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Asana Project Templates API

The Asana Project Templates API is a tool that allows users to access and utilize pre-designed project templates within the Asana platform. With this API, users can easily create and customize project plans and processes by selecting templates that align with their specific needs and goals. This simplifies the project planning and management process by providing a framework for organizing tasks, setting deadlines, and tracking progress.

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Asana Project Templates 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 5 operations across 4 paths, and defines 19 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.

5 operations 4 paths 19 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET1 POST

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 Project Templates 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 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Project Templates 5

A project template is an object that allows new projects to be created with a predefined setup, which may include tasks, sections, rules, etc. It simplifies the process of running…

GET
/project_templates/{project_template_gid}
Asana Get a project template
getProjectTemplate 3 params → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/project_templates/{project_template_gid}
Asana Delete a project template
deleteProjectTemplate 2 params → 200400401402403404500
GET
/project_templates
Asana Get multiple project templates
getProjectTemplates 6 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/teams/{team_gid}/project_templates
Asana Get a team's project templates
getProjectTemplatesForTeam 5 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/project_templates/{project_template_gid}/instantiateProject
Asana Instantiate a project from a project template
instantiateProject 3 params body → 201400401403404500

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are JobCompact (7 properties), ProjectTemplateInstantiateProjectRequest (7 properties), TaskCompact (5 properties), NextPage (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

NextPage
object
Conditional. This property is only present when a limit query parameter is provided in the request. When making a paginated request, the API will return a numb…
3 properties
JobResponse
DateVariableRequest
object
2 properties
ProjectTemplateResponse
Error
object
3 properties
JobBase
JobCompact
object
A job is an object representing a process that handles asynchronous work.
7 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
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
EmptyResponse
object
An empty object. Some endpoints do not return an object on success. The success is conveyed through a 2-- status code and returning an empty object.
ProjectTemplateCompact
object
A project template is an object that allows new projects to be created with a predefined setup, which may include tasks, sections, Rules, etc. It simplifies th…
3 properties
TaskCompact
object
The task is the basic object around which many operations in Asana are centered.
5 properties
ProjectCompact
object
A project represents a prioritized list of tasks in Asana or a board with columns of tasks represented as cards. It exists in a single workspace or organizatio…
3 properties
DateVariableCompact
object
3 properties
ProjectTemplateInstantiateProjectRequest
object
7 properties 1 required
UserCompact
object
A user object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
3 properties
RequestedRoleRequest
object
2 properties
ProjectTemplateBase
TemplateRole
object
A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

asana-project-templates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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