”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”
[“project”]=> string(50)
“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598”
[“task”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”
[“dated_on”]=> string(10) “2014-08-18”
[“hours”]=> string(3) “5.5”

Post Endpoint: api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/timeslips

Output:
[“errors”]=>
array(1) { [0]=> {
[“message”]=> string(22) “task must be specified”
}
}

Thank you for your help,

Pez

2

Hi J,

Yes, that’s the exact problem, I think the error message threw me off!

Thank you,

  • PezOn Monday, August 18, 2014 11:27:09 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Barrett wrote:

Hi Pez,

It looks like you’re submitting these params without wrapping them in a
“timeslip” object. Can you try constructing and submitting the following
JSON instead?

{ “timeslip”:
{ “user”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”,
“project”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598”,
“task”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”,
“dated_on”:“2014-08-18”,
“hours”:“5.5”
}}

Let me know if this still doesn’t help.

-J

On Monday, 18 August 2014 11:14:12 UTC+1, Pez Cuckow wrote:

Am I missing something obvious here? Admittedly I have been at this many
hours.
I seem to be sending the correct information as per the documentation
https://dev.freeagent.com/docs/timeslips.

Post (json encoded):
[“user”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”
[“project”]=> string(50) "
https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598"
[“task”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”
[“dated_on”]=> string(10) “2014-08-18”
[“hours”]=> string(3) “5.5”

Post Endpoint: api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/timeslips

Output:
[“errors”]=>
array(1) { [0]=> {
[“message”]=> string(22) “task must be specified”
}
}

Thank you for your help,

Pez

3

Yeah, it’s not ideal — one of those messages that makes complete sense once
you already know what the problem is…

-JOn Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Pez Cuckow pegpro@gmail.com wrote:

Hi J,

Yes, that’s the exact problem, I think the error message threw me off!

Thank you,

  • Pez

On Monday, August 18, 2014 11:27:09 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Barrett wrote:

Hi Pez,

It looks like you’re submitting these params without wrapping them in a
“timeslip” object. Can you try constructing and submitting the following
JSON instead?

{ “timeslip”:
{ “user”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”,
“project”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598”,
“task”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”,
“dated_on”:“2014-08-18”,
“hours”:“5.5”
}}

Let me know if this still doesn’t help.

-J

On Monday, 18 August 2014 11:14:12 UTC+1, Pez Cuckow wrote:

Am I missing something obvious here? Admittedly I have been at this many
hours.
I seem to be sending the correct information as per the documentation
https://dev.freeagent.com/docs/timeslips.

Post (json encoded):
[“user”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”
[“project”]=> string(50) “https://api.sandbox.
freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598”
[“task”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”
[“dated_on”]=> string(10) “2014-08-18”
[“hours”]=> string(3) “5.5”

Post Endpoint: api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/timeslips

Output:
[“errors”]=>
array(1) { [0]=> {
[“message”]=> string(22) “task must be specified”
}
}

Thank you for your help,

Pez

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4

Hi Pez,

It looks like you’re submitting these params without wrapping them in a
“timeslip” object. Can you try constructing and submitting the following
JSON instead?

{ “timeslip”:
{ “user”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”,
“project”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598”,
“task”:“https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”,
“dated_on”:“2014-08-18”,
“hours”:“5.5”
}}

Let me know if this still doesn’t help.

-JOn Monday, 18 August 2014 11:14:12 UTC+1, Pez Cuckow wrote:

Am I missing something obvious here? Admittedly I have been at this many
hours.
I seem to be sending the correct information as per the documentation
https://dev.freeagent.com/docs/timeslips.

Post (json encoded):
[“user”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/users/678”
[“project”]=> string(50) "
https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/projects/2598"
[“task”]=> string(46) “https://api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/tasks/241”
[“dated_on”]=> string(10) “2014-08-18”
[“hours”]=> string(3) “5.5”

Post Endpoint: api.sandbox.freeagent.com/v2/timeslips

Output:
[“errors”]=>
array(1) { [0]=> {
[“message”]=> string(22) “task must be specified”
}
}

Thank you for your help,

Pez