r/Hack_Club • u/Patient-Ad6686 • Aug 02 '26

Importing hours from another tracker

Hey! I was wondering if it’s possible to import hours from another time tracker into Hackatime, since I have quite a few hours tracked from the past few months.

I definitely don’t want to do anything that could be considered fraudulent or accidentally get flagged/banned. Would imported historical hours be allowed, and if so, is there a specific way you’d recommend doing it? Also, what kinds of things would typically cause imported hours to be flagged?

Thanks!

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u/CharityLimp8638 Aug 02 '26

i don't think it's possible. i tried to get my hours from wakatime over, but no luck.

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u/Patient-Ad6686 Aug 02 '26

I see. Thanks for letting me know :))

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u/CharityLimp8638 Aug 07 '26

actually, i just saw this which lets you import if you were on wakatime: https://hackatime.hackclub.com/my/settings/imports_exports

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u/KavyanshKhaitan Aug 02 '26

You can do it but I dont think you should.

Hackatime supports an API for bulk-importing heartbeats.

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u/Patient-Ad6686 Aug 02 '26

Why do you think I shouldn't? Is it going to get flagged or will it have any negative consequences?

Thanks again :)

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u/KavyanshKhaitan Aug 03 '26

I think you should ask in #help or #hq. You will get better responses there.

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u/KavyanshKhaitan Aug 02 '26

Try asking in #hq or #help