Unable to create Task using API in Asana

Developers & API
#1

Hello,

I am trying to create a task under a workspace in Asana.

Payload i have prepared to push to Asana:
{“data”:{“workspace”:{“resource_type”:“workspace”,“name”:“cm-focus.com”,“id”:967840855208084,“gid”:“967840855208084”},“notes”:“Creative Update notes”,“name”:“Creative Updates”,“assignee”:[{“resource_type”:“user”,“name”:“Pradip”,“id”:967839896278404,“gid”:“967839896278404”}]}}

But i am getting a error message as response :
{“errors”:[{“message”:“workspace: Not a valid GID type: “object”.”,“help”:“For more information on API status codes and how to handle them, read the docs on errors: https://asana.com/developers/documentation/getting-started/errors”}]}

I am not able to understand the reason as all the details available in the payload is correct.

Any kind of help on this is highly appreciated.

#2

Hi @Soumen_Jana,

Don’t specify the whole object for the workspace and for the user; for each of those, just provide the ID.

I haven’t tested this syntax specifically but basically you want something like this:

{“data”:{“workspace”:“967840855208084”,“notes”:“Creative Update notes”,“name”:“Creative Updates”,“assignee”:“967839896278404”}}

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#3

Thanks Phil. That worked like magic however if i add another parameter to the request to associated with project , failing.

Sample Request Body : {“data”:{“workspace”:“967840855208084”,“projects”:[“967839896278404”],“notes”:“Creative Update notes”,“name”:“Creative Updates”,“assignee”:“967839896278404”}}

Response : {“errors”:[{“message”:“projects: [0]: Not the correct type”,“help”:“For more information on API status codes and how to handle them, read the docs on errors: https://asana.com/developers/documentation/getting-started/errors”}]}

It’s mentioned in the API documentation that we need to send projects in form of array.

Thanks.

#4

Please don’t mind my last comment.

#5

Hi @Soumen_Jana,

If you have an updated version of your last sample which is working now, it would be great if you could post it - just so others who come upon this post later can see the working sample. Thanks!

#6

I’ve got same problem. Can’t create tast in Asana using API.
Creating tasks with integromat.com service.
The scenario in integromat was working fine, and I did nothing changed in it. But It started to show the Error and stopped creating tasks in Asana

this is the error:

HANDLED ERROR

  • type

InvalidConfigurationError

  • message

400: projects: [0]: Not a valid GID type: number

#7

Hi @durvismetala,

What you’re running into is the fact that Asana has switched to using string IDs instead of numeric. For details, see:

and

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#8

I am making use of the Api Explorer calls to get my GID :
GET /projects?opt_fields=gid,name,owner&limit=10&workspace=1875855340xxxx
Then i am using that GID to try and create the new Task but still it fails with the same message :
projects: [0]: Not a valid GID type: number

#9

This helped me resolve my issue.