Harvest

Getting Started with Harvest

The Harvest modules allow you to monitor, create, edit, or delete clients, contacts, projects, invoices, expenses, tasks, time entries and users in your Harvest account.

Prerequisites

A Harvest account

In order to use Harvest with Make, it is necessary to have a Harvest account. If you do not have one, you can create a Harvest account at www.getharvest.com/signup.

Connecting Harvest to Make

To connect your Harvest account to Make follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.Connecting Make to any web service

After you click the Continue button, Make will redirect you to the Harvest website where you will be prompted to grant Make access to your account.

Confirm the dialog by clicking the Authorize App button.

Clients

Watch Clients

Triggers when a new client is added.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added clients only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of clients Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Clients

Returns a list of your clients. The clients are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created clients appearing first.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Clients to Return	Set the maximum number of clients Make will return during one execution cycle.
Active or Inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both clients.
Updated Since	Returns only clients that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a Client

Retrieves details about a desired client.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Map or select the Client ID of the client you want to retrieve information about.

Create a Client

Creates a new client.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Name	Enter the name of the client.
Address	Enter the client’s physical address. May include new line characters.
Currency	ISO 4217 currency code. Example: `USD`. If not provided, the company’s currency will be used. List of supported currencies.
Active	Set whether the client is active or archived.

Edit a Client

Updates the specific client by setting the provided values.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Select or map the Client ID of the client you want to update.
Name	Enter the new name of the client.
Address	Enter the client’s new physical address. May include new line characters.
Currency	ISO 4217 currency code. Example: `USD`. If not provided, the company’s currency will be used. List of supported currencies.
Active	Set whether the client is active or archived.

Delete a Client

Deletes a selected client.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Select or map the Client ID of the client you want to delete.

Contacts

Watch Contacts

Triggers when a new contact is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Appears when the Filter by Client option is enabled. Allows you to return contacts that belong to the client with the provided Client ID.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added contacts only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of contacts Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Contacts

Returns a list of your contacts. The contacts are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created contacts appearing first.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Contacts to Return	Set the maximum number of contacts Make will return during one execution cycle.
Client ID	Map or select the client ID to return contacts belonging to that client only.
Updated Since	Returns only contacts that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a Contact

Retrieves the details of a specified contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Map or select the Contact ID of the contact you want to retrieve information about.

Create a Contact

Creates a new contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Map or select the ID of the client associated with this contact.
First Name	Enter the client's first name.
Last Name	Enter the client's last name.
Title	Enter the title of the contact.
Email	Enter the contact’s email address.
Office Number	Enter the contact’s office phone number.
Mobile Number	Enter the contact’s mobile phone number.
Fax	Enter the contact’s fax number.

Edit a Contact

Updates a specified contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Contact ID	Select or map the contact you want to update.
Client ID	Map or select the ID of the client associated with this contact.
First Name	Enter the client's first name.
Last Name	Enter the client's last name.
Title	Enter the title of the contact.
Email	Enter the contact’s email address.
Office Number	Enter the contact’s office phone number.
Mobile Number	Enter the contact’s mobile phone number.
Fax	Enter the contact’s fax number.

Delete a Contact

Deletes a specified contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Contact ID	Map or select the contact you want to delete.

Projects

Watch Projects

Triggers when a new project is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added projects only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of projects Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Projects

Returns a list of projects in your Harvest account.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Projects to Return	Set the maximum number of projects Make will return during one execution cycle.
Active or inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both project statuses.
Client ID	Map or select the client ID to return projects belonging to that client only.
Updated Since	Returns only projects that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a Project

Retrieves details about a specified project.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Project ID	Map or select the Project ID of the project you want to retrieve information about.

Create a Project

Creates a new project.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Select or map the ID of the client to associate this project with.
Name	Enter the name of the project.
Bill by	Enter the method by which the project is invoiced.
Budget by	Select the method by which the project is budgeted.
Notes	Enter notes for the project. You can see notes when creating an invoice for Fixed Fee projects.
Code	Enter the project code. The Project Code helps identify your project. You can use any combo of numbers or letters.
Active	Select whether the project is active or archived.

