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# Stops the currently running time tracking of the specified user.

POST https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/{userId}/timetracking/stop
Content-Type: application/json

The request body is optional. You can provide a stopReason to indicate how the tracking was stopped.
For external API clients, the stopReason is automatically set to "external-api" regardless of what is provided.
For this operation to work there must be a running time tracking for the user.The user must be an admin or the creator.

Reference: https://developers.awork.com/apiv1/time-tracking/post-stop-my-time-tracking

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `userId` (string, required) — The id of the user.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `timezone` (string, required) — The original timezone of the time tracking. The format of the timezone is the IANA standard.
- `typeOfWorkId` (string, required) — The id of the type of work.
- `isBillable` (boolean, optional) — Whether the time tracking is billable or not.
- `isBilled` (boolean, optional) — Whether the time tracking is billed or not.
- `taskId` (string, optional, nullable) — The id of the task.
- `projectId` (string, optional, nullable) — The id of the project.
- `note` (string, optional, nullable) — The note of the time tracking.
- `startDateUtc` (string, optional, nullable) — The date (in UTC) when the time tracking was started.
- `startTimeUtc` (string, optional, nullable) — The time (in UTC) when the time tracking was started.
- `endDateUtc` (string, optional, nullable) — The date (in UTC) when the time tracking was stopped.
- `endTimeUtc` (string, optional, nullable) — The time (in UTC) when the time tracking was stopped. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and Duration has not been set.
- `startDateLocal` (string, optional, nullable) — The date (in Local) when the time tracking was started.
- `startTimeLocal` (string, optional, nullable) — The time (in Local) when the time tracking was started.
- `endDateLocal` (string, optional, nullable) — The date (in Local) when the time tracking was stopped.
- `endTimeLocal` (string, optional, nullable) — The time (in Local) when the time tracking was stopped. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and Duration has not been set.
- `duration` (integer, optional, nullable) — The duration of the time tracking in seconds. Required when the time tracking has already been completed and EndTime has not been set.
- `breakDuration` (integer, optional, nullable) — The duration of the break in seconds. Cannot be set via API.
- `userId` (string, optional, nullable) — The id of the user. Can be null if the user was deleted.
- `id` (string, optional) — The id of the time tracking.
- `createdBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who created this time tracking.
- `createdOn` (string, optional) — The date this time tracking was created.
- `updatedBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who last updated this time tracking.
- `updatedOn` (string, optional) — The date this time tracking was last modified.
- `typeOfWork` (NestedTypeModel, optional)
- `user` (UserModelForTimeTrackings, optional)
- `task` (TaskModelForTimeTrackings, optional)
- `project` (ProjectModelForTimeTrackings, optional)
- `breaks` (list of Break, optional, nullable) — The breaks of the time tracking.
- `resourceVersion` (long, optional) — The version of the entity, updated on every modification, to the ticks in UTC. Not identical to UpdatedOn.
- `isExternal` (boolean, optional) — True if this entity is coming from an external workspace (awork Connect).

## Types

### NestedTypeModel

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `icon` (string, optional, nullable) — The icon of the type.
- `isArchived` (boolean, optional) — Whether the type is archived.

### UserModelForTimeTrackings

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `firstName` (string, optional, nullable) — The first name of the user.
- `lastName` (string, optional, nullable) — The last name of the user.
- `hasImage` (boolean, optional, nullable) — Whether this user has a profile image.
- `isExternal` (boolean, optional) — Whether the user is external.

### TaskModelForTimeTrackings

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `baseType` (string, optional, nullable) — The base type of the task. Can be 'private' for a private task or 'projecttask' for a project task.
- `taskIdentifier` (string, optional, nullable) — The full task identifier combining project key and task number (e.g., "NIKE-42"). Maintained by the service layer, updated when project key changes.
- `taskStatusId` (string, optional) — The id of the status for this task.
- `typeOfWorkId` (string, optional) — The id of the type of work of this task.
- `project` (ProjectModelForTimeTrackings, optional)
- `projectId` (string, optional, nullable) — The id of the project this task is assigned to. Only set if this is a project task. In this case, it is equal to the EntityId.
- `plannedDuration` (integer, optional, nullable) — The expected planned workload of the task, in seconds.
- `closedOn` (string, optional, nullable) — The date the task was set to closed.
- `taskStatus` (NestedTaskStatusModel, optional)
- `createdBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who created this task.
- `correlationId` (string, optional) — The correlation id between parent and subtasks, meaning it's either the ParentId or its own Id.
- `parentId` (string, optional, nullable) — The id of the parent task this of this subtask. Only set if this is a subtask.
- `parentTask` (NestedModel, optional)

