Developers
Tasks
All requests to tasks need to pass a project_id parameter except the list of tasks.
GET /tasks
Returns all tasks of current account.
Response:
json xml 
{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "task": {
        ...
      }
    },
    ...
  ]
}
<tasks>
  <task>
    ...
  </task>
  ...
</tasks>
GET /tasks/task_id
Returns a single task identified by its ID.
Response:
json xml 
{
  "task": {
    ...
  }
}
<task>
  ...
</task>
POST /tasks
Create a new task
Request (cURL): 
curl -d 'token=XXXXXXXXXXXX&api_key=XXXXXX&task[title]=task_title&task[description]=task_description&project_id=XX' https://www.triggerapp.com/api/v1/tasks
Parameters:
Attribute Required? Type Remarks
title yes string title of the task
description no text accepts Markdown formatting
assignee_id no integer defaults to the owner of the project
status no string possible values are new (default), in_progress, feedback, complete and on_hold
priority no integer possible values are 0 (normal), 1 (high) and 2 (urgent)
billable no boolean possible values are nil (default), true and false
hourly_rate no decimal
flat_fee no decimal
recurring_type no string possible values are daily, weekly, monthly_by_number (specific day of the month), monthly_by_week_day (ie, 3rd Thursday), monthly_last_day, bimonthly, quarterly, biannually and yearly
Response:
Returns status code 200 on success and the json or xml of the current task. Failed requests will return 400.
PUT /tasks/task_id
Update an existing task
Request (cURL): 
curl -d 'token=XXXXXXXXXXXX&api_key=XXXXXX&task[title]=task_title&task[description]=task_description&...' -X  https://www.triggerapp.com/api/v1/tasks/task_id
Response:
Returns status code 200 on success and the json or xml of the current task. Failed requests will return 400.
DELETE /tasks/task_id
Destroy an existing task
Request (cURL): 
curl -d 'token=XXXXXXXXXXXX&api_key=XXXXXX' -X DELETE  https://www.triggerapp.com/api/v1/tasks/task_id
Response:
Returns status code 204 on success and no content. Failed requests will return 400.
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