clickup_create_task
Create task
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WRITE: create a new task in a list. name is required; the list is the {list_id} path param, not a body field. ClickUp REST: POST /list/{list_id}/task.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| list_id | string | yes | The list id to create the task in (path param, not body). |
| name | string | yes | The task name (required). |
| description | string | no | The task description / body text. |
| assignees | array | no | User ids to assign the task to (numeric). |
| status | string | no | Status name (must be a valid status in the list). |
| priority | integer | no | Task priority: 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Normal, 4=Low. |
| due_date | integer | no | Due date as Unix time in ms. |
| due_date_time | boolean | no | Whether due_date carries a time component (else date-only). |
| start_date | integer | no | Start date as Unix time in ms. |
| tags | array | no | Tag names to attach. |
| parent | string | no | Parent task id — set to create this task as a subtask. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"list_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The list id to create the task in (path param, not body)."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The task name (required)."
},
"description": {
"description": "The task description / body text.",
"type": "string"
},
"assignees": {
"description": "User ids to assign the task to (numeric).",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
},
"status": {
"description": "Status name (must be a valid status in the list).",
"type": "string"
},
"priority": {
"description": "Task priority: 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Normal, 4=Low.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 4
},
"due_date": {
"description": "Due date as Unix time in ms.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"due_date_time": {
"description": "Whether due_date carries a time component (else date-only).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"start_date": {
"description": "Start date as Unix time in ms.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"tags": {
"description": "Tag names to attach.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"parent": {
"description": "Parent task id — set to create this task as a subtask.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"list_id",
"name"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}