Starts a timer for a project
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | "StartTaskTimer" | Required |
| timerid | int | The id of the task to be ended | Required |
| projectid | int | The id of the project for the task timer | Required |
| adminid | int | The admin id to associate the timer with | Optional |
| start_time | int | The start time as a unix time stamp. Defaults to time() if not provided | Optional |
| end_time | int | The start time as a unix time stamp. | Optional |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | string | The result of the operation: success or error |
| message | string | 'Start Timer Has Been Set' |
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.example.com/includes/api.php');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,
http_build_query(
array(
'action' => 'StartTaskTimer',
// See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
'projectid' => '1',
'timerid' => '1',
'adminid' => '2',
'responsetype' => 'json',
)
)
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);$command = 'StartTaskTimer';
$postData = array(
'projectid' => '1',
'timerid' => '1',
'adminid' => '2',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later
$results = localAPI($command, $postData, $adminUsername);
print_r($results);{
"result": "success",
"message": "Start Timer Has Been Set"
}Possible error condition responses include:
- Project ID is Required
- Project ID Not Found
- Timer ID Not Set
- Timer ID Not Found
- Admin ID Not Found
| Version | Changelog |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version |