Iteration Layer

Generate Timesheet Export

Generate an XLSX timesheet with logged hours, hourly rates, per-entry amount formulas, and totals for client billing or payroll.

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Who this is for

Project management and freelancing platforms use this recipe to export logged hours as XLSX for client billing or payroll processing. Define your time entries with projects, tasks, and rates, and let formulas compute per-entry amounts and totals automatically.

Request
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/sheet-generation/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "format": "xlsx",
    "styles": {
      "header": {
        "font_family": "Helvetica",
        "font_size_in_pt": 11,
        "is_bold": true,
        "background_color": "#0D47A1",
        "font_color": "#FFFFFF"
      },
      "body": {
        "font_family": "Helvetica",
        "font_size_in_pt": 11,
        "font_color": "#333333"
      }
    },
    "sheets": [
      {
      "name": "Timesheet — March 17–21, 2026",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Date",
          "width": 14,
        },
        {
          "name": "Project",
          "width": 28,
        },
        {
          "name": "Task",
          "width": 32,
        },
        {
          "name": "Hours",
          "width": 10,
        },
        {
          "name": "Hourly Rate",
          "width": 14,
        },
        {
          "name": "Amount",
          "width": 14,
        }
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-17",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            "value": "Homepage wireframes",
          },
          {
            "value": 4.5,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 125,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-17",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            "value": "Stakeholder feedback meeting",
          },
          {
            "value": 1.5,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 125,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-18",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            "value": "Product listing page design",
          },
          {
            "value": 6.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 125,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-18",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            "value": "API integration debugging",
          },
          {
            "value": 2.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 150,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-19",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            "value": "Push notification service setup",
          },
          {
            "value": 5.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 150,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-19",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            "value": "Checkout flow prototype",
          },
          {
            "value": 3.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 125,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-20",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            "value": "User authentication flow",
          },
          {
            "value": 7.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 150,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-21",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            "value": "Design review and revisions",
          },
          {
            "value": 3.5,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 125,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "2026-03-21",
            "format": "date",
          },
          {
            "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            "value": "QA testing and bug fixes",
          },
          {
            "value": 4.0,
            "format": "number",
          },
          {
            "value": 150,
            "format": "currency",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "",
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "value": "",
          },
          {
            "value": "",
          },
          {
            "value": "Total",
            "styles": {
              "is_bold": true,
              "font_size_in_pt": 12,
            },
          },
          {
            "value": null,
            "styles": {
              "is_bold": true,
              "font_size_in_pt": 12,
            },
          },
          {
            "value": "",
          },
          {
            "value": null,
            "styles": {
              "is_bold": true,
              "font_size_in_pt": 12,
            },
          }
        ]
      ],
      "formulas": [
        {
          "row": 1,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D2*E2",
        },
        {
          "row": 2,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D3*E3",
        },
        {
          "row": 3,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D4*E4",
        },
        {
          "row": 4,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D5*E5",
        },
        {
          "row": 5,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D6*E6",
        },
        {
          "row": 6,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D7*E7",
        },
        {
          "row": 7,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D8*E8",
        },
        {
          "row": 8,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D9*E9",
        },
        {
          "row": 9,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=D10*E10",
        },
        {
          "row": 11,
          "col": 3,
          "expression": "=SUM(D2:D10)",
        },
        {
          "row": 11,
          "col": 5,
          "expression": "=SUM(F2:F10)",
        }
      ]
    }
    ]
  }'
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const result = await client.generateSheet({
  format: "xlsx",
  styles: {
    header: {
      font_family: "Helvetica",
      font_size_in_pt: 11,
      is_bold: true,
      background_color: "#0D47A1",
      font_color: "#FFFFFF",
    },
    body: {
      font_family: "Helvetica",
      font_size_in_pt: 11,
      font_color: "#333333",
    },
  },
  sheets: [
    {
      name: "Timesheet — March 17–21, 2026",
      columns: [
        {
          name: "Date",
          width: 14,
        },
        {
          name: "Project",
          width: 28,
        },
        {
          name: "Task",
          width: 32,
        },
        {
          name: "Hours",
          width: 10,
        },
        {
          name: "Hourly Rate",
          width: 14,
        },
        {
          name: "Amount",
          width: 14,
        },
      ],
      rows: [
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-17",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            value: "Homepage wireframes",
          },
          {
            value: 4.5,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 125,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-17",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            value: "Stakeholder feedback meeting",
          },
          {
            value: 1.5,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 125,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-18",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            value: "Product listing page design",
          },
          {
            value: 6.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 125,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-18",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            value: "API integration debugging",
          },
          {
            value: 2.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 150,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-19",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            value: "Push notification service setup",
          },
          {
            value: 5.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 150,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-19",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            value: "Checkout flow prototype",
          },
          {
            value: 3.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 125,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-20",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            value: "User authentication flow",
          },
          {
            value: 7.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 150,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-21",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
          },
          {
            value: "Design review and revisions",
