--- title: "Connect Timely Time Tracking to Meisterplan - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Client\" fires in Timely Time Tracking, your agent runs \"Create or Update a Project's Tool Link\" in Meisterplan." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/timely-time-tracking-to-meisterplan" --- # Connect Timely Time Tracking to Meisterplan When **New Client** fires in [Timely Time Tracking](https://apiant.ai/connections/timely-time-tracking), your agent runs **Create or Update a Project's Tool Link** in [Meisterplan](https://apiant.ai/connections/meisterplan). 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 Meisterplan **35** 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 Meisterplan 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 Timely Time Tracking can start in Meisterplan - When **New Client** in Timely Time Tracking then **Create or Update a Project's Tool Link** in Meisterplan - When **New or Updated Person** in Timely Time Tracking then **Add milestone** in Meisterplan 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 Meisterplan ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 54 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 milestone** Creates a milestone on a Meisterplan project in the chosen scenario and returns the new milestone. - Action **Add risk** Creates a risk on a Meisterplan project and returns the new risk. - Action **Add team** Creates a team in Meisterplan and returns the new team. - Action **Create or Update Actual Time Worked** Records the hours a resource or role actually worked on a project for a given date, updating the existing entry if one is already there. Returns the stored entry. - Action **Create or Update Allocation** Allocates a resource or role to a project for a date range, updating the existing allocation if one is already there. Returns the allocation with its resulting segments. - Action **Create or Update a Project's Tool Link** Links a Meisterplan project to the matching project in a task management tool, updating the link if one already exists. Returns the stored link. - Action **Create or Update Part-Time Working Model** Sets a resource's part-time working model by replacing its calendar deviations (relative capacity) for a time period. Returns the resource's resulting deviations. - Action **Create or Update Resource Absence** Records an absence for a resource over a date range, so the time is taken out of their availability. Returns the stored absence. - Action **Create or Update Tasks of a Project's Tool Link** Pushes a task from a linked task management tool onto a Meisterplan project, updating it if the task key is already there. - Action **Create Project** Creates a project in a Meisterplan scenario, including its dates, budgets and custom fields. Returns the new project. - Action **Create Resource** Adds a person to the Meisterplan resource pool, with their role, calendar, cost rate and org placement. Returns the new resource. - Action **Create Role** Creates a role in Meisterplan that resources can be assigned to and projects can be allocated against. Returns the new role. - Action **Delete project** Deletes a project from a Meisterplan scenario. - Action **Delete resource** Deletes a resource from Meisterplan. The run fails if no resource has the given id. - Action **Find a Resource or Role** Returns the resources and roles whose key, name or email matches the text you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side search on these collections, so the match is made after fetching them. - Action **Find a Team, Resource or Role** Returns the teams, resources and roles whose name, key or email matches the text you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side search on these collections, so the match is made after fetching them. - Action **Find Project by Key** Returns the project in a scenario that carries the project key you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side project search, so the match is made after fetching the scenario's projects. - Action **Find Project by Name** Returns the projects in a scenario whose name contains the text you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side project search, so the match is made after fetching the scenario's projects. - Action **Find Resource by Email** Returns the resource whose email address matches the one you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side resource search, so the match is made after fetching the resource pool. - Action **Find Resource by Key** Returns the resource carrying the resource key you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side resource search, so the match is made after fetching the resource pool. - Action **Find Role by Name** Returns the role carrying the name you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side role search, so the match is made after fetching the roles. - Action **Find Task by Key** Returns the task on a project's tool link that carries the task key you supply. Meisterplan has no server-side task search, so the match is made after fetching the project's tasks. - Action **Get project** Returns a single Meisterplan project in a scenario, including its custom fields. - Action **Get resource** Returns one Meisterplan resource by its id, including its role, calendar, skills, cost rates, team contributions and custom fields. - Action **List allocations** Returns every allocation of a project in a scenario, with the allocated role, resource or team and its time segments. - Action **List milestones** Returns all milestones of a Meisterplan project, including their custom fields. - Action **List programs** Returns the programs in a Meisterplan scenario, optionally narrowed to those matching a program key or name. - Action **List resources** Returns the resources (people) in your Meisterplan system, optionally narrowed by key, name, external id, email or address. - Action **List roles** Returns the roles in Meisterplan, optionally only those matching a name or external ID. - Action **List teams** Returns the teams in your Meisterplan system, optionally filtered by name or resource key. - Action **Update milestone** Updates an existing milestone on a Meisterplan project, changing only the details you supply. - Action **Update Project** Updates a project in a Meisterplan scenario — its dates, budgets, status and custom fields. Only the values supplied are changed. Returns the updated project. - Action **Update Resource** Updates a person in the Meisterplan resource pool — their name, role, calendar, cost rate and org placement. Only the values supplied are changed. Returns the updated resource. - Action **Update Role** Updates a role in Meisterplan — its name, cost rate and org placement. Only the values supplied are changed. Returns the updated role. - Action **Update team** Updates a team in Meisterplan, changing only the details you fill in. ## 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) - [ **Meisterplan** Meisterplan is a project portfolio management tool that focuses on resource management at the portfolio...](https://apiant.ai/connections/meisterplan) 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 Meisterplan - [ **PyPI to Meisterplan** Package metadata, release history and download files for any Python package published on the Python Package...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pypi-to-meisterplan) - [ **HubSpot to Meisterplan** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-meisterplan) - [ **Salesforce to Meisterplan** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-meisterplan) - [ **Slack to Meisterplan** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-meisterplan) - [ **Google Sheets to Meisterplan** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-meisterplan) - [ **Gmail to Meisterplan** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-meisterplan) Questions ## Timely Time Tracking and Meisterplan, 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 Meisterplan when something happens in Timely Time Tracking? Any of Meisterplan's 35 actions, including Create or Update Actual Time Worked, Create or Update Allocation, Create or Update a Project's Tool Link and Create or Update Part-Time Working Model. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Meisterplan to Timely Time Tracking? Meisterplan has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Timely Time Tracking. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Meisterplan's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Timely Time Tracking or Meisterplan? 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 Meisterplan 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.