Setup Instructions
Get started tracking your coding time with Wakapi in just a few steps
– simple and easy!
1
Install the WakaTime plugin
First step is to download and install the WakaTime plugin into your editor or IDE. Available for Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, IntelliJ, Neovim and many more – even Chrome or Firefox are supported.
Download Plugin2
Update your config
After having installed one or more IDE plugins, you will have to adapt the WakaTime config file in your home directory.
On Linux / macOS: ~/.wakatime.cfg
On Windows: %USERPROFILE\.wakatime.cfg
Open the file with your favorite editor and adapt the API URL and -key like this:
api_url = https://wakapi.dev/api
api_key = <put your api key here>
3
Start coding!
You're done! Restart your editor or IDE and jump straight into coding. After a short while, you will see your coding activity appear on the dashboard, providing detailed project insights and statistics about your favorite editor, operating system, programming language and more.
Go to Dashboard