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Update Task

Update a task.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the ClickUp documentation.

Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
Assignees to AddA comma separated list of the assignees IDs to add to the task.
Assignees to RemoveA comma separated list of the assignees IDs to remove from the task.
DescriptionThe description of the task.
Parent TaskYou can move a subtask to another parent task by including an existing task ID.

You cannot convert a subtask to a task by using this parameter.
PriorityThe priority of the task.
StatusThe status of the task. For example Open.
Task IDThe ID of the task. Can be retrieved from the List Tasks action.
Task NameThe name of the task.
Watchers to AddA comma separated list of the watchers IDs to add to the task.
Watchers to RemoveA comma separated list of the watchers IDs to remove from the task.

Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
Custom Task IDsIf you want to reference a task by its custom task id, this value must be true.
Team IDOnly used when the Custom Task IDs parameter is set to true.

Example Output

{
"id": "9hx",
"custom_id": null,
"custom_item_id": null,
"name": "Updated Task Name",
"text_content": "Updated Task Content",
"description": "Updated Task Content",
"markdown_description": "Updates Task Content",
"status": {
"status": "in progress",
"color": "#d3d3d3",
"orderindex": 1,
"type": "custom"
},
"archived": false,
"orderindex": "1.00000000000000000000000000000000",
"date_created": "1567780450202",
"date_updated": "1567780450202",
"date_closed": null,
"creator": {
"id": 183,
"username": "John Doe",
"color": "#827718",
"profilePicture": "https://attachments-public.clickup.com/profilePictures/183_abc.jpg"
},
"assignees": [],
"group_assignees": [],
"checklists": [],
"tags": [],
"parent": "abc1234",
"priority": null,
"due_date": null,
"start_date": null,
"points": 3,
"time_estimate": null,
"time_spent": null,
"custom_fields": [
{
"id": "0a52c486-5f05-403b-b4fd-c512ff05131c",
"name": "My Number field",
"type": "checkbox",
"type_config": {},
"date_created": "1622176979540",
"hide_from_guests": false,
"value": "23",
"required": true
},
{
"id": "03efda77-c7a0-42d3-8afd-fd546353c2f5",
"name": "My Text field",
"type": "short_text",
"type_config": {},
"date_created": "1622176979540",
"hide_from_guests": false,
"value": "Text field input",
"required": false
},
{
"id": "f4d2a20d-6759-4420-b853-222dbe2589d5",
"name": "My People",
"type": "users",
"type_config": {
"single_user": true,
"include_groups": true,
"include_guests": true,
"include_team_members": true
},
"date_created": "1618440378816",
"hide_from_guests": false,
"required": false
}
],
"list": {
"id": "123"
},
"folder": {
"id": "456"
},
"space": {
"id": "789"
},
"url": "https://app.clickup.com/t/9hx"
}

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