Update tasks
Update the settings of one or more tasks, such as their due dates or their priority.
For security reasons, you need to perform a Login action before making any other public calls to the WorldServer API. The
sessionId in the response is your session token. Use this token in all the other calls that you make.
Also, make sure that you have the appropriate user type permissions to perform this API call. To view or update your permissions, in WorldServer, go to and then select your user type.
API call
<protocol>://<ws-host>:<ws-port>/ws-api/v2/tasks?token=<sessionId>
Details
- PATCH method
- Content-Type in the header:
application/json - Mandatory parameters: the session token (as a query string parameter or as a key-value pair in the header) and the ID of the task (as part of the JSON request body)
- Optional parameters (in the JSON body): priority, dueDate, expectedDuration, steps, status
Request body example
Response
Error messages
| Message | Status code |
|---|---|
| Request body not sent, or invalid | 400 Bad Request |
| Field "fieldName" is not allowed | 400 Bad Request |
| Resource TASK (ID) is invalid (If the ID of the task is not a valid number.) | 400 Bad Request |
| Priority is invalid (If the priority you entered is not a valid number.) | 400 Bad Request |
| No session token provided or invalid token | 401 Unauthorized |
| Resource TASK (ID) not found | 404 Not Found |