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Float

With Float modules in Make, you can:

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete clients

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete departments

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete logged time

  • create, update, retrieve, list, and delete milestones

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete persons

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete projects

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete tasks

  • watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete time offs

To get started with Float, create an account at app.float.com.

Connecting Float to Make

To connect Float with Make you need to obtain the Float Access Token values from your Float account:

  1. Log in to your Float account.

  2. Click Teams > Team Settings.

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  3. Click Integrations. Copy the API Key to a safe place.

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  4. Log in to your Make account, and add a module from the Float app into a Make scenario.

  5. Click Add next to the Connection field.

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  6. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  7. In the Float Access Token field, enter the details copied in step 3, and click Save.

    You have successfully established the connection and can now build scenarios.

Clients

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the clients using the following modules.

Triggers when a new client is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of clients Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new client.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Name

Enter (map) a name for the client.

Updates an existing client.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Client ID

Select or map the Client ID whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) a new name for the client.

Retrieves an existing client.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Client ID

Select or map the Client ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of clients.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of clients Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing client.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Client ID

Select or map the Client ID you want to delete.

Departments

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the departments using the following modules.

Triggers when a new department is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of departments Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new department.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Name

Enter (map) a name for the department.

Updates an existing department.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Department ID

Select or map a Department ID whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) a new name for the department.

Retrieves an existing department.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Department ID

Select or map a Department ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of departments.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of departments Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing department.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Department ID

Select or map a Department ID you want to delete.

Logged Times

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the logged time using the following modules.

Triggers when a new logged time is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of new logged times Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Triggers when an existing logged time is updated.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of updated logged times Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new logged time.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Date

Enter (map) the date for which you want to log the time. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Hours

Enter (map) the time in hours to log.

People ID

Select or map the Person ID whose time entry you want to log.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID to which you want to associate whose time entry is being logged.

Billable

Select whether this time entry is billable.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the time entry.

Phase ID

Select or map the project's Phase ID of this time entry. For example, In progress.

Task ID

Select or map the Task ID to which you want to log this time. Assigns the time log to an existing task.

Task Name

Enter (map) the name of the task against which this entry is being logged. If the task name does not exist, a new task will be created.

Updates an existing logged time.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Logged Time ID

Select or map the Logged Time ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see Create a Logged Time.

Retrieves an existing logged time.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Logged Time ID

Select or map the Logged Time ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of logged times.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

People ID

Select or map the Person ID whose logged times you want to list.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID whose logged times you want to list.

Start Date

Enter (map) the date to list the logged times created from the specified date. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the date to list the logged times until the specified date. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Limit

Set the maximum number of updated logged times Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing logged time.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Logged Time ID

Select or map the Logged Time ID you want to delete.

Milestones

You can create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the milestones using the following modules.

Creates a new milestone.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Name

Enter (map) the name of the milestone.

Project ID

Select or map the project to which the milestone belongs.

Date

Enter (map) the start date of the milestone. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date if the milestone is set for more than one day. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Updates an existing milestone.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Milestone ID

Select or map the Milestone ID whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) a new name for the milestone.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID to which the milestone belongs.

Date

Enter (map) the start date of the milestone. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date if the milestone is set for more than one day. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Retrieves an existing milestone.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Milestone ID

Select or map the Milestone ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of milestones.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of miles Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing milestone.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Milestone ID

Select or map the Milestone ID you want to delete.

Persons

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the persons using the following modules.

Triggers when a new person is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of persons Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new person.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Name

Enter (map) the person's full name.

Email

Enter (map) the person's email address.

Job Title

Enter (map) the person's job title. For example, project manager.

Department

Select or map the Department ID of the person.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the person.

Auto Email

Select whether to send the schedule at the start of the week.

Employee Type

Select or map the person's employee type. For example, full-time.

Work Days Hours

Enter (map) the hours a part-time person is available for scheduling each day in order from Sunday to Saturday.

Active

Select the person's status. For example, active.

People Type ID

Select or map the People Type ID. For example, employee.

Tags

Enter (map) the tags applicable to the person.

Start Date

Enter (map) the person's start date at work. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the person's end date at the work. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Default Hourly Rate

Enter (map) the default hourly rate for fee-based projects.

Updates a person.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Person ID

Select or map the Person ID whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) the person's full name.

Email

Enter (map) the person's email address.

Job Title

Enter (map) the person's job title. For example, project manager.

Department

Select or map the Department ID to which the person belongs.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the person.

Auto Email

Select whether to send the schedule at the start of the week.

Employee Type

Select or map the employee type. For example, full-time.

Work Days Hours

Enter (map) the hours that a part-time person is available for scheduling each day in order from Sunday to Saturday.

Active

Select or map the person's status. For example, active.

People Type ID

Select the People Type ID. For example, contractor.

Tags

Enter (map) the tags applicable to the person.

Start Date

Enter (map) the person's start date at work. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the person's end date at work. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Default Hourly Rate

Enter (map) the default hourly rate for fee-based projects.

Retrieves an existing person.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Person ID

Select or map the Person ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of persons.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of persons Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing person.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Person ID

Select or map the Person ID you want to delete.

Projects

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete projects using the following modules.

Triggers when a new project is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of projects Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new project.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Name

Enter (map) the name of the project.

Client ID

Select or map the Client ID whose project you want to create.

