--- title: "Connect Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New row\" fires in Smartsheet, your agent runs \"Create Task\" in Timely Time Tracking." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-timely-time-tracking" --- # Connect Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking When **New row** fires in [Smartsheet](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet), your agent runs **Create Task** in [Timely Time Tracking](https://apiant.ai/connections/timely-time-tracking), or **New Client** in Timely Time Tracking to **Add row** in Smartsheet. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Smartsheet **3** triggers Smartsheet **26** actions Timely Time Tracking **8** triggers Timely Time Tracking **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking can do together ### From Smartsheet to Timely Time Tracking - When **New row** in Smartsheet then **Create Task** in Timely Time Tracking - When **New sheet** in Smartsheet then **Create Client** in Timely Time Tracking ### From Timely Time Tracking to Smartsheet - When **New Client** in Timely Time Tracking then **Add row** in Smartsheet - When **New or Updated Person** in Timely Time Tracking then **Add row attachment** in Smartsheet Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 45 actions - Trigger **New row** Triggered when a new row is added to the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits new ones. - Trigger **New sheet** Triggered when a new sheet is created. Polls the list of sheets and emits newly seen ones. - Trigger **Updated row** Triggered when any row is updated in the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits updated ones. - Action **Add column** /sheets/{sheetId}/columns - add columns to a sheet. - Action **Add comment** /sheets/{sheetId}/discussions/{discussionId}/comments - add a comment to a discussion. - Action **Add discussion** Starts a new discussion on a sheet with a first comment, and returns the discussion. - Action **Add folder** /folders/{folderId}/folders or /home/folders - create a folder. - Action **Add home folder** Creates a folder at the top level of your Sheets home and returns it. - Action **Add row** Adds a new row to the specified sheet. Provide cells as an array of {columnId, value}. Set location to Top or Bottom. - Action **Add row attachment** /sheets/{sheetId}/rows/{rowId}/attachments - attach file or URL to a row. - Action **Add sheet** /sheets - create a sheet with columns. - Action **Copy row to another sheet** Copies a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Copy sheet** /sheets/{sheetId}/copy - copy a sheet to a folder/workspace. - Action **Delete row** Deletes a row from a sheet given its Row ID. - Action **Delete row if deal does not exist in ActiveCampaign (Cisco)** Compares deals from ActiveCampaign with the Smartsheet 'ActiveCampaign Deal ID' column. Deletes rows whose deal ID is not present in the supplied list of existing ActiveCampaign deal IDs. Built from intent against Smartsheet API 2.0. - Action **Find rows** Searches for rows in a specified sheet containing the specified value (in any column). Returns zero or more row IDs. Use the 'Get row' action within a Loop to fetch each row's contents. - Action **Find rows by column value** Searches for rows in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. Zero, one, or multiple row IDs may be returned. - Action **Find sheets by keyword** Returns the sheets that match the specified keyword. - Action **Find single row** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet matching the specified value (in any column). If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Find single row by column value** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Get discussion** Returns a sheet discussion with its title and comments. - Action **Get folder** Returns a folder with the folders and sheets directly inside it. - Action **Get row** Returns the column data for the specified row. An error occurs if the row is not found. - Action **Get sheet** Fetches a sheet by ID, including its columns and rows. An error occurs if the sheet is not found. - Action **List row attachments** Returns the attachments on a row of a Smartsheet sheet, such as files and links, with their names, types and addresses. - Action **Move row to another sheet** Moves a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Two-way sync add or update a row** Creates or updates a row in a sheet. For use only with two-way sync triggers. If a Row ID is supplied the row is updated; otherwise a new row is added. - Action **Update row** Updates a row in a specified sheet. Provide the Row ID and cells as an array of {columnId, value}. - Action **Update sheet** /sheets/{sheetId} - update sheet properties (name, project settings). - Trigger **New Client** Triggered when a new client is created - Trigger **New or Updated Person** Triggered when a person is created or updated in Timely - Trigger **New or Updated Project** Triggers when a project is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Time Entry** Triggers when time entries are created or updated. - Trigger **New Project** Triggered when