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QuickBooks Time MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to QuickBooks Time and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 85 QuickBooks Time actions (39 reads, 42 writes and 4 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the QuickBooks Time credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces QuickBooks Time's limits and records every call. Connecting QuickBooks Time needs your own QuickBooks Time OAuth app and one admin sign-in.

Connect QuickBooks Time free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

85actionsin one signed file
39readlook, never change
42writecreate and update
4wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect QuickBooks Time in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect QuickBooks Time.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with QuickBooks Time, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
Before the first sign-in, QuickBooks Time needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no QuickBooks Time app to lend you.
- access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app
- refresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it
- client_idQuickBooks Time OAuth client id: in QuickBooks Time go to Feature Add-ons > Manage Add-ons > API, add a new…
- client_secretQuickBooks Time OAuth client secret for the same API application
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "quickbooks_time" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "quickbooks_time.projects.list" }# retrieve projects · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "quickbooks_time.projects.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

QuickBooks Time at a glance

Sign-in: OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with QuickBooks Time, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on.
You provide: access_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret
Limits we pace to: 300 calls per 5 minutes, per connection
API covered: QuickBooks Time (TSheets) REST API v1 (rest.tsheets.com/api/v1)rest.tsheets.com/api/v1
Built from: QuickBooks Time's documentation, read 23 October 2026tsheetsteam.github.io
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 39 of 39 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 1, so ask can line QuickBooks Time up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in QuickBooks Time.

85 actions in 35 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

39readlook, never change
42writecreate and update
4destructivewait for a confirmation

Reports
6
6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Retrieve Current Totals Report · Retrieve Payroll Report · Retrieve Payroll by Jobcode Report · Retrieve Project Report
Files
4
1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Retrieve Files · Delete Files · Update Files · Upload Files
Timesheets
4
1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Retrieve Timesheets · Create Timesheets · Update Timesheets · Delete Timesheets
Custom field item filters
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Create Item Filters · Retrieve Item Filters · Update Item Filters
Custom field items
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Retrieve Custom Field Items · Create Custom Field Items · Update Custom Field Items
Custom fields
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Retrieve Custom Fields · Create Custom Fields · Update Custom Fields
Estimate items
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Create Estimate Items · Retrieve Estimate Items · Update Estimate Items
Estimates
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Create Estimates · Retrieve Estimates · Update Estimates

27 more areas · 56 actions

Groups 3
Jobcode assignments 3
Jobcodes 3
Locations 3
Notifications 3
Project activity read times 3
Project activity replies 3
Project notes 3
Projects 3
Reminders 3
Schedule events 3
Time off request entries 3
Time off requests 3
Users 3
Geolocations 2
Current user 1
Custom field item jobcode filters 1
Custom field item user filters 1
Effective settings 1
Geofence configs 1
Invitations 1
Last modified timestamps 1
Locations maps 1
Managed clients 1
Project activities 1
Schedule calendars 1
Timesheets deleted 1

Top actions

The QuickBooks Time API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 32 of QuickBooks Time's 32 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`quickbooks_time.projects.list`Retrieve Projects	Retrieves a list of projects, with optional filters to narrow down the results.	read	`work.project.list`109 connectors
`quickbooks_time.projects.create`Create Projects	Create one or more TSheets Projects.	write	`work.project.create`102 connectors
`quickbooks_time.timesheets.list`Retrieve Timesheets	Retrieves a list of all timesheets associated with your company, with filters to narrow down the results.	read	`work.time_entry.list`59 connectors
`quickbooks_time.timesheets.create`Create Timesheets	Add one or more timesheets to your company.	write	`work.time_entry.create`56 connectors
`quickbooks_time.users.list`Retrieve Users	Retrieves a list of all users associated with your company, with optional filters to narrow down the results.	read	`identity.user.list`474 connectors
`quickbooks_time.groups.list`Retrieve Groups	Retrieves a list of all groups associated with your company, with optional filters to narrow down the results.	read	`identity.group.list`262 connectors
`quickbooks_time.users.create`Create Users	Add one or more users to your company.	write	`identity.user.create`262 connectors
`quickbooks_time.groups.create`Create Groups	Add one or more groups to your company.	write	`identity.group.create`205 connectors
`quickbooks_time.timesheets.delete`Delete Timesheets	Delete one or more timesheets in your company.	destructive	`work.time_entry.delete`51 connectors
`quickbooks_time.locations.list`Retrieve Locations	Retrieves a list of all locations associated with your company, with optional filters to narrow down the results.	read	`hr.location.list`32 connectors
`quickbooks_time.time_off_requests.create`Create Time Off Requests	Add one or more time off requests.	write	`hr.leave_request.create`32 connectors
`quickbooks_time.current_user.get`Retrieve the Current User	Retrieves the user object for the currently authenticated user.	read	`identity.current_user.get`307 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the QuickBooks Time actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Give me a one-line status for every active QuickBooks Time project.
callsquickbooks_time.reports.project_estimate
Writewrite
Create Projects in QuickBooks Time. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsquickbooks_time.projects.create

