A shell script to start tracking an Amazing Marvin task in Toggl Track.

marvin-toggl-tracking.sh

#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------
# Before running the script, make sure that you understand it. Running code you find on the Internet may damage your system.
# -------------------------------------------------
# In Amazing marvin, set the path to this script as "Start time tracking task" in the "System Triggers strategy" like this:
# /Path/to/this/script $TASK_TITLE
# Replace "YourSecretToken" with your Toggl API token below.
# -------------------------------------------------

curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{"time_entry":{"description":'"\"$1\""',"created_with":"curl"}}' \
        -X POST https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/start
        
# CODE BELOW IS FOR A SEPARATE FILE FOR THE "Stop time tracking task" trigger, which will stop the current timed task on Toggl.
#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------
# Before running the script, make sure that you understand it. Running code you find on the Internet may damage your system.
# -------------------------------------------------
# In Amazing marvin, set the path to this script as "Start time tracking task" in the "System Triggers strategy" like this:
# /Path/to/this/script 
# Replace "YourSecretToken" with your Toggl API token below.
# -------------------------------------------------


current_entry=$(curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/current)

entry_id=$(jq -n --argjson data "$current_entry" '$data.data.id')

curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-X PUT https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/$entry_id/stop