AutoTask
Overview
The AutoTask integration allows you to automate your Professional Services Automation workflows directly from Bumblebee. Manage tickets, companies, contacts, and projects without manual intervention.
Prerequisites & Setup
Before setting up the AutoTask integration, ensure you have:
- An active AutoTask account with API access enabled
- API credentials (Username and API Key)
- Appropriate permissions to access the AutoTask API
Obtain API Credentials
- Log in to your AutoTask account
- Navigate to Admin > Resources (Users) > API Users
- Create a new API user or use an existing one
- Copy the Username and API Integration Code (or API Tracking Identifier)
- Note your AutoTask API URL and make sure to record the zone number in the URL (the number after "webservices", e.g., ww5.autotask.net, where
5is the zone number)
Configure in Bumblebee
- Go to the Integrations page in Bumblebee
- Click on AutoTask
- Enter your AutoTask credentials:
- API Username
- API Integration Code (API Tracking Identifier)
- API URL
- Click Test Connection to verify
- Save the configuration
Available Tools
Tickets
- get_ticket - Get ticket details by ID. Required: ticket_id (int)
- get_ticket_by_ticket_number - Get ticket by ticket number (e.g., T20240101.0001). Required: ticket_number (str)
- update_ticket - Update ticket. Required: ticket_id (int). Optional: title, status, priority, issue_type, sub_issue_type, queue_id, description, due_date_time, estimated_hours, assigned_resource_id, assigned_resource_role_id
- list_tickets - List all tickets (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- list_tickets_by_company_id - List tickets for a company. Required: company_id (int)
- get_entity_field_information - Get field metadata for any AutoTask entity. Retrieves field information including data type, required status, picklist values, and constraints. Required: entity (str, one of: 'Tickets', 'TicketNotes', 'Contacts', 'Companies', 'Opportunities', 'Products', 'Projects', 'ServiceCalls', 'TimeEntries'), field_name (str, must exactly match AutoTask field name, case-sensitive).
- list_ticket_notes_by_ticket_id - Get ticket notes by ticket ID, up to 100 most recent ticket notes. Returns raw JSON response from AutoTask API. Required: ticket_id (int)
- post_ticket_note - Create a new note on a ticket. Note is created as the API user. Rich text will be returned as plain text via API. Title is required if your AutoTask instance enforces note titles. Required: ticket_id (int), description (str, plain or rich text, max 32,000 characters), note_type (int, use get_entity_field_information(entity="TicketNotes", field_name="noteType") for valid values), publish (int, use get_entity_field_information(entity="TicketNotes", field_name="publish") for valid values). Optional: title (str, max 250 characters)
- get_ticket_charges_by_ticket_id - Get ticket charges for a given ticket.. Required: ticket_id (int)
- list_ticket_charges - List all ticket charges (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
Contacts
- get_contact - Get contact details by ID. Required: contact_id (int)
- list_contacts - List all contacts (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- list_contacts_by_company_id - List contacts for a company. Required: company_id (int)
- create_contact - Create contact. Required: first_name (str), last_name (str), company_id (int). Optional: email_address, phone, mobile_phone, title, active (int, default: 1)
- update_contact - Update contact. Required: contact_id (int), company_id (int). Optional: first_name, last_name, email_address, phone, mobile_phone, title, active
Companies
- get_company - Get company details by ID. Required: company_id (int)
- list_companies - List all companies (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- list_companies_by_name - Search companies by name. Required: company_name (str)
- create_company - Create company. Required: company_name (str), company_type (int), phone (str), owner_resource_id (int). Optional: address1, city, state, postal_code, country
- update_company - Update company. Required: company_id (int). Optional: company_name, company_type, phone, address1, city, state, postal_code, country
- get_company_notes_by_company_id - Get company notes for a given company. Required: company_id (int)
Opportunities
- get_opportunity - Get opportunity details by ID. Required: opportunity_id (int)
- list_opportunities - List all opportunities (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- list_opportunities_by_company_id - List opportunities for a company. Required: company_id (int)
- create_opportunity - Create opportunity. Required: title (str), company_id (int), stage (int), status (int), amount (float), cost (float), start_date (str), owner_resource_id (int), projected_close_date (str), probability (int). Optional: use_quote_totals
- update_opportunity - Update opportunity. Required: opportunity_id (int). Optional: title, stage, status, amount, cost, start_date, projected_close_date, owner_resource_id, probability, use_quote_totals
Products
- get_product_by_id - Get product details by ID. Required: product_id (int)
- list_products - List all products (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- get_product_notes_by_id - Get product notes. Required: product_id (int)
Projects
- get_project_by_id - Get project details by ID. Required: project_id (int)
- list_projects - List all projects (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- get_project_notes_by_id - Get project notes. Required: project_id (int)
Service Calls
- get_service_call_by_id - Get service call details by ID. Required: service_call_id (int)
- list_service_calls - List all service calls (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- create_service_call - Create service call. Required: company_id (int), start_date_time (str), end_date_time (str). Optional: description, status (int), is_complete (int, default: 0), company_location_id (int)
- update_service_call - Update service call. Required: service_call_id (int). Optional: company_id (int), start_date_time (str), end_date_time (str), description, status (int), is_complete (int), company_location_id (int), canceled_by_resource_id (int), canceled_date_time (str)
Time Entries
- get_time_entry_by_id - Get time entry details by ID. Required: time_entry_id (int)
- list_time_entries - List all time entries (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- create_time_entry - Create time entry. Required: ticket_id (int), resource_id (int), date_worked (str), start_date_time (str), end_date_time (str). Optional: summary_notes, internal_notes, role_id (int), hours_worked (float), hours_to_bill (float), offset_hours (float), billable_amount (float), is_internal_notes_visible_to_client (bool), show_on_invoice (bool), is_non_billable (bool), contract_id (int), contract_service_id (int), contract_service_bundle_id (int)
- update_time_entry - Update time entry. Required: time_entry_id (int). Optional: summary_notes, internal_notes, hours_worked (float), hours_to_bill (float), billable_amount (float), is_internal_notes_visible_to_client (bool), show_on_invoice (bool), is_non_billable (bool)
Appointments
- get_appointment_by_id - Get appointment details by ID. Required: appointment_id (int)
- list_appointments - List all appointments (up to 100 records, no pagination support)
- create_appointment - Create appointment. Required: resource_id (int), title (str), start_date_time (str), end_date_time (str). Optional: description, company_id (int), contact_id (int), location (str), is_all_day_event (bool, default: false), opportunity_id (int), ticket_id (int), project_id (int)
- update_appointment - Update appointment. Required: appointment_id (int). Optional: title, start_date_time (str), end_date_time (str), description, company_id (int), contact_id (int), location, is_all_day_event (bool), opportunity_id (int), ticket_id (int), project_id (int)
Resources
- get_owner_resource_id_by_user_email - Get user resource ID by the user's email. Typically used before creating or updating a resource such as ticket. Required: user_email (str)
- list_employee_resources - List all resources that are of 'Employee' type. Optional: is_active (bool)
Support
For additional help with AutoTask integration:
- Contact Bumblebee support
- Refer to AutoTask API documentation