          },
          {
            value: 3.5,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 125,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "2026-03-21",
            format: "date",
          },
          {
            value: "Meridian Mobile App",
          },
          {
            value: "QA testing and bug fixes",
          },
          {
            value: 4.0,
            format: "number",
          },
          {
            value: 150,
            format: "currency",
          },
          {
            value: null,
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "",
          },
        ],
        [
          {
            value: "",
          },
          {
            value: "",
          },
          {
            value: "Total",
            styles: {
              is_bold: true,
              font_size_in_pt: 12,
            },
          },
          {
            value: null,
            styles: {
              is_bold: true,
              font_size_in_pt: 12,
            },
          },
          {
            value: "",
          },
          {
            value: null,
            styles: {
              is_bold: true,
              font_size_in_pt: 12,
            },
          },
        ],
      ],
      formulas: [
        {
          row: 1,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D2*E2",
        },
        {
          row: 2,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D3*E3",
        },
        {
          row: 3,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D4*E4",
        },
        {
          row: 4,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D5*E5",
        },
        {
          row: 5,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D6*E6",
        },
        {
          row: 6,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D7*E7",
        },
        {
          row: 7,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D8*E8",
        },
        {
          row: 8,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D9*E9",
        },
        {
          row: 9,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=D10*E10",
        },
        {
          row: 11,
          col: 3,
          expression: "=SUM(D2:D10)",
        },
        {
          row: 11,
          col: 5,
          expression: "=SUM(F2:F10)",
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
});
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.generate_sheet(
    format="xlsx",
    styles={
        "header": {
            "font_family": "Helvetica",
            "font_size_in_pt": 11,
            "is_bold": True,
            "background_color": "#0D47A1",
            "font_color": "#FFFFFF",
        },
        "body": {
            "font_family": "Helvetica",
            "font_size_in_pt": 11,
            "font_color": "#333333",
        },
    },
    sheets=[
        {
        "name": "Timesheet — March 17–21, 2026",
        "columns": [
            {
                "name": "Date",
                "width": 14,
            },
            {
                "name": "Project",
                "width": 28,
            },
            {
                "name": "Task",
                "width": 32,
            },
            {
                "name": "Hours",
                "width": 10,
            },
            {
                "name": "Hourly Rate",
                "width": 14,
            },
            {
                "name": "Amount",
                "width": 14,
            },
        ],
        "rows": [
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-17",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Homepage wireframes",
                },
                {
                    "value": 4.5,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 125,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-17",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Stakeholder feedback meeting",
                },
                {
                    "value": 1.5,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 125,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-18",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Product listing page design",
                },
                {
                    "value": 6.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 125,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-18",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
                },
                {
                    "value": "API integration debugging",
                },
                {
                    "value": 2.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 150,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-19",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Push notification service setup",
                },
                {
                    "value": 5.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 150,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-19",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Checkout flow prototype",
                },
                {
                    "value": 3.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 125,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-20",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
                },
                {
                    "value": "User authentication flow",
                },
                {
                    "value": 7.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 150,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-21",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Design review and revisions",
                },
                {
                    "value": 3.5,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 125,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "2026-03-21",
                    "format": "date",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Meridian Mobile App",
                },
                {
                    "value": "QA testing and bug fixes",
                },
                {
                    "value": 4.0,
                    "format": "number",
                },
                {
                    "value": 150,
                    "format": "currency",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "",
                },
            ],
            [
                {
                    "value": "",
                },
                {
                    "value": "",
                },
                {
                    "value": "Total",
                    "styles": {
                        "is_bold": True,
                        "font_size_in_pt": 12,
                    },
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                    "styles": {
                        "is_bold": True,
                        "font_size_in_pt": 12,
                    },
                },
                {
                    "value": "",
                },
                {
                    "value": None,
                    "styles": {
                        "is_bold": True,
                        "font_size_in_pt": 12,
                    },
                },
            ],
        ],
        "formulas": [
            {
                "row": 1,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D2*E2",
            },
            {
                "row": 2,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D3*E3",
            },
            {
                "row": 3,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D4*E4",
            },
            {
                "row": 4,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D5*E5",
            },
            {
                "row": 5,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D6*E6",
            },
            {
                "row": 6,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D7*E7",
            },
            {
                "row": 7,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D8*E8",
            },
            {
                "row": 8,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D9*E9",
            },
            {
                "row": 9,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=D10*E10",
            },
            {
                "row": 11,
                "col": 3,
                "expression": "=SUM(D2:D10)",
            },
            {
                "row": 11,
                "col": 5,
                "expression": "=SUM(F2:F10)",
            },
        ],
    }
    ],
)
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAAIAA...",
    "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
  }
}
Request
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
    client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

