Unable to update values of custom fields using task put endpoint

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Hello All,
I am currenlty trying to update values of custom fields using Task’s PUT endpoint.
I checked various posts related to this and got below Body JSON format-
{
“data”: {
“gid”: “”,
“custom_fields”: {
“”: <new value: int, “string”, “enum”>
}
}
}

In this case I am getting error: 403: Access Denied.

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If I try to update this custom field record using Asana interface, I able to update the value which means I should have access to the update.

Also I tried to use key “custom_field” instead of “custom_fields” in this case I get 200: Ok response. but the value of the field does not updated.

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Can you please help me with correct way to get this done?

Thanks ,
Praneet Rane

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Hi @Praneet_Rane and welcome to the forum,

A couple of things:

  • Remove the gid parameter from your message body; it goes in the URL only, not in the body.
  • Not 100% sure but I believe even for a number custom field, the value has to be sent as a string, so try that.
  • There’s really no need to block out gid values when posting in the forum; without a valid auth token for your workspace, someone else having your gids is useless for them.
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Hi @Phil_Seeman ,
Thanks for your response and suggestion regarding gid!
I tried removing gid parameter and sent custom field value as string but this still not work.

Thanks,
Praneet Rane

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Hmmm, I’m not sure what’s going on. Can you post again your latest full request and the resulting response in Postman?

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If I use “custom_field” instead of “custom_fields” I get response as 200 but the record is not updating.

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Note that, I can update this value using Asana interface.

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How are you doing your Authorization?

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Hi @Phil_Seeman , Using API Key.

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What type, though? OAuth or Personal Access Token?

Also: where are you getting the gids from for your 3 custom fields in the request?