--- title: "Connect Timely Time Tracking to Fergus - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Client\" fires in Timely Time Tracking, your agent runs \"Add Contact\" in Fergus." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-fergus" --- # Connect Timely Time Tracking to Fergus When **New Client** fires in [Timely Time Tracking](https://apiant.ai/connections/timely-time-tracking), your agent runs **Add Contact** in [Fergus](https://apiant.ai/connections/fergus). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Timely Time Tracking **8** triggers Timely Time Tracking **19** actions Fergus **31** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Timely Time Tracking and Fergus to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Timely Time Tracking can start in Fergus - When **New Client** in Timely Time Tracking then **Add Contact** in Fergus - When **New or Updated Person** in Timely Time Tracking then **Add Task** in Fergus 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 Timely Time Tracking and Fergus ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 50 actions - 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. - Action **Add Calendar Event** Creates a new calendar event/booking. - Action **Add Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Add Note** Creates a new note against a record. - Action **Add Quote** Creates a new draft quote on a Fergus job. Supported for jobs whose job type is Quote or Estimate. - Action **Add Task** Creates a new task in Fergus, optionally linked to a job and assigned to employees. - Action **Archive Site** Archives a site in Fergus. The site can later be restored. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer. - Action **Create Job** Creates a job in Fergus — an active job, a draft job, or a variation of an existing job. - Action **Create Site** Creates a new site. - Action **Delete Customer** Deletes a Fergus customer by ID. - Action **Edit Draft Job** Updates a draft job in Fergus. Only draft jobs can be edited; leave a field blank to keep its current value. - Action **Finalize Draft Job** Finalises a draft job in Fergus, turning it into an active job. - Action **Find All Quotes** Returns up to 100 quotes from across all jobs that match the specified status and date criteria. - Action **Find Customer** Returns the customers whose name, or main or billing contact's name, email or phone, contains the search text. - Action **Find Site** Finds sites by name, city, postal code, or free-text search. Returns the first page of matches (up to 10). - Action **Get Calendar Event** Returns a single Fergus calendar event by its ID, including title, start/end times, event type, assigned user, linked job/job phase and recurrence details. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Fergus contact (customer or site contact) by its ID, including name, position, company and contact items. - Action **Get Customer by ID** Returns a Fergus customer by its ID. - Action **Get Customer Invoice** Retrieves a customer invoice by ID. - Action **Get Job by ID** Retrieves a specific job using its unique ID. - Action **Get Quotes for Job** Returns all quotes for a Fergus job, optionally filtered by status. - Action **Get Site by ID** Retrieves a specific site using its unique ID. - Action **List Contacts** Lists contacts, with optional filtering. - Action **List Customer Invoices** Lists customer invoices, with optional filtering. - Action **List Notes** Returns the notes (with their replies) attached to a Fergus record. - Action **List Tasks** Lists the company's tasks, optionally filtered by status, assigned employee, job, due date range or overdue state. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing customer contact or site contact in Fergus. - Action **Update Customer** Updates an existing customer's details. - Action **Update Quote** Updates a draft quote on a Quote or Estimate job in Fergus: title, description and its sections with line items. - Action **Update Site** Updates an existing site's details. - Action **Update Task** Updates a task's description, due date, or assigned employees in Fergus. The job a task is linked to cannot be changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **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) - [ **Fergus** Fergus is a job management software for plumbers, electricians and other trades.](https://apiant.ai/connections/fergus) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Timely Time Tracking - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Zelothorn** Zelothorn publishes plain-English explanations of US public companies built from SEC filings and earnings...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-zelothorn) - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-trello) - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-zoom) - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-twilio) - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-typeform) - [ **Timely Time Tracking to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-webflow) ## More into Fergus - [ **Outlook to Fergus** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/outlook-to-fergus) - [ **HubSpot to Fergus** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-fergus) - [ **Salesforce to Fergus** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-fergus) - [ **Slack to Fergus** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-fergus) - [ **Google Sheets to Fergus** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-fergus) - [ **Gmail to Fergus** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-fergus) Questions ## Timely Time Tracking and Fergus, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Timely Time Tracking? Any of Timely Time Tracking's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Client, New or Updated Person, New or Updated Project and New or Updated Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Fergus when something happens in Timely Time Tracking? Any of Fergus's 31 actions, including Create Customer, Create Job, Create Site and Update Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Fergus to Timely Time Tracking? Fergus has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Timely Time Tracking. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Fergus's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Timely Time Tracking or Fergus? 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 Timely Time Tracking and Fergus 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.