Color

Enter (map) the project's color in hexadecimal format.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the project.

Tags

Enter (map) the list of tags.

Budget Type

Select or map the budget type. For example, total hours.

Budget Total

Enter (map) the budget amount for total hours or total fee budgets.

Default Hourly Rate

Enter (map) the default hourly rate for fee-based budgets.

Non-Billable

Select whether the project is non-billable.

Tentative

Select whether the project is tentative.

Active

Select whether the project is active.

Project Manager

Select or map the Account ID of the assigned project manager.

All PMS Schedule

Select whether the project managers have scheduling rights.

Updates an existing project.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) the name of the project.

Client ID

Select or map the Client ID of the project.

Color

Enter (map) the project's color in hexadecimal format.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the project.

Tags

Enter (map) the list of tags applicable to the project.

Budget Type

Select or map the budget type. For example, total hours.

Budget Total

Enter (map) the budget amount for total hours or total fee budgets.

Default Hourly Rate

Enter (map) the default hourly rate for fee-based budgets.

Non-Billable

Select whether the project is non-billable.

Tentative

Select whether the project is tentative.

Active

Select whether the project is active.

Project Manager

Select or map the account ID of the assigned project manager.

All PMS Schedule

Select whether the project managers have scheduling rights.

Retrieves a list of projects.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Task ID

Select or map the Project ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of projects.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of projects Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing project.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID you want to delete.

Tasks

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the task using the following modules.

Triggers when a new task is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of tasks Make should return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Triggers when an existing task is updated.

Connection

.Establish a connection to your Float account

Limit

Set the maximum number of tasks Make should return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new task.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID to which this task belongs.

Hours

Enter (map) the number of hours per day to spend on this task.

Name

Enter (map) the name for the task.

People ID

Select or map the People ID assigned to this task.

People IDs

Select or map the People IDs assigned to this task.

Phase ID

Select or map the ID of the project phase to which task belongs.

Start Date

Enter (map) the date of start of the task. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date of the task. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Start Time

Enter (map) the start time of this task in 24 hr format. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Status

Select or map the task status. For example, complete.

Priority

Select whether this is a priority task.

Notes

Enter (map) the additional information about the task.

Repeat State

Select the frequency to repeat the task. For example, weekly.

Repeat End Date

Enter (map) a date to cease repeating the task.

Updates an existing task.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Task ID

Select or map the Task ID whose details you want to update.

Project ID

Select or map the Project ID to which this task belongs.

Name

Enter (map) a name for the task.

Hours

Enter (map) the number of hours per day on this task.

People ID

Select or map the Person ID assigned to this task.

People IDs

Select or map the People IDs assigned to this task.

Phase ID

Select or map the Project's Phase ID to which the task belongs.

Start Date

Enter (map) the date of start of the task. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date of the task. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Start Time

Enter (map) the start time of this task in 24-hour format. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Status

Select or map the task status. For example, complete.

Priority

Select where this is a priority task.

Notes

Enter (map) any additional notes about the task.

Repeat State

Select the frequency to repeat the task. For example, weekly.

Repeat End Date

Enter (map) a date to cease repeating the task.

Retrieves an existing task.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Task ID

Select or map the Task ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of tasks.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of tasks Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing task.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Task ID

Select or map the Task ID you want to delete.

Time Offs

You can watch, create, update, retrieve, list, and delete the time offs using the following modules.

Triggers when a new time off is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of time offs Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Creates a new time off.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Time Off Type ID

Select the time off type ID. For example, sick leave.

Start Date

Enter (map) the start date for the time off. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date for the time off. See the list of supported date and time formats.

People IDs

Select or map a list of People IDs assigned to this time off.

Full Day

Select whether the time off is for a full day.

Hours

Number of hours per day for this time off. Not required when a full day.

Start Time

Enter (map) a start time for the time off in 24-hour format.

Time Off Notes

Enter (map) any additional notes about the time off.

Repeat State

Select or map the frequency of repeat time off. For example, weekly.

Repeat End

Enter (map) a date to cease the time off.

Updates an existing time off.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Time Off ID

Select or map the Time Off ID whose details you want to update.

Time Off Type ID

Select or map the time off type ID. For example, sick leave.

Start Date

Enter (map) the start date for the time off. See the list of supported date and time formats.

End Date

Enter (map) the end date for the time off. See the list of supported date and time formats.

People IDs

Select or map a list of People IDs assigned to this time off.

Full Day

Select whether the time off is for a full day.

Hours

Number of hours per day for this time off. Not required when a full day.

Start Time

Enter (map) a start time for the time off in 24-hour format.

Time Off Notes

Enter (map) any additional notes about the time off.

Repeat State

Select or map the frequency of repeat time off. For example, weekly.

Repeat End

Enter (map) a date to cease the time off.

Retrieves an existing time off.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Time Off ID

Select or map the Time Off ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Retrieves a list of time offs.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of time offs Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Deletes an existing time off.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

Time Off ID

Select or map the Time Off ID you want to delete.

Other

You can call APIs using the following module.

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Float account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.float.com/. For example, /v3/people.

Note

For the list of available endpoints to the Float API Documentation.

Method

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Clients

The following API call returns all the clients from your Float account:

URL:

v3/clients

Method

GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundles > Body.

In our example, 5 clients were returned:

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