Governance for QuickBooks Time

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

4 QuickBooks Time actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete Timesheetsquickbooks_time.timesheets.delete
Delete Filesquickbooks_time.files.delete
Delete Notificationsquickbooks_time.notifications.delete
Delete Jobcode Assignmentsquickbooks_time.jobcode_assignments.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doquickbooks_time.timesheets.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete Timesheets?

intent: the user asked me to delete Timesheets

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key quickbooks-time-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "quickbooks-time-agent",  allowed_actions: ["quickbooks_time.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "quickbooks_time.timesheets.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "quickbooks_time.files.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "quickbooks_time.notifications.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to QuickBooks Time only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What QuickBooks Time costs on actionlake.

Every QuickBooks Time action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call QuickBooks Time refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 85 QuickBooks Time actions
85actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
39reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every QuickBooks Time action.

85 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Reports6

quickbooks_time.reports.current_totalsRetrieve Current Totals Reportread
quickbooks_time.reports.payrollRetrieve Payroll Reportread
quickbooks_time.reports.payroll_by_jobcodeRetrieve Payroll by Jobcode Reportread
quickbooks_time.reports.projectRetrieve Project Reportread
quickbooks_time.reports.project_estimateRetrieve Project Estimate Reportsread
quickbooks_time.reports.project_estimate_detailRetrieve Project Estimate Detail Reportsread

Files4

quickbooks_time.files.deleteDelete Filesdestructive
quickbooks_time.files.listRetrieve Filesread
quickbooks_time.files.updateUpdate Fileswrite
quickbooks_time.files.uploadUpload Fileswrite

Timesheets4

quickbooks_time.timesheets.createCreate Timesheetswrite
quickbooks_time.timesheets.deleteDelete Timesheetsdestructive
quickbooks_time.timesheets.listRetrieve Timesheetsread
quickbooks_time.timesheets.updateUpdate Timesheetswrite

Custom field item filters3

quickbooks_time.custom_field_item_filters.createCreate Item Filterswrite
quickbooks_time.custom_field_item_filters.listRetrieve Item Filtersread
quickbooks_time.custom_field_item_filters.updateUpdate Item Filterswrite

Custom field items3

quickbooks_time.custom_field_items.createCreate Custom Field Itemswrite
quickbooks_time.custom_field_items.listRetrieve Custom Field Itemsread
quickbooks_time.custom_field_items.updateUpdate Custom Field Itemswrite

Custom fields3

quickbooks_time.custom_fields.createCreate Custom Fieldswrite
quickbooks_time.custom_fields.listRetrieve Custom Fieldsread
quickbooks_time.custom_fields.updateUpdate Custom Fieldswrite

Estimate items3

quickbooks_time.estimate_items.createCreate Estimate Itemswrite
quickbooks_time.estimate_items.listRetrieve Estimate Itemsread
quickbooks_time.estimate_items.updateUpdate Estimate Itemswrite

Estimates3

quickbooks_time.estimates.createCreate Estimateswrite
quickbooks_time.estimates.listRetrieve Estimatesread
quickbooks_time.estimates.updateUpdate Estimateswrite

Groups3

quickbooks_time.groups.createCreate Groupswrite
quickbooks_time.groups.listRetrieve Groupsread
quickbooks_time.groups.updateUpdate Groupswrite

Jobcode assignments3

quickbooks_time.jobcode_assignments.createCreate Jobcode Assignmentswrite
quickbooks_time.jobcode_assignments.deleteDelete Jobcode Assignmentsdestructive
quickbooks_time.jobcode_assignments.listRetrieve Jobcode Assignmentsread

Jobcodes3

quickbooks_time.jobcodes.createCreate Jobcodeswrite
quickbooks_time.jobcodes.listRetrieve Jobcodesread
quickbooks_time.jobcodes.updateUpdate Jobcodeswrite

Locations3

quickbooks_time.locations.createCreate Locationswrite
quickbooks_time.locations.listRetrieve Locationsread
quickbooks_time.locations.updateUpdate Locationswrite

Notifications3

quickbooks_time.notifications.createCreate Notificationswrite
quickbooks_time.notifications.deleteDelete Notificationsdestructive
quickbooks_time.notifications.listRetrieve Notificationsread

