# Operations with Specific GlobalTimeTrackingSettings

This resource lets you configure system-wide time tracking settings.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/admin/timeTrackingSettings ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [GlobalTimeTrackingSettings](api-entity-GlobalTimeTrackingSettings.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#GlobalTimeTrackingSettings-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `GET`: [Read a Specific GlobalTimeTrackingSettings](#get-GlobalTimeTrackingSettings-method).    |

## GlobalTimeTrackingSettings attributes

Represents time tracking settings of your server.

### Related Resources

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

* [Global Time Tracking Settings](resource-api-admin-timeTrackingSettings.html)

### Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `GlobalTimeTrackingSettings` 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 server time tracking settings. `Read-only`.  |
|  workItemTypes  |  [Array of WorkItemTypes](api-entity-WorkItemType.html)  |  The list of available work item types. `Read-only`.  |
|  workTimeSettings  |  [WorkTimeSettings](api-entity-WorkTimeSettings.html)  |  Server's work schedule settings. `Read-only`.  |
|  attributePrototypes  |  [Array of WorkItemAttributePrototypes](api-entity-WorkItemAttributePrototype.html)  |  The list of available work item attributes. `Read-only`.  |

## Read a Specific GlobalTimeTrackingSettings

Read the time tracking settings of your service.

### Required permissions

Requires permissions: Read Work Item

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
GET /api/admin/timeTrackingSettings?{fields}
```

|  null  |  The database ID of GlobalTimeTrackingSettings  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

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

### Sample

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/timeTrackingSettings?fields=workItemTypes(name,autoAttached,id),workTimeSettings(daysAWeek,firstDatOfWeek,minutesADay,workDays,id)
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "workItemTypes": [
    {
      "autoAttached": true,
      "name": "Development",
      "id": "65-0",
      "$type": "WorkItemType"
    },
    {
      "autoAttached": true,
      "name": "Testing",
      "id": "65-1",
      "$type": "WorkItemType"
    },
    {
      "autoAttached": true,
      "name": "Documentation",
      "id": "65-2",
      "$type": "WorkItemType"
    },
    {
      "autoAttached": false,
      "name": "R-n-D",
      "id": "65-3",
      "$type": "WorkItemType"
    }
  ],
  "workTimeSettings": {
    "minutesADay": 480,
    "daysAWeek": 5,
    "workDays": [
      1,
      2,
      3,
      4,
      5
    ],
    "id": "64-0",
    "$type": "WorkTimeSettings"
  },
  "$type": "GlobalTimeTrackingSettings"
}
```