    result, err := client.GenerateSheet(il.GenerateSheetRequest{
        Format: "xlsx",
        Styles: &il.SheetStyles{
            Header: &il.CellStyle{
                FontFamily:      "Helvetica",
                FontSizeInPt:    11,
                IsBold:          true,
                BackgroundColor: "#0D47A1",
                FontColor:       "#FFFFFF",
            },
            Body: &il.CellStyle{
                FontFamily:   "Helvetica",
                FontSizeInPt: 11,
                FontColor:    "#333333",
            },
        },
        Sheets: []il.Sheet{
            {
            Name: "Timesheet — March 17–21, 2026",
            Columns: []il.SheetColumn{
                {
                    Name:  "Date",
                    Width: 14,
                },
                {
                    Name:  "Project",
                    Width: 28,
                },
                {
                    Name:  "Task",
                    Width: 32,
                },
                {
                    Name:  "Hours",
                    Width: 10,
                },
                {
                    Name:  "Hourly Rate",
                    Width: 14,
                },
                {
                    Name:  "Amount",
                    Width: 14,
                },
            },
            Rows: []il.SheetRow{
                {
                    {
                        Value:  "2026-03-17",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Homepage wireframes",
                    },
                    {
                        Value:  4.5,
                        Format: "number",
                    },
                    {
                        Value:  125,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: nil,
                    },
                },
                {
                    {
                        Value:  "2026-03-17",
                        Format: "date",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Oakwood E-Commerce Redesign",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: "Stakeholder feedback meeting",
                    },
                    {
                        Value:  1.5,
                        Format: "number",
                    },
                    {
                        Value:  125,
                        Format: "currency",
                    },
                    {
                        Value: nil,
                    },
                },
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Project management and freelancing platforms use this recipe to export logged hours as XLSX for client billing or payroll processing. Define your time entries with projects, tasks, and rates, and let formulas compute per-entry amounts and totals automatically.

**Note:** This workflow uses the Iteration Layer community node (`n8n-nodes-iterationlayer`). Install it via Settings > Community Nodes on self-hosted n8n, or add it directly on n8n Cloud with Verified Community Nodes enabled.",
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Configure the Sheet Generation parameters below, then connect your credentials.",
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Prompt
Generate an XLSX timesheet export. Use the generate_sheet tool with format "xlsx" and these columns:

- Date (date)
- Project (text)
- Task (text)
- Hours (number)
- Rate (currency)
- Amount (currency, formula: Hours x Rate)

Include a merged header with [employee/contractor name] and billing period, one row per time entry, and a total row with SUM formula for hours and amount.

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