Create a new task

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Create a new task#

Deprecated

This endpoint is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.

This endpoint was deprecated on 2026-02-12.

It is scheduled for sunset on 2029-01-31.

Description#

Creates a new task given its properties. Requires passing in a title and assignee.

Note: This endpoint is rate-limited. You may experience rates as low as 75 requests per second. This rate is shared across your workspace. When you encounter a 429, examine the Retry-After header and retry after that many seconds.

POST /platform/v1/tasks

Required OAuth Scopes

task:write

Parameters#

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
X-Version	header	string	false	Version of the API (2022-01-01)
body	body	Task	true	The properties of the task to create

Body parameter example#

{
  "assignee": {
    "id": "V1ZVd2VyFzU3NiQ1NDA4NjIzNzk2MjD"
  },
  "description": "Review document for spelling and grammar",
  "dueDate": "2019-10-30T00:00:00Z",
  "location": {
    "file": "124efa2a142f472ba1ceab34ed18915f",
    "fileSegment": "465ttdh2a142y75ehsft5ab34edf5675"
  },
  "status": "Completed",
  "title": "Review Document"
}

Code Samples#

curl

curl -X POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/tasks \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    -H 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

httpie

http POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/tasks \
    X-Version:2022-01-01 \
    Content-Type:application/json \
    Accept:application/json \
    Authorization:"Bearer {access-token}"

wget

wget --method=POST "https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/tasks" \
    --output-document -  \ 
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    --header 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

python

import requests

headers = {
  'X-Version': '2022-01-01',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.post('https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/tasks', headers = headers)

print(r.json())

Returns#

201 - Created#

Returns a Task object containing details about the newly created Task.

400 - Bad Request#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

401 - Unauthorized#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

403 - Forbidden#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

404 - Not Found#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

409 - Conflict#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

429 - Too Many Requests#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

500 - Internal Server Error#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

503 - Service Unavailable#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

Example Responses#

201 Response

{
  "assignee": {
    "displayName": "Jane Doe",
    "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
    "id": "V1ZVd2VyFzU3NiQ1NDA4NjIzNzk2MjD"
  },
  "completed": {
    "dateTime": "2019-10-29T15:03:27Z"
  },
  "created": {
    "dateTime": "2019-10-28T15:03:27Z",
    "user": {
      "displayName": "John Doe",
      "email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "id": "V3ZVc2VyFzV3NiQ5NDA2NjIzNxk2njH"
    }
  },
  "description": "Review document for spelling and grammar",
  "dueDate": "2019-10-30T00:00:00Z",
  "id": "129g274495354cf18edb6b3ea3d023b2",
  "location": {
    "file": "124efa2a142f472ba1ceab34ed18915f",
    "fileSegment": "465ttdh2a142y75ehsft5ab34edf5675"
  },
  "modified": {
    "dateTime": "2019-10-29T15:03:27Z"
  },
  "sourceUrl": "https://app.wdesk.com/tasks/d/UVdOauIzVaVkQjdxTmzNNUOEUTQOakEnTnpJTE9ENXkuEkdGeaF4OENNJEV3NUTBmA?token=NTc0NDU2MTg1MjM0ODUyTM",
  "status": "Created",
  "title": "Review Document"
}

Bad Request

{
  "code": "400BadRequest",
  "message": "The request was unacceptable, often due to a missing or invalid parameter"
}

Unauthorized

{
  "code": "401Unauthorized",
  "message": "No valid API token provided"
}

Forbidden

{
  "code": "403Forbidden",
  "message": "The API token does not have permissions to perform the request"
}

Not Found

{
  "code": "404NotFound",
  "message": "The requested resource could not be found"
}

Conflict

{
  "code": "409Conflict",
  "message": "The request conflicts with another request"
}

Too Many Requests

{
  "code": "429TooManyRequests",
  "message": "Too many requests have been made against the API in too short a time"
}

Internal Server Error

{
  "code": "500InternalServerError",
  "message": "The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request"
}

Service Unavailable

{
  "code": "503ServiceUnavailable",
  "message": "The server cannot handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance"
}