Approve timesheet
Approve a submitted timesheet so its hours count for payroll.
MCP tool hubstaff_write → approve_timesheet
write Confirm
Approves one timesheet. When the period still has pending manual time requests, Hubstaff would deny them; set confirm_pending_manual_time_request_denial only if you want that. Pending time off requests in the period need acknowledge_pending_time_off_requests. Approving before the pay period ends stops the member from tracking more time in it. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| timesheet_id integer required | integer | Timesheet ID from list_timesheets. |
| confirm_pending_manual_time_request_denial boolean | boolean | true to approve although pending manual time requests will be denied. Default: false. |
| acknowledge_pending_time_off_requests boolean | boolean | true to approve although time off requests are pending in the period. Default: false. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "hubstaff_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "approve_timesheet",
"arguments": {
"timesheet_id": 8841201
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"timesheet_id": 8841201,
"user_id": 3011,
"status": "approved",
"tracked": 144000,
"approved_on": "2026-10-13"
},
"isError": false
}