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Asana Custom Fields API

The Asana Custom Fields API allows developers to create and manage custom fields within Asana, a popular project management tool. With this API, users can define custom fields that are specific to their organization's needs, such as tracking budgets, deadlines, or project statuses. These custom fields can be added to tasks, projects, and portfolios within Asana, providing users with greater flexibility and control over their project data.

Asana Custom Fields API is one of 55 APIs that Asana publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 8 operations across 6 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://app.asana.com/api/1.0.

8 operations 6 paths 9 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET3 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Server
https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Asana Custom Fields API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (personalAccessToken). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • personalAccessToken — A personal access token for the Asana API.
  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 3 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Custom Fields 8

Manage custom field metadata and values.

POST
/custom_fields
Asana Create a custom field
createCustomField 1 param body → 201400401403500
GET
/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}
Asana Get a custom field
getCustomField 3 params → 200400401403404500
PUT
/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}
Asana Update a custom field
updateCustomField 3 params body → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}
Asana Delete a custom field
deleteCustomField 3 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/workspaces/{workspace_gid}/custom_fields
Asana Get a workspace's custom fields
getCustomFieldsForWorkspace 7 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options
Asana Create an enum option
createEnumOptionForCustomField 3 params body → 201400401403404500
POST
/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options/insert
Asana Reorder a custom field's enum
insertEnumOptionForCustomField 3 params body → 200400401403404500
PUT
/enum_options/{enum_option_gid}
Asana Update an enum option
updateEnumOption 3 params body → 200400401403404500

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CustomFieldResponse (10 properties), CustomFieldRequest (6 properties), EnumOption (5 properties), CustomFieldCompact (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CustomFieldRequest
object
6 properties
Error
object
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Sadly, sometimes requests to the API are not successful. Failures can occur for a wide range of reasons. In all cases, the API should return an HTTP Status Cod…
1 property
EnumOption
object
Enum options are the possible values which an enum custom field can adopt. An enum custom field must contain at least 1 enum option but no more than 500. You c…
5 properties
CustomFieldCompact
object
5 properties
EnumOptionRequest
EnumOptionBase
CustomFieldResponse
object
10 properties
EnumOptionInsertRequest
object
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

asana-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Asana publishes across the network.

Asana Allocations API
Asana Attachments API
Asana Enum Options API
Asana Events API
Asana Goal Relationships API
Asana Goals API
Asana Jobs API
Asana Memberships API
Asana Organization Exports API
Asana Portfolios API
Asana Project Templates API
Asana Projects API
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