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API Endpoint

Task Lists

Task Lists

The Task list object represents a task list within the project management system. It sits between Boards and Tasks, meaning it belongs to a board and contains multiple tasks.

You can find out more about task lists in our Help documentation: Task lists

Following diagram shows task lists in our data hierarchy:

Task list diagram

Supported filter params

  • id

  • project_id (array)

  • board_id (array)

  • status (active: 1, archived: 2)

Supported relationship filter params

  • board

  • project

GET /api/v2/task_lists
Requestsreturns task lists

GET  /api/v2/task_lists?filter[project_id]=1389

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "308",
      "type": "task_lists",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "task list name",
        "position": null,
        "placement": null,
        "archived_at": null,
        "email_key": "126f5e47405df5445f5b91c0435085f0"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "organization": {
          "data": {
            "type": "organizations",
            "id": "1978"
          }
        },
        "project": {
          "meta": {
            "included": false
          }
        },
        "board": {
          "meta": {
            "included": false
          }
        },
        "folder": {
          "meta": {
            "included": false
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "http://api-test.productive.io/api/v2/task_lists?filter%5Bproject_id%5D=1389&page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=30",
    "last": "http://api-test.productive.io/api/v2/task_lists?filter%5Bproject_id%5D=1389&page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=30"
  },
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "total_pages": 1,
    "total_count": 1,
    "page_size": 30,
    "max_page_size": 200
  }
}

Get task lists
GET/api/v2/task_lists

GET /api/v2/task_lists/1
Requestsreturns task list

GET  /api/v2/task_lists/311

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "311",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "task list name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "87204cb9c4eabd12a0896b4ce03337da"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1980"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Gets a task list
GET/api/v2/task_lists/{id}

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

POST /api/v2/task_lists
Requestscreates task listreturns error

POST  /api/v2/task_lists

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "test name"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "project": {
        "data": {
          "type": "projects",
          "id": "1394"
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "data": {
          "type": "boards",
          "id": "328"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "313",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "test name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "0d4423454694ebd6356c692ade5ff842"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1981"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/task_lists

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": ""
    }
  }
}
Responses422
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "can't be blank",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/name"
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "can't be blank",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/project"
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "can't be blank",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/board"
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "can't be blank",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/folder"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create a task list
POST/api/v2/task_lists

URI Parameters
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name
string (required) Example: Name

name

project_id
number (required) Example: 1

project id

board_id
number (required) Example: 1

board id

PATCH /api/v2/task_lists/1
Requestsupdates task list

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/316

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "new name"
    }
  }
}
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "316",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "new name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "36a86e81e8b600d3bf8d2b03c186151e"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1985"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Update a task list
PATCH/api/v2/task_lists/{id}

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

PATCH /api/v2/task_lists/1/archive
Requestsarchives task list

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/317/archive

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "317",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "task list name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": "2026-01-15T05:21:52.000+01:00",
      "email_key": "0b23191c3a1b792ed65aee3e5d1d4261"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1986"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Archives a task list
PATCH/api/v2/task_lists/{id}/archive

URI Parameters
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id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

PATCH /api/v2/task_lists/1/restore
Requestsrestores task list

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/318/restore

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "318",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Milestone304",
      "position": null,
      "placement": 1010000,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "cf46d0ead4fe84d401502df68930f527"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1987"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Restores a task list
PATCH/api/v2/task_lists/{id}/restore

URI Parameters
HideShow
id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

POST /api/v2/task_lists/copy
Requestscopy from templatecopy from templatecopy from templatecopy from templatecopy from template

POST  /api/v2/task_lists/copy

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "template_id": 319,
      "project_id": 1400,
      "board_id": 334,
      "copy_open_tasks": true,
      "copy_assignees": true
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "320",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "6c478c61c264442276bab3bcf11b2f8a"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1988"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/task_lists/copy

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "template_id": 321,
      "project_id": 1401,
      "folder_id": 335,
      "copy_open_tasks": true,
      "copy_assignees": true
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "322",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "b345b32076d6eac5da885ee15fd6ab61"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1989"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/task_lists/copy

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "template_id": 323,
      "project_id": 1403,
      "board_id": 337,
      "copy_open_tasks": true,
      "copy_assignees": true
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "324",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "fc869db849a446d7616422c97d617a01"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1990"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/task_lists/copy

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "template_id": 325,
      "project_id": 1405,
      "board_id": 339,
      "copy_open_tasks": true,
      "copy_assignees": true
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "327",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "67616619c3c35bd29a4dd130bb72ec24"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1991"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

POST  /api/v2/task_lists/copy

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "template_id": 328,
      "project_id": 1408,
      "board_id": 342,
      "copy_open_tasks": true,
      "copy_assignees": true
    }
  }
}
Responses201
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "330",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "copy task list",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "d751fe4c86627639ea7f86dc5abb847c"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1992"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Copies a task list
POST/api/v2/task_lists/copy

URI Parameters
HideShow
id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

PATCH /api/v2/task_lists/1/move
Requestsmoves task list to new projectreturns errors

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/331/move

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "board_id": 345
    }
  }
}
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "331",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "task list name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": null,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "813c30299308de9aa5b9b58c86687e3e"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1993"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/332/move

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "board_id": "-1"
    }
  }
}
Responses422
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": "422",
      "code": "invalid_attribute",
      "title": "Invalid Attribute",
      "detail": "attribute is invalid",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "data/attributes/board_id"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Moves a task list
PATCH/api/v2/task_lists/{id}/move

URI Parameters
HideShow
id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

PATCH /api/v2/task_lists/1/reposition
Requestsupdates placement

PATCH  /api/v2/task_lists/333/reposition

Headers
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Body
{
  "data": {
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "move_before_id": 334
    }
  }
}
Responses200
Headers
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
Body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "333",
    "type": "task_lists",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "task list name",
      "position": null,
      "placement": 90000,
      "archived_at": null,
      "email_key": "b82648d38d5d731985feadbb13908e66"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "organization": {
        "data": {
          "type": "organizations",
          "id": "1995"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "board": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      },
      "folder": {
        "meta": {
          "included": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Repoisition a task list
PATCH/api/v2/task_lists/{id}/reposition

URI Parameters
HideShow
id
number (required) Example: 1

task list id

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