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Asana Goals API

The Asana Goals API is a powerful tool that allows developers to programmatically interact with and manipulate goals within the Asana platform. By utilizing the API, users can create, update, and track progress on goals, as well as set key results and milestones to measure success. This enables teams to align on business objectives, monitor performance, and adjust strategies as needed.

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Asana Goals 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 10 operations across 7 paths, and defines 16 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.

10 operations 7 paths 16 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET5 POST1 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
Contact
Asana Support
License
Apache 2.0
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Asana Goals 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 10

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 5 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Goals 10

Manage goals in the goal-tracking system.

GET
/goals
Asana Get goals
getGoals 8 params → 200400401403500
POST
/goals
Asana Create a goal
createGoal 1 param body → 201400401403500
GET
/goals/{goal_gid}
Asana Get a goal
getGoal 3 params → 200400401403404500
PUT
/goals/{goal_gid}
Asana Update a goal
updateGoal 3 params body → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/goals/{goal_gid}
Asana Delete a goal
deleteGoal 3 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/goals/{goal_gid}/addFollowers
Asana Add a collaborator to a goal
addFollowersForGoal 3 params body → 200400401403404500
POST
/goals/{goal_gid}/removeFollowers
Asana Remove a collaborator from a goal
removeFollowersForGoal 3 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/goals/{goal_gid}/parentGoals
Asana Get parent goals from a goal
getParentGoalsForGoal 3 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/goals/{goal_gid}/setMetric
Asana Create a goal metric
createGoalMetric 3 params body → 200400401402403404500
POST
/goals/{goal_gid}/setMetricCurrentValue
Asana Update a goal metric
updateGoalMetric 3 params body → 200400401402403404500

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GoalResponse (16 properties), GoalMetricBase (12 properties), GoalRequest (11 properties), GoalBase (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GoalBase
object
A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
9 properties
GoalMetricRequest
GoalResponse_2
Error
object
3 properties
GoalResponse
object
16 properties
Like
object
An object to represent a user's like.
2 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
GoalMetricCurrentValueRequest
object
A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
3 properties
TeamCompact
object
A team is used to group related projects and people together within an organization. Each project in an organization is associated with a team.
3 properties
TimePeriodCompact
object
A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
6 properties
UserCompact
object
A user object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
3 properties
GoalMetricBase
object
A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
12 properties
StatusUpdateCompact
object
A status update is an update on the progress of a particular project, portfolio, or goal, and is sent out to all of its parent's followers when created. These…
4 properties
GoalRequest
object
11 properties
WorkspaceCompact
object
A workspace is the highest-level organizational unit in Asana. All projects and tasks have an associated workspace.
3 properties
GoalCompact
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

asana-goals-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
asana:asana-goals-api
Server
https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
Docs
https://developers.asana.com/
Provider
Asana
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