Edit a Project

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Project ID	Select or map the ID of the project you want to update.
New name	Enter the name of the project.
Bill by	Enter the method by which the project is invoiced.
Budget by	Select the method by which the project is budgeted.
Notes	Enter notes for the project. You can see notes when creating an invoice for Fixed Fee projects.
Client ID	Select or map the ID of the client to associate this project with.
Code	Enter the project code. The Project Code helps identify your project. You can use any combo of numbers or letters.
Active	Select whether the project is active or archived.

Delete a Project

Deletes a project and any time entries or expenses tracked to it.

Note

Invoices associated with the project will not be deleted. If you don’t want the project’s time entries and expenses to be deleted, you should archive the project using the Edit a Project module.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Project ID	Map or select the project you want to delete.

List Task Assignments

Returns a list of your task assignments. The task assignments are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created task assignments appearing first.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Task Assignments to Return	Set the maximum number of task assignments Make will return during one execution cycle.
Project ID	Map or select the project ID you want to filter results by.
Active or inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both task assignment statuses.
Updated Since	Returns only task assignments that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a Task Assignment

Retrieves details about a specified task assignment.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Project ID	Enter or map the ID of the project associated with the task assignment you want to retrieve.
Task Assignment ID	Enter (map) the ID of the task assignment you want to retrieve information about.

List User Assignments

Returns a list of your project's user assignments, active and archived.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of User Assignments to Return	Set the maximum number of user assignments Make will return during one execution cycle.
Project ID	Map or select the project ID you want to filter results by.
User ID	Returns only user assignments belonging to the user with the entered ID.
Active or inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both user assignment statuses.
Updated Since	Returns only user assignments that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Invoices

Watch Invoices

Triggers when a new invoice is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Client ID	Appears when the Filter by Client option is enabled. Allows you to return invoices that belong to the client with the provided Client ID.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added invoices only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of invoices Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Invoices

Returns a list of your invoices. The invoices are returned sorted by issue date, with the most recently issued invoices appearing first.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Invoices to Return	Set the maximum number of invoices Make will return during one execution cycle.
Updated Since	Returns only invoices that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.
Client ID	Returns only user assignments belonging to the client with the entered ID.
Project ID	Map or select the project ID you want to filter results by.
From	Enter the date in order to return invoices with an `issue_date` on or after the entered date. The list of supported date and time formats.
To	Enter the date in order to return invoices with an `issue_date` on or before the entered date.
State	Select the state of the invoices you want to return.

Get an Invoice

Retrieves details about a specified invoice.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Invoice ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the invoice you want to retrieve information about.

Create a free-form invoice

Creates a new invoice.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Harvest account.

Client ID

Select or map the ID of the client this invoice belongs to.

Number

Enter the invoice number. If no number is entered, the number will be automatically generated.

Purchase Order Number

Enter the purchase order number.

Tax

Enter the tax (percentage). This percentage is applied to the subtotal, including line items and discounts. Example: use 10.0 for 10.0%

Tax 2

Apply another tax. This percentage is applied to the subtotal, including line items and discounts. Example: use 10.0 for 10.0%

Discount

Enter the discount (percentage). This percentage is subtracted from the subtotal. Example: use 10.0 for 10.0%.

Subject

Enter the invoice subject.

Notes

Enter additional notes that will be included on the invoice.

Currency

Enter the currency used by the invoice. If not provided, the client’s currency will be used. See a list of supported currencies.

Issue Date

Enter the date when the invoice was issued. Default date = today's date. The list of supported date and time formats.

Due Date

Enter the invoice's due date. Defaults to the Issue date if no Payment Term is specified.

Payment Term

Select the timeframe in which the invoice should be paid. Defaults to custom. Options: upon receipt, net 15, net 30, net 45, or net 60. Net 15, for example, means that payment is due fifteen days after the invoice issue date.

Line Items

Add desired line items.

