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Asana Stories API

*See [our forum post](https://forum.asana.com/t/no-more-parsing-story-text-new-fields-on-stories/42924) for more info on when conditional fields are returned.*A story represents an activity associated with an object in the Asana system. Stories are generated by the system whenever users take actions such as creating or assigning tasks, or moving tasks between projects. "Comments" are also a form of user-generated story.

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

Tagged areas include Stories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 18 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 2 paths 18 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

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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 Stories 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 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Stories 5

See [our forum post](https://forum.asana.com/t/no-more-parsing-story-text-new-fields-on-stories/42924) for more info on when conditional fields are returned. A story represents an…

GET
/stories/{story_gid}
Asana Get a story
getStory 3 params → 200400401403404500
PUT
/stories/{story_gid}
Asana Update a story
updateStory 3 params body → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/stories/{story_gid}
Asana Delete a story
deleteStory 2 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/tasks/{task_gid}/stories
Asana Get stories from a task
getStoriesForTask 5 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/tasks/{task_gid}/stories
Asana Create a story on a task
createStoryForTask 3 params body → 201400401403404500

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CustomFieldCompact (16 properties), StoryBase (8 properties), Preview (8 properties), StoryCompact (6 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
SectionCompact
object
A section is a subdivision of a project that groups tasks together. It can either be a header above a list of tasks in a list view or a column in a board view…
3 properties
Preview
object
A collection of rich text that will be displayed as a preview to another app. This is read-only except for a small group of whitelisted apps.
8 properties
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
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
TagCompact
object
A tag is a label that can be attached to any task in Asana. It exists in a single workspace or organization.
3 properties
StoryResponse
StoryCompact
object
A story represents an activity associated with an object in the Asana system.
6 properties
CustomFieldCompact
object
Custom Fields store the metadata that is used in order to add user-specified information to tasks in Asana. Be sure to reference the [custom fields](/reference…
16 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.
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
TaskCompact
object
The task is the basic object around which many operations in Asana are centered.
5 properties
StoryBase
object
A story represents an activity associated with an object in the Asana system.
8 properties
UserCompact
object
A user object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
3 properties
StoryResponseDates
object
Conditional
3 properties
StoryRequest

Specification

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Source

asana-stories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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