Log time
Log hours on an issue or a project with an activity and a comment.
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/redmine/times
write
Creates a time entry for the signed-in account and returns it. Pass issue_id or project_id. Hours are decimals, so 0.25 is 15 minutes. The activity is required unless the instance has a default; the comment is 255 characters at most. log_time runs without asking first: it reaches no one and is corrected with update_time_entry.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| issue_id integer | integer | Issue to log on. Give this or project_id. |
| project_id integer | integer | Project to log on when no issue applies. |
| hours number required | number | Decimal hours, e.g. 1.5. |
| activity_id integer | integer | Activity ID from list_issue_options. Required unless the instance has a default activity. |
| spent_on date | date | Day worked, YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today. |
| comments string | string | Short description, 255 characters at most. |
Request
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/redmine/times \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"issue_id":4821,"hours":1.5,"activity_id":9,"spent_on":"2026-10-15","comments":"Reproduced the login loop and patched the session check"}'result = client.call("redmine", "log_time", {"issue_id":4821,"hours":1.5,"activity_id":9,"spent_on":"2026-10-15","comments":"Reproduced the login loop and patched the session check"})const result = await cotlet.call('redmine', 'log_time', {"issue_id":4821,"hours":1.5,"activity_id":9,"spent_on":"2026-10-15","comments":"Reproduced the login loop and patched the session check"});cotlet call redmine log_time --data '{"issue_id":4821,"hours":1.5,"activity_id":9,"spent_on":"2026-10-15","comments":"Reproduced the login loop and patched the session check"}'Example response
{
"time_entry_id": 18433,
"project": "Billing portal",
"issue_id": 4821,
"user": "Dana Whitfield",
"activity": "Development",
"hours": 1.5,
"spent_on": "2026-10-15",
"comments": "Reproduced the login loop and patched the session check"
}