Project ID	Enter the ID of the project associated with this line item.
Kind	Enter the name of an invoice item category.
Description	Text description of the line item.
Quantity	The unit quantity of the item. Defaults to `1`.
Unit Price	The individual price per unit.
Taxed	Select whether the invoice’s `tax` percentage applies to this line item. Defaults to `No`.
Taxed2	Select whether the invoice’s `tax2` percentage applies to this line item. Defaults to `No`.

Retainer ID

Enter the retainer ID in order to create a retainer invoice.

Estimate ID

Enter the ID of the estimate associated with this invoice.

Delete an Invoice

Deletes a specified invoice.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Invoice ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the invoice you want to delete.

List Payments

Returns a list of payments associated with the selected invoice.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Invoice ID	Select or map the ID of the invoice that the payments belongs to.
Number of Invoices to return	Set the maximum number of invoices Make will return during one execution cycle.
Updated Since	Enter the date to return invoice payments that have been updated since the date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Create Invoice Payments

Creates a new invoice payment.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Invoice ID	Enter the invoice you want to create a payment for.
Amount	Enter the amount of the payment.
Payment date	Select whether to set time and date or the date only.
Date	Enter the payment date (and time). The list of supported date and time formats.

Expenses

List expenses

Returns a list of your expenses.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Expenses to Return	Set the maximum number of expenses Make will return during one execution cycle.
User ID	Returns only expenses belonging to the client with the entered ID.
Client ID	Returns only expenses belonging to the client with the entered ID.
Project ID	Map or select the project ID you want to filter expenses by.
Updates Since	Returns only expenses that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.
From	Enter the date in order to return expenses with a `Spent Date` on or after the entered date. The list of supported date and time formats.
To	Enter the date in order to return expenses with a `Spent date` on or before the entered date.
Invoiced	Select whether to return expenses that were invoiced, not invoiced, or both.

Get an Expense

Retrieves a specified expense.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Expense ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the expense you want to retrieve information about.

Create an Expense

Creates a new expense.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Spent date	Enter the date the expense occurred. The list of supported date and time formats.
Project ID	Select the ID of the project associated with this expense.
Category ID	Enter the ID of the expense category this expense is being tracked against.
Total Cost	Enter the total amount of the expense.
Notes	Enter the expense description.
Billable	Set whether this expense is billable or not.

Edit an Expense

Updates an existing expense.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Expense ID	Select or map the ID of the expense ID you want to update.
Spent date	Enter the date the expense occurred. The list of supported date and time formats.
Project ID	Select the ID of the project associated with this expense.
Category ID	Enter the ID of the expense category this expense is being tracked against.
Units	The quantity of units to use in calculating the `Total Cost` of the expense.
Total Cost	Enter the total amount of the expense.
Notes	Enter the expense description.
Billable	Set whether this expense is billable or not.
Delete receipt	Define whether an attached expense receipt should be deleted or not. Select `Yes` to delete the expense receipt.

Delete an Expense

Deletes an expense.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Expense ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the expense you want to delete.

Tasks

Watch Tasks

Triggers when a new task is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added tasks only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of tasks Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Tasks

Returns a list of your tasks.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of Tasks to Return	Set the maximum number of tasks Make will return during one execution cycle.
Active or inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both task statuses.
Updated Since	Returns only tasks that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a Task

Retrieves information about a specific task.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Task ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the task you want to retrieve information about.

Create a Task

Creates a new task.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Name	Enter the name for the task.
Default hourly rate	The default hourly rate to use for this task when it is added to a project. Defaults to `0`.
Billable by default	Set whether default tasks should be marked billable when creating a new project.
Default	Set whether this task should be automatically added to future projects.

Edit a Task

Updates an existing task.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Task ID	Select the task you want to update.
New Name	Enter the new name for the task.
Default hourly rate	The default hourly rate to use for this task when it is added to a project. Defaults to `0`.
Billable by default	Set whether default tasks should be marked billable when creating a new project.
Default	Set whether this task should be automatically added to future projects.

Delete a Task

Deletes an existing task.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Task ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the task you want to delete.

