Tasks

A project comprises of a single or multiple tasks that need to be completed. You need a task to the project before you log time.

End Points

POST

/projects/{project_id}/tasks

GET

/projects/{project_id}/tasks

PUT

/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}

GET

/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}

DELETE

/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}

Attribute

project_id

string

Unique ID of the project generated by the server.

task_id

string

Unique ID of the task generated by the server.

currency_id

string

The currenct id of the currency

customer_id

string

Customer ID of the customer for whom the task is created.

task_name

string

The name of the task. Max-length [100]

project_name

string

The name of the project

customer_name

string

Name of the customer to whom the task is created.

billed_hours

double

The total hours that are billed.

log_time

double

Total hours logged in the project.

un_billed_hours

double

Total hours that are unbilled.

{
    "project_id": "90300000072369",
    "task_id": "90300000072369",
    "currency_id": 982000000000190,
    "customer_id": "903000000000099",
    "task_name": "Painting",
    "project_name": "Furniture Manufacturing",
    "customer_name": "Sujin Kumar",
    "billed_hours": "12:06",
    "log_time": "13:06",
    "un_billed_hours": "01:00"
}

Add a task

The task has been added.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.projects.CREATE

Arguments

task_name

string

(Required)

The name of the task. Max-length [100]

description

string

The description of the project.

rate

integer

Hourly rate for a task.

budget_hours

integer

Task budget hours.

parameters_data='{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}';
headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695"
type: POST
headers: headers_data
content-type: application/json
parameters: parameters_data
connection: <connection_name>
]
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695")
  .post(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .addHeader("content-type", "application/json")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

payload = "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}"

headers = {
    'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    'content-type': "application/json"
    }

conn.request("POST", "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "POST",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.write(JSON.stringify({field1: 'value1', field2: 'value2'}));
req.end();

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "task_name": "Painting",
    "description": "",
    "rate": 3,
    "budget_hours": ""
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The project information has been updated.",
    "task": {
        "project_id": "90300000072369",
        "task_id": "90300000072369",
        "currency_id": 982000000000190,
        "customer_id": "903000000000099",
        "task_name": "Painting",
        "project_name": "Furniture Manufacturing",
        "customer_name": "Sujin Kumar",
        "billed_hours": "12:06",
        "log_time": "13:06",
        "un_billed_hours": "01:00"
    }
}

List tasks

Get list of tasks added to a project.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.projects.READ

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695"
type: GET
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
]
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("GET", "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "project_id": "90300000072369",
            "task_id": "90300000072369",
            "currency_id": 982000000000190,
            "customer_id": "903000000000099",
            "task_name": "Painting",
            "project_name": "Furniture Manufacturing",
            "customer_name": "Sujin Kumar",
            "billed_hours": "12:06",
            "log_time": "13:06",
            "un_billed_hours": "01:00"
        },
        {...},
        {...}
    ],
    "page_context": {
        "page": 1,
        "per_page": 200,
        "has_more_page": false,
        "report_name": "Tasks",
        "sort_column": "created_time",
        "sort_order": "D"
    }
}

Update a task

Update the details of a task.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.projects.UPDATE

Arguments

task_name

string

(Required)

The name of the task. Max-length [100]

description

string

The description of the project.

rate

integer

Hourly rate for a task.

budget_hours

integer

Task budget hours.

parameters_data='{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}';
headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695"
type: PUT
headers: headers_data
content-type: application/json
parameters: parameters_data
connection: <connection_name>
]
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695")
  .put(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .addHeader("content-type", "application/json")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

payload = "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}"

headers = {
    'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    'content-type': "application/json"
    }

conn.request("PUT", "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "PUT",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.write(JSON.stringify({field1: 'value1', field2: 'value2'}));
req.end();

curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "task_name": "Painting",
    "description": "",
    "rate": 3,
    "budget_hours": ""
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The task information has been updated.",
    "task": {
        "project_id": "90300000072369",
        "task_id": "90300000072369",
        "currency_id": 982000000000190,
        "customer_id": "903000000000099",
        "task_name": "Painting",
        "project_name": "Furniture Manufacturing",
        "customer_name": "Sujin Kumar",
        "billed_hours": "12:06",
        "log_time": "13:06",
        "un_billed_hours": "01:00"
    }
}

Get a task

Get the details of a task.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.projects.READ

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695"
type: GET
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
]
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("GET", "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "task": {
        "project_id": "90300000072369",
        "project_name": "Furniture Manufacturing",
        "task_id": "90300000072369",
        "task_name": "Painting",
        "description": "",
        "rate": 3,
        "status": "active",
        "is_billable": true
    }
}

Delete Task

Delete a task added to a project.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.projects.DELETE

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695"
type: DELETE
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
]
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695")
  .delete(null)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("DELETE", "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "DELETE",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/projects/90300000072369/tasks/90300000072369?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The task has been deleted successfully."
}