What Tempo's new API and GitHub suggestions mean for developers/users

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GitHub suggestions in Timesheets by Tempo

Developers who work in GitHub and log their time using Timesheets by Tempo on Jira Cloud can now log time faster with the new GitHub integration in Timesheets.

That means users can now receive suggestions based on their GitHub activities, similar to the integrations Timesheets has with JetBrains, VS Code, and Google and O365 Calendars.

How it works

Pull request reviews are often “lost time” since they don’t always reflect in the user’s timesheet. By integrating to GitHub and receiving webhooks for repository and pull request activities, Timesheets can make recommendations that increase accuracy and efficiency in logging time.

When you commit or checkout with Git, the Tempo time tracking extension posts an event to the Tempo API containing the current branch name and timestamp. If you commit files, a commit message is also posted.

This activity feed records the time you spend on coding activities and any changes made to files in your Git repositories, leading to better suggestions for logging time in Timesheets.

Developers that link their Tempo user to GitHub will immediately start receiving worklog recommendations based on their GitHub activities.

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Tempo API version 4.0

Back in October 2022, REST API version 4.0 was released to all Timesheets and Planner Cloud customers. 

This version streamlines the backend processes to deliver a faster response time, and offers a better performance overall. Additionally, the open API format also offers an increase from 1,000 records in version 3.0 to a maximum of 5,000 records per API call in version 4.0.

On November 1st, 2023, Tempo will stop running REST API versions 3.0 and 4.0 in parallel, and will deprecate version 3.0.

If you want some help for the transition, we’ve put together some helpful documentation and a comparison between 3.0 and 4.0.

Access Tempo's API documentation

Tempo API version 4.0 vs. version 3.0: A comparison

We hope these performance upgrades make your workflows smoother, but we still want to hear from you about features and improvements you want. Consider joining our Tempo developer Slack community and start a dialogue with some of your peers. Sign up today.