Timing App Time Analysis

Analyze how you spent your time using data from the Timing App.

Trigger Phrases

•"How did I spend my time today/yesterday/this week?"
•"Show me my Timing report for [period]"
•"What projects did I work on [period]?"
•"Time analysis for [date range]"
•"How much time did I spend on [project]?"

Prerequisites

•Timing App Account: Active Timing App subscription with web access
•API Token: Generate at https://web.timingapp.com/integrations under "API & Integrations"
•
1Password Storage: Store the API token in 1Password:
- •Item name: Timingapp
- •Field: API Key

Workflow

1. Retrieve API Token

bash

# Get API token from 1Password
op item get "Timingapp" --fields "API Key" --reveal

2. Calculate Date Range

Convert natural language periods to ISO 8601 dates:

Period	start_date_min	start_date_max
today	Current date	Current date
yesterday	Current date - 1 day	Current date - 1 day
this week	Monday of current week	Current date
last week	Monday of previous week	Sunday of previous week
this month	1st of current month	Current date
last month	1st of previous month	Last day of previous month
past 7 days	Current date - 6 days	Current date
past 30 days	Current date - 29 days	Current date

Use date command for calculations:

bash

# Today
date +%Y-%m-%d

# Yesterday
date -v-1d +%Y-%m-%d

# Monday of this week (macOS)
date -v-monday +%Y-%m-%d

# First of this month
date +%Y-%m-01

3. Fetch Time Report (Aggregated by Project)

bash

API_TOKEN="<token>"
START_DATE="2024-01-01"
END_DATE="2024-01-07"

curl -s "https://web.timingapp.com/api/v1/report?start_date_min=${START_DATE}&start_date_max=${END_DATE}&columns[]=project&project_grouping_level=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Key Parameters:

•project_grouping_level=1: Group by top-level projects
•project_grouping_level=2: Include one level of sub-projects
•columns[]=project: Include project information
•columns[]=title: Include entry titles (for detailed breakdown)
•timespan_grouping_mode=day: Group by day (options: exact, day, week, month, year)

4. Fetch Detailed Time Entries (Optional)

For more detail on specific entries:

bash

curl -s "https://web.timingapp.com/api/v1/time-entries?start_date_min=${START_DATE}&start_date_max=${END_DATE}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

5. Fetch Project Hierarchy (Optional)

To understand project structure:

bash

curl -s "https://web.timingapp.com/api/v1/projects/hierarchy" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

6. Format and Present Results

Present the analysis with:

•
Summary Statistics
- •Total time tracked
- •Number of distinct projects
- •Average daily hours (if multi-day period)
•
Time by Project (sorted by duration)
- •Project name
- •Duration (hours:minutes)
- •Percentage of total
•
Daily Breakdown (if multi-day period)
- •Date
- •Total hours
- •Top project(s)
•
Insights
- •Busiest day
- •Most-worked project
- •Comparison to typical workday (8 hours)

Example Output Format

code

## Time Analysis: January 1-7, 2024

### Summary
- **Total Time Tracked**: 42h 15m
- **Daily Average**: 6h 2m
- **Projects Worked**: 5

### Time by Project

| Project | Duration | % of Total |
|---------|----------|------------|
| Client Work | 18h 30m | 43.8% |
| Internal | 12h 45m | 30.2% |
| Learning | 6h 00m | 14.2% |
| Admin | 3h 30m | 8.3% |
| Other | 1h 30m | 3.5% |

### Daily Breakdown

| Day | Hours | Top Project |
|-----|-------|-------------|
| Mon | 8h 15m | Client Work |
| Tue | 7h 30m | Internal |
| Wed | 6h 45m | Client Work |
| Thu | 8h 00m | Client Work |
| Fri | 5h 45m | Learning |
| Sat | 3h 00m | Learning |
| Sun | 3h 00m | Internal |

### Insights
- Busiest day: Monday (8h 15m)
- Most time on: Client Work (43.8%)
- 3 days exceeded 8-hour workday

Duration Formatting

The API returns duration in seconds. Convert to human-readable format:

bash

# Convert seconds to hours:minutes
seconds=15300
hours=$((seconds / 3600))
minutes=$(((seconds % 3600) / 60))
echo "${hours}h ${minutes}m"  # Output: 4h 15m

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Invalid/expired token	Regenerate API token at web.timingapp.com/integrations
404 Not Found	Invalid endpoint	Check API endpoint URL
Empty results	No data for period	Verify date range has tracked time
1Password error	Item not found	Ensure "Timingapp" item exists in 1Password

API Reference

•Base URL: https://web.timingapp.com/api/v1
•Authentication: Bearer token in Authorization header
•Documentation: https://web.timingapp.com/docs/
•Rate Limits: Standard API rate limits apply

Notes

•All times are in the user's configured timezone
•The API returns a maximum of 30 days if no date range is specified
•For team accounts, add include_team_members=true to see all team data
•Productivity scores range from -2 (very unproductive) to 2 (very productive)