# Unable to create a subtask with a pre-defined name, and a comment of a formlink

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/unable-to-create-a-subtask-with-a-pre-defined-name-and-a-comment-of-a-formlink/1072075>\
**Category:** API & Developers\
**Tags:** rules\
**Created:** [16 June 2025 15:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/unable-to-create-a-subtask-with-a-pre-defined-name-and-a-comment-of-a-formlink/1072075 "2025-06-16T15:45:59Z")\
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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:** [17 June 2025 13:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/unable-to-create-a-subtask-with-a-pre-defined-name-and-a-comment-of-a-formlink/1072075/4 "2025-06-17T13:13:01Z")

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Ah, sorry I missed this before: you need to wrap your payload in a `data: { }` structure. See this post for the correct syntax: [Unable to update custom field value in a task using the node library - #3 by Scott\_Beeson](https://forum.asana.com/t/unable-to-update-custom-field-value-in-a-task-using-the-node-library/887448/3)

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