Creating a work order through the API

Imagine you have an external software system that can track time and you want it to create work orders for you.

This request shows how to create a work order with:

• employee commute information
• employee time entries
• extra line items with used articles

POST https://app.robaws.com/api/v2/work-orders
{
    "projectId": "1",
    "commuteEntries": [
       {
            "distance": 17,
            "returnDistance": 33,
            "employeeId":"1"
       },
       {
           "distance": 5,
           "returnDistance": 5,
           "employeeId": "2"
       }
    ],
    "timeEntries": [
        {
            "employeeId":"1",
            "articleId":"556",
            "startTime": {
                "hour": 8,
                "minute": 30
            },
            "endTime": {
                "hour": 18,
                "minute": 45
            },
            "breakHours": 1.5
        }
    ],
    "lineItems": [
        {
            "type": "LINE",
            "articleId": "1",
            "quantity": "3",
            "description": "Your custom description"
        }
    ]
}

Updated on: 09/09/2026