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Get task assignment

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/task_assignments/:task_assignment_id

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Retrieves information about a task assignment.

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Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The ID of the task assignment.

Response

application/jsonTask assignment

Returns a task assignment, specifying who the task has been assigned to and by whom.

application/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.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/task_assignments/12345" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.taskAssignments.getTaskAssignmentById(taskAssignment.id!);
Python Gen
client.task_assignments.get_task_assignment_by_id(task_assignment.id)
.NET Gen
await client.TaskAssignments.GetTaskAssignmentByIdAsync(taskAssignmentId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(taskAssignment.Id));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.taskAssignments.getTaskAssignmentById(taskAssignmentId: taskAssignment.id!)
Java Gen (Beta)
client.getTaskAssignments().getTaskAssignmentById(taskAssignment.getId())
Java
String assignmentID = "4256974";
BoxTaskAssignment.Info assignmentInfo = new BoxTaskAssignment(api, assignmentID).getInfo();
Python
assignment= client.task_assignment('12345').get()
print(f'Assignment ID is {assignment.id} and assignment type is {assignment.type}')
.NET
BoxTaskAssignment assignment = await client.TasksManager.GetTaskAssignmentAsync("12345");
Node
client.tasks.getAssignment('12345')
	.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: null,
			completed_at: null,
			assigned_at: '2013-05-10T11:43:41-07:00',
			reminded_at: null,
			resolution_state: 'incomplete',
			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"
}