RescueTime

Intro

The RescueTime API is used to track your screen time from all your devices.

Data points

The following data points are available for this integration:

Data point	Description
top-categories	Top categories
top-activities	Top activities (websites, apps, etc.)
overview	Productivity overview

.stethoscoperc.yml

integrations:

rescuetime:

frequency: "daily"

top-categories: true

top-activities: true

overview: true

note

If you enable top-activities, it will track and commit a list of all your activities, including domains of websites you have visited and name of apps you have used.

If you want to enable all data points, you can simply use all instead:

.stethoscoperc.yml

integrations:

rescuetime:

frequency: "daily"

all: true

Authentication

You need to provide your Rescue Time API key, which is available on your API key management page on the Rescue Time website.

To generate a new API key, scroll to "Create a new API key" and enter a description under "Reference label". Click on "Activate this key" and copy the API key.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Description
RESCUETIME_API_KEY	API key