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Asana Status Updates API

The Asana Status Updates API allows users to retrieve and update the status of tasks and projects within the Asana platform. This API enables developers to programmatically interact with the status updates feature in Asana, allowing for real-time tracking and monitoring of project progress. Users can send status updates, set due dates, and assign tasks all through the API, providing a streamlined and efficient way to manage and communicate project updates within the Asana platform.

Asana Status Updates 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 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 11 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.

4 operations 2 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE2 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
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Asana Status Updates 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 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Status Updates 4

A status update is an update on the progress of a particular object, and is sent out to all followers when created. These updates include both text describing the update and a sta…

GET
/status_updates/{status_update_gid}
Asana Get a status update
getStatus 3 params → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/status_updates/{status_update_gid}
Asana Delete a status update
deleteStatus 2 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/status_updates
Asana Get status updates from an object
getStatusesForObject 6 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/status_updates
Asana Create a status update
createStatusForObject 4 params body → 201400401403404500

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StatusUpdateCompact (4 properties), Error (3 properties), UserCompact (3 properties), ProjectCompact (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
StatusUpdateResponse
StatusUpdateBase
Error
object
3 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
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.
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
UserCompact
object
A user object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
3 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
StatusUpdateRequest

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

asana-status-updates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Asana Goals API
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