Project activity read times3

quickbooks_time.project_activity_read_times.createUpdate Project Activity Read Timewrite
quickbooks_time.project_activity_read_times.listRetrieve Project Activity Read Timesread
quickbooks_time.project_activity_read_times.updateUpdate Project Activity Read Timewrite

Project activity replies3

quickbooks_time.project_activity_replies.createCreate Project Activity Replieswrite
quickbooks_time.project_activity_replies.listRetrieve Project Activity Repliesread
quickbooks_time.project_activity_replies.updateUpdate Project Activity Replieswrite

Project notes3

quickbooks_time.project_notes.createCreate Project Noteswrite
quickbooks_time.project_notes.listRetrieve Project Notesread
quickbooks_time.project_notes.updateUpdate Project Noteswrite

Projects3

quickbooks_time.projects.createCreate Projectswrite
quickbooks_time.projects.listRetrieve Projectsread
quickbooks_time.projects.updateUpdate Projectswrite

Reminders3

quickbooks_time.reminders.createCreate Reminderswrite
quickbooks_time.reminders.listRetrieve Remindersread
quickbooks_time.reminders.updateUpdate Reminderswrite

Schedule events3

quickbooks_time.schedule_events.createCreate Schedule Eventswrite
quickbooks_time.schedule_events.listRetrieve Schedule Eventsread
quickbooks_time.schedule_events.updateUpdate Schedule Eventswrite

Time off request entries3

quickbooks_time.time_off_request_entries.createCreate Time Off Request Entrieswrite
quickbooks_time.time_off_request_entries.listRetrieve Time Off Request Entriesread
quickbooks_time.time_off_request_entries.updateUpdate Time Off Request Entrieswrite

Time off requests3

quickbooks_time.time_off_requests.createCreate Time Off Requestswrite
quickbooks_time.time_off_requests.listRetrieve Time Off Requestsread
quickbooks_time.time_off_requests.updateUpdate Time Off Requestswrite

Users3

quickbooks_time.users.createCreate Userswrite
quickbooks_time.users.listRetrieve Usersread
quickbooks_time.users.updateUpdate Userswrite

Geolocations2

quickbooks_time.geolocations.createCreate Geolocationswrite
quickbooks_time.geolocations.listRetrieve Geolocationsread

Current user1

quickbooks_time.current_user.getRetrieve the Current Userread

Custom field item jobcode filters1

quickbooks_time.custom_field_item_jobcode_filters.listRetrieve Jobcode Filtersread

Custom field item user filters1

quickbooks_time.custom_field_item_user_filters.listRetrieve User Filtersread

Effective settings1

quickbooks_time.effective_settings.listRetrieve Effective Settingsread

Geofence configs1

quickbooks_time.geofence_configs.listRetrieve Geofence Configsread

Invitations1

quickbooks_time.invitations.createCreate Invitationswrite

Last modified timestamps1

quickbooks_time.last_modified_timestamps.getRetrieve Last Modified Timestampsread

Locations maps1

quickbooks_time.locations_maps.listRetrieve Locations Mapsread

Managed clients1

quickbooks_time.managed_clients.listRetrieve Managed Clientsread

Project activities1

quickbooks_time.project_activities.listRetrieve Project Activity objectsread

Schedule calendars1

quickbooks_time.schedule_calendars.listRetrieve Schedule Calendarsread

Timesheets deleted1

quickbooks_time.timesheets_deleted.listRetrieve Timesheets Deletedread

Questions

The QuickBooks Time MCP server, answered.

Is there a QuickBooks Time MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 85 QuickBooks Time actions across reports, files, timesheets and custom field item filters, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by QuickBooks Time.

What do I need to connect QuickBooks Time?

Your own QuickBooks Time OAuth app, registered with QuickBooks Time (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no QuickBooks Time app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "quickbooks_time" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in QuickBooks Time?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 4 QuickBooks Time actions are destructive, including delete Timesheets, delete Files and delete Notifications. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my QuickBooks Time API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the QuickBooks Time service file: 300 calls per 5 minutes per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (39 QuickBooks Time actions can be), which never reaches QuickBooks Time.

What does a QuickBooks Time action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (85 QuickBooks Time actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls QuickBooks Time refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which QuickBooks Time API does it cover?

The QuickBooks Time (TSheets) REST API v1 (rest.tsheets.com/api/v1) at rest.tsheets.com/api/v1. It is built from QuickBooks Time's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 85 actions in 35 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my QuickBooks Time data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your QuickBooks Time credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent QuickBooks Time today.

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Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

QuickBooks Time MCP server for AI agents.

Connect QuickBooks Time in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect QuickBooks Time.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in QuickBooks Time.

Reports

Files

Timesheets

Custom field item filters

Custom field items

Custom fields

Estimate items

Estimates