update_task
Update a task
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MUTATES Parabol data: update an existing task. Required: id. Optionally change content (stringified TipTap JSON), status, assignee (userId), or sortOrder. Only included fields change. Parabol GraphQL: updateTask(updatedTask, area). Requires TASKS_WRITE.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | The task id (required). |
| content | string | no | New rich-text content as a stringified TipTap/ProseMirror JSON document. |
| status | string | no | New status (TaskStatusEnum). |
| userId | string | no | Reassign the task to this user id. |
| sortOrder | number | no | New sort order (Float). |
| area | string | no | Optional AreaEnum context. |
| fields | object | no | Additional documented GraphQL input fields to send verbatim in this mutation's input (merged OVER the typed fields above). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The task id (required)."
},
"content": {
"description": "New rich-text content as a stringified TipTap/ProseMirror JSON document.",
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"description": "New status (TaskStatusEnum).",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"active",
"stuck",
"done",
"future"
]
},
"userId": {
"description": "Reassign the task to this user id.",
"type": "string"
},
"sortOrder": {
"description": "New sort order (Float).",
"type": "number"
},
"area": {
"description": "Optional AreaEnum context.",
"type": "string"
},
"fields": {
"description": "Additional documented GraphQL input fields to send verbatim in this mutation's input (merged OVER the typed fields above).",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}