### ProjectModelForTimeTrackings

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `projectStatus` (NestedStatusModel, optional)
- `company` (NestedCompanyModel, optional)
- `projectType` (NestedTypeModel, optional)
- `projectKey` (string, optional, nullable) — The unique project key within the workspace (e.g., "NIKE"). Maximum 32 characters, uppercase letters, numbers, and dashes only.
- `isPrivate` (boolean, optional) — Whether the project is private.
- `hasImage` (boolean, optional) — Whether the project has an image.
- `isExternal` (boolean, optional) — Whether the project is external.
- `isBillableByDefault` (boolean, optional, nullable) — Whether project times should be billable by default.
- `createdBy` (string, optional) — The id of the user who created the project.

### Break

The break model. Shows when a time tracking was paused.

- `startDate` (string, optional) — The start date and time of the break in UTC. Required.
- `duration` (integer, optional, nullable) — The duration of the break in seconds. Required when the end date is set. When a time tracking is paused, it has at least one break with a start date and no duration or end date.
- `endDate` (string, optional, nullable) — The end date and time of the break in UTC. Required when the duration is set and the break is finished.

### NestedTaskStatusModel

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `description` (string, optional, nullable) — The description of the type.
- `type` (string, optional, nullable) — The type of the status.
- `order` (double, optional, nullable) — The order of the task status in a task.
- `icon` (string, optional, nullable) — The icon of the task status in a task.

### NestedModel

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.

### NestedStatusModel

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `description` (string, optional, nullable) — The description of the type.
- `type` (string, optional, nullable) — The type of the status.
- `isArchived` (boolean, optional) — Whether the type is archived.

### NestedCompanyModel

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier of the nested model.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The name of the entity.
- `hasImage` (boolean, optional) — Whether the company has a profile image.
- `description` (string, optional, nullable) — The description of the company.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
  "typeOfWorkId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "isBillable": true,
  "isBilled": false,
  "taskId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "projectId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "note": "I created a first draft for the new sitemap",
  "startDateUtc": "2022-03-01T00:00:00Z",
  "startTimeUtc": "09:21:00",
  "endDateUtc": "2022-03-01T18:21:05Z",
  "endTimeUtc": "11:45:00",
  "startDateLocal": "2022-03-01T00:00:00",
  "startTimeLocal": "10:21:00",
  "endDateLocal": "2022-03-01T17:21:05",
  "endTimeLocal": "12:45:00",
  "duration": 8635,
  "breakDuration": 1,
  "userId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "createdOn": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "updatedOn": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "typeOfWork": {
    "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
    "name": "Design",
    "icon": "thumb_up",
    "isArchived": false
  },
  "user": {
    "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
    "firstName": "Carla",
    "lastName": "Creative",
    "hasImage": true,
    "isExternal": true
  },
  "task": {
    "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
    "name": "Design",
    "baseType": "projecttask",
    "taskIdentifier": "string",
    "taskStatusId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "typeOfWorkId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "project": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design",
      "projectStatus": {
        "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
        "name": "Design",
        "description": "Work in progress",
        "type": "todo",
        "isArchived": false
      },
      "company": {
        "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
        "name": "Design",
        "hasImage": true,
        "description": "One of our customers"
      },
      "projectType": {
        "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
        "name": "Design",
        "icon": "thumb_up",
        "isArchived": false
      },
      "projectKey": "string",
      "isPrivate": false,
      "hasImage": true,
      "isExternal": true,
      "isBillableByDefault": true,
      "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "projectId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "plannedDuration": 21600,
    "closedOn": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "taskStatus": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design",
      "description": "Work in progress",
      "type": "todo",
      "order": 1,
      "icon": "arrow_forward"
    },
    "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "correlationId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "parentId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "parentTask": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design"
    }
  },
  "project": {
    "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
    "name": "Design",
    "projectStatus": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design",
      "description": "Work in progress",
      "type": "todo",
      "isArchived": false
    },
    "company": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design",
      "hasImage": true,
      "description": "One of our customers"
    },
    "projectType": {
      "id": "80a2b26b-9fb3-42b5-b6dc-126c437cad5d",
      "name": "Design",
      "icon": "thumb_up",
      "isArchived": false
    },
    "projectKey": "string",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "hasImage": true,
    "isExternal": true,
    "isBillableByDefault": true,
    "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
  },
  "breaks": [
    {
      "startDate": "2022-01-01T12:00:00Z",
      "duration": 3600,
      "endDate": "2022-01-01T13:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "resourceVersion": 637825154598057900,
  "isExternal": true
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.awork.com/api/v1/users/userId/timetracking/stop")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```