Asana · Schema

TaskCompact

The *task* is the basic object around which many operations in Asana are centered.

CollaborationProductivityProject ManagementProjectsTask ManagementTasksWorkflow

Properties

Name Type Description
gid string Globally unique identifier of the resource, as a string.
resource_type string The base type of this resource.
name string The name of the task.
resource_subtype string The subtype of this resource. Different subtypes retain many of the same fields and behavior, but may render differently in Asana or represent resources with different semantic meaning. The resource_s
created_by object [Opt In](/docs/inputoutput-options). A *user* object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
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JSON Schema

asana-taskcompact-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/TaskCompact",
  "title": "TaskCompact",
  "description": "The *task* is the basic object around which many operations in Asana are centered.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "gid": {
      "description": "Globally unique identifier of the resource, as a string.",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "12345",
      "x-insert-after": false
    },
    "resource_type": {
      "description": "The base type of this resource.",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "task",
      "x-insert-after": "gid"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "The name of the task.",
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Bug Task"
    },
    "resource_subtype": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The subtype of this resource. Different subtypes retain many of the same fields and behavior, but may render differently in Asana or represent resources with different semantic meaning.\nThe resource_subtype `milestone` represent a single moment in time. This means tasks with this subtype cannot have a start_date.",
      "enum": [
        "default_task",
        "milestone",
        "approval"
      ],
      "example": "default_task"
    },
    "created_by": {
      "type": "object",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "[Opt In](/docs/inputoutput-options). A *user* object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.",
      "properties": {
        "gid": {
          "description": "Globally unique identifier of the resource.",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "1111"
        },
        "resource_type": {
          "description": "The type of resource.",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "user"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}