Make changes to an existing task
Make changes to an existing task
To update a task in Box you will need to call the
PUT /tasks/:task_id API with the ID of the task. This API
can be used to change the action type of the task, add a message, or change
the due date.
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/tasks/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": "review"
}'await client.tasks.updateTaskById(task.id!, {
requestBody: {
message: 'updated message',
} satisfies UpdateTaskByIdRequestBody,
} satisfies UpdateTaskByIdOptionalsInput);client.tasks.update_task_by_id(task.id, message="updated message")await client.Tasks.UpdateTaskByIdAsync(taskId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(task.Id), requestBody: new UpdateTaskByIdRequestBody() { Message = "updated message" });try await client.tasks.updateTaskById(taskId: task.id!, requestBody: UpdateTaskByIdRequestBody(message: "updated message"))BoxTask task = new BoxTask(api, "id");
BoxTask.Info info = task.new Info();
info.setMessage("An edited message.");
task.updateInfo(info);task_update = {'message': 'New Message', 'due_at': '2014-04-03T11:09:43-10:00'}
updated_task = client.task(task_id='12345').update_info(data=task_update)
print(f'New task message is {updated_task.message} and the new due time is {updated_task.due_at}')var updates = new BoxTaskUpdateRequest()
{
Id = "22222",
Message = "Could you please review this?"
};
BoxTask updatedTask = await client.TasksManager.UpdateTaskAsync(updates);client.tasks.update('11111', { message: 'Could you please review?' })
.then(task => {
/* task -> {
type: 'task',
id: '11111',
item:
{ type: 'file',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
sha1: '0bbd79a105c504f99573e3799756debba4c760cd',
name: 'box-logo.png' },
due_at: '2014-04-03T11:09:43-07:00',
action: 'review',
message: 'Could you please review?',
task_assignment_collection: { total_count: 0, entries: [] },
is_completed: false,
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
created_at: '2013-04-03T11:12:54-07:00' }
*/
});Task actions
Box currently supports two types of tasks defined by the action value:
review tasks and complete tasks.
The type of task determines the possible resolution states a task can be in and the interface shown to a user in the web and mobile apps.
| Task action | Possible resolution states |
|---|---|
review | incomplete, approved, rejected |
complete | incomplete, complete |
A review task starts out in an incomplete state and can be marked as
incomplete, approved, or rejected. In the user interface a user is
provided with a text box and an pair of buttons to approve or reject the task.
A complete task starts out in an incomplete state and can be marked
incomplete or completed. Once a this task is marked completed, no
further changes can be made to the task's state. In the user interface a user is
provided with a text box and an button to mark the task as completed.
Completion rules
A task on a file can be assigned to more than one collaborator on the file, and
a task has a completion_rule that can be used to define if all users who've
been assigned the task (all_assignees) or only one assignee (any_assignee)
need to complete the task.