clickup_update_task
Update task
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WRITE: update fields on an existing task. Only the fields you pass are changed. ClickUp REST: PUT /task/{task_id}.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| task_id | string | yes | The task id to update (path param, not body). |
| name | string | no | New task name. |
| description | string | no | New task description / body text. |
| status | string | no | New status name (must be valid for 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. |
| archived | boolean | no | Archive (true) or unarchive (false) the task. |
| parent | string | no | Parent task id (re-parent as a subtask). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"task_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The task id to update (path param, not body)."
},
"name": {
"description": "New task name.",
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"description": "New task description / body text.",
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"description": "New status name (must be valid for 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
},
"archived": {
"description": "Archive (true) or unarchive (false) the task.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"parent": {
"description": "Parent task id (re-parent as a subtask).",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"task_id"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}