Time Entries

Watch Time Entries

Triggers when a new time entry is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Name	Enter the name for the task.
Filter By	Select the user, client, or project you want to filter time entries by.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added time entries only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of time entries Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Time Entries

Returns a list of time entries based on the filter settings.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of time entries to return	Set the maximum number of time entries Make will return during one execution cycle.
Invoiced or not invoiced	Select whether you want to return only invoiced, only not invoiced, or both time entry states.
Running or Non-running	Select whether you want to return only running, only non-running, or both time entry states.
User ID	Returns only time entries belonging to the user with the entered ID.
Client ID	Returns only time entries belonging to the client with the entered ID.
Project ID	Returns only time entries belonging to the project with the entered ID.
Updated Since	Returns only tasks that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.
From	Returns only time entries with a `spent date` on or after the entered date. The list of supported date and time formats.
To	Returns only time entries with a `spent date` on or before the entered date.

Get a Time Entry

Retrieves details about a time entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Time entry ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the time entry you want to retrieve information about.

Create a Time Entry

Creates a new time entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Project ID	Select the ID of the project to associate with the time entry.
Task ID	Select the ID of the task to associate with the time entry.
Spent at	Enter the date when the time entry was spent. The list of supported date and time formats.
Notes	Enter a description of the time entry.
Hours	The current amount of time tracked. If provided, the time entry will be created with the specified hours and `is_running` will be set to false. If not provided, hours will be set to `0.0` and `is_running` will be set to true.

Edit a Time Entry

Updates an existing time entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Time entry ID	Enter (map) the time entry you want to update.
Project ID	Select the ID of the project to associate with the time entry.
Notes	Enter a description of the time entry.
Hours	The current amount of time tracked. If provided, the time entry will be created with the specified hours and `is_running` will be set to false. If not provided, hours will be set to `0.0` and `is_running` will be set to true.
Spent at	Enter the date when the time entry was spent. The list of supported date and time formats.

Delete a Time Entry

Deletes an existing time entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Time Entry ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the time entry you want to delete.

Users

Watch users

Triggers when a new user is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Watch	Select whether you want to watch all changes or newly added users only.
Limit	Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one execution cycle.

List Users

Returns a list of users. The users are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created users appearing first.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
Number of users to return	Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one execution cycle.
Active or inactive	Select whether you want to return only active, only inactive, or both time entry states.
Updated Since	Returns only users that have been updated since the entered date and time. The list of supported date and time formats.

Get a User

Retrieves details about a specified user.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
User ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the user you want to retrieve information about.

Create a User

Creates a new user.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
First name	Enter the new user's first name. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Last name	Enter the new user's last name. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Email address	Enter the new user's email address. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Telephone	Enter the new user's phone number.
Timezone	The user’s timezone. Defaults to the company’s timezone. See a list of supported time zones.
Roles	Enter the role names assigned to this person.
Administrator	Select the Yes option to set the new user as the administrator with admin permissions.

Edit a User

Updates an existing user.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
User ID	Select or map the user ID of the user you want to update.
First name	Enter the new user's first name. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Last name	Enter the new user's last name. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Email address	Enter the new user's email address. Can’t be updated if the user is inactive.
Telephone	Enter the new user's phone number.
Timezone	The user’s timezone. Defaults to the company’s timezone. See a list of supported time zones.
Roles	Enter the role names assigned to this person.
Administrator	Select the Yes option to set the new user as the administrator with admin permissions.

Delete a User

Deletes an existing user.

Deleting a user is only possible if they have no time entries or expenses associated with them.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
User ID	Enter (map) or select the ID of the user you want to delete.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Harvest account.
URL	Enter a path relative to `https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/`. E.g. `projects` For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Harvest API V2 documentation.
Method	Select the HTTP method you want to use: GETto retrieve information for an entry. POSTto create a new entry. PUTto update/replace an existing entry. PATCHto make a partial entry update. DELETEto 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 Users

The following API call returns all users:

Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > users. In our example, 4 users were returned:

In this section: