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# Operations with Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

This resource lets you configure the time tracking settings in the user's profile.

| Resource | ``` /api/users/{userID}/profiles/timetracking ``` |
| Returned entity | TimeTrackingUserProfile. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#TimeTrackingUserProfile-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#get-TimeTrackingUserProfile-method). - `POST`: [Update a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#update-TimeTrackingUserProfile-method). |

## TimeTrackingUserProfile attributes﻿

Represents time tracking settings in the user's profile.

### Related Resources﻿

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

- Time Tracking User Profile

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `TimeTrackingUserProfile` entity.

- To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the `fields` request parameter.
- To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| id | String | The ID of the time tracking settings in the user's profile. `Read-only`. |
| periodFormat | PeriodFieldFormat | Format, in which period values are displayed for the user. |

## Read a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile﻿

Get user's time tracking settings.

### Required permissions﻿

Requires permissions: Read Self to read own profile and Read User Full to read profile of another user.

### Request syntax﻿

```
GET /api/users/{userID}/profiles/timetracking?{fields}
```

| null | The database ID of TimeTrackingUserProfile |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of TimeTrackingUserProfile attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned. |

### Sample﻿

#### Sample request﻿

```
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/users/me/profiles/timetracking?fields=periodFormat(id)
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
{
  "periodFormat": {
    "id": "HOURS_MINUTES",
    "$type": "PeriodFieldFormat"
  },
  "$type": "TimeTrackingUserProfile"
}
```

## Update a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile﻿

Update user's time tracking settings.

### Required permissions﻿

Requires permissions: Update Self to update own profile and Update User to update profile of another user.

### Request syntax﻿

```
POST /api/users/{userID}/profiles/timetracking?{fields}
```

| null | The database ID of TimeTrackingUserProfile |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of TimeTrackingUserProfile attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned. |

### Sample﻿

#### Sample request﻿

```
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/users/me/profiles/timetracking?fields=periodFormat(id)
```

#### Sample request body﻿

```
{
  "periodFormat": {
    "id": "FULL"
  }
}
```

#### Sample response body﻿

```
{
  "periodFormat": {
    "id": "FULL",
    "$type": "PeriodFieldFormat"
  },
  "$type": "TimeTrackingUserProfile"
}
```

- [Operations with Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html)
- [TimeTrackingUserProfile attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#TimeTrackingUserProfile-supported-fields)
- [Read a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#get-TimeTrackingUserProfile-method)
- [Update a Specific TimeTrackingUserProfile](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-users-userID-profiles-timetracking.html#update-TimeTrackingUserProfile-method)

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