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Update task assignment

put

https://api.box.com/2.0

/task_assignments/:task_assignment_id

Updates a task assignment. This endpoint can be used to update the state of a task assigned to a user.

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Request

authorizationbearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]

content-typeapplication/json

Path Parameters

task_assignment_id stringin pathrequired

example12345

The ID of the task assignment.

Request Body

message stringin bodyoptional

example"Looks good to me"

An optional message by the assignee that can be added to the task.

resolution_state stringin bodyoptional

example"completed"

The state of the task assigned to the user.

For a task with an action value of complete this can be incomplete or completed.
For a task with an action of review this can be incomplete, approved, or rejected.

Value is one of completed,incomplete,approved,rejected

Response

200application/jsonTask assignment

Returns the updated task assignment object.

400application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if a resolution state is incompatible with the action type of the task.

404application/jsonClient error

Returns an error when the task assignment could not be found or the user does not have access to the file the task is assigned to.

defaultapplication/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

put

Update task assignment

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Request Example

cURL

curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/task_assignments/12345" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -H "content-type: application/json" \
     -d '{
       "message": "New message",
       "resolution_state": "completed"
     }'

TypeScript Gen

await client.taskAssignments.updateTaskAssignmentById(taskAssignment.id!, {
  requestBody: {
    message: 'updated message',
    resolutionState:
      'approved' as UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBodyResolutionStateField,
  } satisfies UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBody,
} satisfies UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdOptionalsInput);

Python Gen

client.task_assignments.update_task_assignment_by_id(
    task_assignment.id,
    message="updated message",
    resolution_state=UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdResolutionState.APPROVED.value,
)

.NET Gen

await client.TaskAssignments.UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdAsync(taskAssignmentId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(taskAssignment.Id), requestBody: new UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBody() { Message = "updated message", ResolutionState = UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBodyResolutionStateField.Approved });

Swift Gen (Beta)

try await client.taskAssignments.updateTaskAssignmentById(taskAssignmentId: taskAssignment.id!, requestBody: UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBody(message: "updated message", resolutionState: UpdateTaskAssignmentByIdRequestBodyResolutionStateField.approved))

Java

String assignmentID = "12345";
BoxTaskAssignment taskAssignment = new BoxTaskAssignment(api, assignmentID);
BoxTaskAssignment.Info info = taskAssignment.getInfo();
info.setResolutionState(BoxTaskAssignment.ResolutionState.APPROVED);
taskAssignment.updateInfo(info);

Python

from boxsdk.object.task_assignment import ResolutionState
updated_task = {'resolution_state': ResolutionState.APPROVED}
updated_assignment = client.task_assignment(assignment_id='12345').update_info(data=updated_task)
print(f'Assignment ID is {updated_assignment.id} and resolution state is {updated_assignment.resolution_state}')

.NET

var requestParams = new BoxTaskAssignmentUpdateRequest()
{
    Id = "12345",
    ResolutionState = ResolutionStateType.approved
};
BoxTaskAssignment updatedAssignment = await client.TasksManager.UpdateTaskAssignmentAsync(requestParams);

Node

// Complete a task
client.tasks.updateAssignment(
	'12345',
	{
		message: 'Done!',
		resolution_state: client.tasks.resolutionStates.COMPLETE
	})
	.then(assignment => {
		/* assignment -> {
			type: 'task_assignment',
			id: '12345',
			item: 
			{ type: 'file',
				id: '33333',
				sequence_id: '0',
				etag: '0',
				sha1: '7840095ee096ee8297676a138d4e316eabb3ec96',
				name: 'script.js' },
			assigned_to: 
			{ type: 'user',
				id: '22222',
				name: 'Sample Assignee',
				login: 'assignee@exmaple.com' },
			message: 'Done!',
			completed_at: null,
			assigned_at: '2013-05-10T11:43:41-07:00',
			reminded_at: null,
			resolution_state: 'complete',
			assigned_by: 
			{ type: 'user',
				id: '33333',
				name: 'Example User',
				login: 'user@example.com' } }
		*/
	});

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "task_assignment",
  "assigned_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "assigned_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "assigned_to": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "completed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "item": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "file",
    "etag": "1",
    "file_version": {
      "id": "12345",
      "type": "file_version",
      "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
    },
    "name": "Contract.pdf",
    "sequence_id": "3",
    "sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37"
  },
  "message": "Please review",
  "reminded_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "resolution_state": "incomplete"
}