Resource URL

Returns a specific task object

GET /tasks/:id
ANY /tasks/:id?_method=get

For example,

GET /tasks/100.json

Would return a json object of task with id 100.

Parameters

Table of allowed parameters.

_fields	partial string	Allows you to specify optional fields and linked objects to include in the response.

Handling the response

Below is a table of available response fields and objects that are returned within the response object of the returned object. The optional fields and objects can be requested in the _fields parameter; see included examples. Underlined values are default.

id	unsigned	Activity's unique identifier. This can be used to request other endpoints.
title	string
custom_id	string
standing	string	active, pending, inactive, etc
billable	unsigned	Total billable minutes
nonbillable	unsigned	Total non-billable minutes
budgeted	unsigned	Total budgeted minutes.
remaining	unsigned	Total remaining minutes
logged	unsigned	Total minutes logged (includes billable and non-billable)
date_created	unix ts
date_started	unix ts
date_commenced	unix ts
date_accepted	unix ts
date_completed	unix ts
date_modified	unix ts
date_due	unix ts
creator	string	API resource endpoint for the task creator. For example, staff/12
creator_type	string	The type of creator. For example, staff or affiliation.
creator_id	unsigned	Unique identifier for the creator object.
assignee	unsigned or object	See GET staff/:id for response details.
type	unsigned or object
status	unsigned or object
manager	unsigned or object
contact	unsigned or object
against_id	unsigned int	The id of the object the task is against.
against_type	string	The type of object the task is against. e.g, prospect, company, issue, job or milestone.
company	unsigned int	If the task is against a company, this will return the company's id
company()	object	If the task is against a company, this will return the company's object.
job	unsigned int	If the task is against a job, this will return the job's id
job()	object	If the task is against a job, this will return the job's object.
issue	unsigned int	If the task is against an issue, this will return the issue's id.
issue()	object	If the task is against an issue, this will return the issue's object.
milestone	unsigned int	If the task is against a milestone, this will return the milestone's id.
milestone()	object	If the task is against a milestone, this will return the milestone's object.
breadcrumbs	array	Contains an array of breadcrumbs for the given task.

Fields that can be object indicate the field can be requested as a resource. For example.

GET /tasks/1.json?_fields=assignee

would return the task's assignee's staff id. Where as,

GET /tasks/1.json?_fields=assignee(email)

would return the assignee's staff object, including any optional fields or objects within the parenthesis. In the above examples case, it would return the staff objects default values and optional email value.

Sample Response

GET /tasks/1.json?_fields=date_created,date_started,assignee(email),type(color)

{
   "response" : {
         "date_created" : "1003327200",
         "assignee" : {
            "email" : "geoff.mcqueen@affinitylive.com",
            "firstname" : "Geoff",
            "id" : "1000",
            "surname" : "McQueen"
         },
         "type" : {
            "title" : "Default",
            "id" : "1"
         },
         "title" : "Complaints System Database",
         "id" : "1",
         "date_started" : "1003327200"
      },
      {
         "date_created" : "1017320400",
         "assignee" : {
            "email" : "adrian@internetrix.com.au",
            "firstname" : "Adrian",
            "id" : "3",
            "surname" : "Smalley"
         },
         "type" : {
            "title" : "Default",
            "id" : "1"
         },
         "title" : "Design Refinement and Tweaking",
         "id" : "2",
         "date_started" : "1017320400"
   },
   "meta" : {
      "status" : "ok",
      "message" : "Everything executed as expected."
   }
}