| title | Create todoTask |
|---|---|
| description | Create a new task object in a specified todoTaskList. |
| author | avijityadav |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | outlook |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
| ms.date | 04/04/2024 |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Create a new task object in a specified todoTaskList.
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POST /me/todo/lists/{todoTaskListId}/tasks
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/todo/lists/{todoTaskListId}/tasks| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the todoTask object.
The following table lists the properties that are required when you create the todoTask.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | String | Unique identifier for the task. By default, this value changes when the item is moved from one list to another. |
| body | itemBody | The task body that typically contains information about the task. |
| categories | String collection | The categories associated with the task. Each category corresponds to the displayName property of an outlookCategory that the user has defined. |
| completedDateTime | dateTimeTimeZone | The date in the specified time zone that the task was finished. |
| dueDateTime | dateTimeTimeZone | The date in the specified time zone that the task is to be finished. |
| importance | importance | The importance of the task. The possible values are: low, normal, high. |
| isReminderOn | Boolean | Set to true if an alert is set to remind the user of the task. |
| recurrence | patternedRecurrence | The recurrence pattern for the task. |
| reminderDateTime | dateTimeTimeZone | The date and time for a reminder alert of the task to occur. |
| startDateTime | dateTimeTimeZone | The date in the specified time zone at which the task is scheduled to start. |
| status | taskStatus | Indicates the state or progress of the task. The possible values are: notStarted, inProgress, completed, waitingOnOthers, deferred. |
| title | String | A brief description of the task. |
| createdDateTime | DateTimeOffset | The date and time when the task was created. By default, it is in UTC. You can provide a custom time zone in the request header. The property value uses ISO 8601 format. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2020 would look like this: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'. |
| lastModifiedDateTime | DateTimeOffset | The date and time when the task was last modified. By default, it is in UTC. You can provide a custom time zone in the request header. The property value uses ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2020 would look like this: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'. |
| bodyLastModifiedDateTime | DateTimeOffset | The date and time when the task was last modified. By default, it is in UTC. You can provide a custom time zone in the request header. The property value uses ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2020 would look like this: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'. |
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a todoTask object in the response body.
The following example creates a todoTask in the specified task list, and includes a linkedResource.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS0yMDkyLWVjMzYtM/tasks
Content-Type: application/json
{
"title":"A new task",
"categories": ["Important"],
"linkedResources":[
{
"webUrl":"http://microsoft.com",
"applicationName":"Microsoft",
"displayName":"Microsoft"
}
]
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Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.etag":"W/\"xzyPKP0BiUGgld+lMKXwbQAAnBoTIw==\"",
"importance":"low",
"isReminderOn":false,
"status":"notStarted",
"title":"A new task",
"createdDateTime":"2020-08-18T09:03:05.8339192Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime":"2020-08-18T09:03:06.0827766Z",
"categories": ["Important"],
"id":"AlMKXwbQAAAJws6wcAAAA=",
"body":{
"content":"",
"contentType":"text"
},
"linkedResources":[
{
"id":"f9cddce2-dce2-f9cd-e2dc-cdf9e2dccdf9",
"webUrl":"http://microsoft.com",
"applicationName":"Microsoft",
"displayName":"Microsoft"
}
]
}