Action: Update a Task

Asana Operation

The Update a Task action enables users to automate the update of a Task in an Asana Project.

Example User Story

As a project manager, I want to update task details in Asana so that I can keep my team informed of changes.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
taskGID	String	Yes
name	String	No
notes	String	No
completed	Boolean	No
dueOn	String	No

Related Connections

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Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "update-task",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Update Task",
    "description": "Update an existing task in Asana."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "taskGID",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The GID of the task to update."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "name",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The new name for the task."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "notes",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The new notes for the task."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "completed",
      "type": "Boolean",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Whether the task is completed."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "dueOn",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The due date of the task in YYYY-MM-DD format."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "task",
      "type": "Object",
      "selector": ["data"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The updated task object."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "path": "/tasks/{{taskGID}}",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"data\": {\"name\": \"{{name}}\", \"notes\": \"{{notes}}\", \"completed\": {{completed}}, \"due_on\": \"{{dueOn}}\"}}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "name",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The new name for the task.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "notes",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The new notes for the task.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "completed",
              "type": "Boolean",
              "description": "Whether the task is completed.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "dueOn",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The due date of the task in YYYY-MM-DD format.",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}