# \[GA\] Variable Assignees

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042>\
**Category:** Platform News\
**Created:** [21 February 2023 19:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042 "2023-02-21T19:45:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sasha\_f](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/sasha_f/32/104297_2.png) [@sasha\_f](https://forum.asana.com/u/sasha_f)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2023 19:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042/1 "2023-02-21T19:45:16Z")

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_tl;dr:_

 
_- 🚀 🟢 : Generally Available!
- supply `requested_roles` when instantiating a project from a project template
  - aka “variable assignees”_

_- generally available on 2023-02-22_

 
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Hey folks,

Variable assignee support has been added to the API! The resources for the  
following endpoints have changed to support variable assignees. In the API, this  
is called `requested_roles`:

- `GET /project_templates/{project_template_gid}`

- `POST /project_templates/{project_template_gid}/instantiateProject`

# Unchanged Behavior

If you do not specify `requested_roles`, or if some of the requested roles are  
unset, the behavior will remain as it is today, and tasks will remain  
unassigned.

# Timeline

- Generally Available: 2023-02-22

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Yours in Developer Relations,  
Sasha, on behalf of the Asana API Team

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**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2023 22:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042/2 "2023-02-21T22:58:51Z")

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Awesome, thanks @sasha_f!

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Grobler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/paul_grobler/32/100608_2.png) [@Paul\_Grobler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Paul_Grobler)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2023 02:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042/3 "2023-02-22T02:05:12Z")

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This opens great possibilities.  
Thanks for the update.

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**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2023 07:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042/4 "2023-02-22T07:00:25Z")

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Great thanks.

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**Author:** ![Corey\_Flewelling](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Corey\_Flewelling](https://forum.asana.com/u/Corey_Flewelling)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2023 15:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ga-variable-assignees/346042/5 "2023-10-30T15:26:50Z")

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Great post! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!