a new project is created - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggered when a new time entry is created - Trigger **New Workspace** Triggers when a workspace is created. - Trigger **Project Updated (Only Admin Users)** Triggers when any project is updated in Timely. Fires for ALL project changes (name, budget, rate, archive, labels, users, etc. Can only be used by Timely Admin users. WARNING: avoid chaining this trigger to actions that write back to the same project (e. g. via "Update Project Name") in the source system without a guard — that can create an infinite update loop. - Action **Add tag** Create a tag. - Action **Create Client** Creates a Client - Action **Create Person** Creates a new person in the workspace. - Action **Create Project** Creates a project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task. - Action **Delete project** Delete a project. - Action **Delete time entry** Delete a time entry. - Action **Find Client** Returns the clients in a Timely workspace whose name matches the given text. - Action **Find Project** Returns the projects whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Find Tag List and Tag** Finds a tag list and a specific tag if specified. - Action **Find time entries by criteria** Search time entries by date range, user, project. - Action **Find User** Finds a User - Action **Get Task** Retrieves a single task (forecast) by its id. - Action **Log Time Entry** Logs a new time entry against a project. - Action **Start timer** Start the timer on a time entry. - Action **Stop timer** Stop the running timer on a time entry. - Action **Update client** Update a client. - Action **Update Project Name** Updates only the name of an existing project. Look up the project by Timely Project ID or by External ID (recommended when the source-of-truth system stores the Timely external_id, e.g. NetSuite). - Action **Update time entry** Update a logged time entry. ## Each app on its own - [ **Smartsheet** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet) - [ **Timely Time Tracking** Timely Time Tracking automates company time tracking, so everyone can focus on the work that matters.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timely-time-tracking) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Smartsheet - [ **Smartsheet to Bugcrowd** Bugcrowd API for interacting and tracking the reported issues programmatically](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-bugcrowd) - [ **Smartsheet to Compdfkit Pdf Converter** API and SDK for converting PDFs to and from Word, Excel, and other office formats, plus editing and merging...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-compdfkit-pdf-converter) - [ **Smartsheet to EZOfficeInventory** EZOfficeInventory is asset tracking software that lets you track, maintain and report on your equipment so...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-ezofficeinventory) - [ **Smartsheet to LiveChat** LiveChat is a web-based live chat and help desk platform that lets you chat with website visitors, manage...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-livechat) - [ **Smartsheet to Studio Ghibli** The Studio Ghibli API is a public catalogue of the people, places and things from the Studio Ghibli film...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-studio-ghibli) - [ **Smartsheet to Uku** Uku is an accounting practice management software that helps accounting firms organize, hit deadlines, save...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-uku) ## More into Timely Time Tracking - [ **HubSpot to Timely Time Tracking** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-timely-time-tracking) - [ **Salesforce to Timely Time Tracking** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-timely-time-tracking) - [ **Slack to Timely Time Tracking** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-timely-time-tracking) - [ **Google Sheets to Timely Time Tracking** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-timely-time-tracking) - [ **Gmail to Timely Time Tracking** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-timely-time-tracking) - [ **Google Calendar to Timely Time Tracking** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-timely-time-tracking) Questions ## Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Smartsheet? Any of Smartsheet's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New row, New sheet and Updated row. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Timely Time Tracking when something happens in Smartsheet? Any of Timely Time Tracking's 19 actions, including Create Client, Create Person, Create Project and Create Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Timely Time Tracking to Smartsheet? Yes. When something happens in Timely Time Tracking, your agent can act in Smartsheet too. This page covers both directions: Timely Time Tracking's triggers and Smartsheet's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Smartsheet or Timely Time Tracking? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Smartsheet and Timely Time Tracking without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.