Bring Time Tracking Into Your Application

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53 points·spencerfry··3 comments

Just saw this released, looks like a great way to do an integration. Has anyone given it a try yet? I'm a recently converted dev (1 year in the making) and Harvest has been a tool I've been relying on a lot this year.

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Can't wait to look into this. Planscope (https://planscope.io) has been syncing time with Harvest for a while, first with the Harvest Javascript SDK and now everything occurs server-to-server via their API. This latter approach has actually worked out well - because we integrate with other invoicing tools (Freshbooks, FreeAgent, Freckle, Toggl) having a consistent experience for the end user has been a must.

One thing that isn't immediately clear is whether the Harvest Platform will report back with an event when a timer is stopped from within Harvest. This routinely trips up customers, as Harvest doesn't have webhooks currently.

Regardless, CONGRATS on getting this out the door. This is going to be a huge value add for your customers.

This looks awesome. It's amazing to be able to add this kind of functionality to your application with just a few lines of JS.

https://www.intercom.io/ is another example of really great functionality with just a few lines of JS (in this case, user-level analytics and support/communication in your app).

I agree. I've become a huge user of Intercom. Great app.

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