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List task assignments

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/tasks/:task_id/assignments

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

Lists all of the assignments for a given task.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The ID of the task.

Response

application/jsonTask assignments

Returns a collection of task assignment defining what task on a file has been assigned to which users and by who.

application/jsonClient error

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

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the task assignment ID was omitted in the request.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/tasks/12345/assignments" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.taskAssignments.getTaskAssignments(task.id!);
Python Gen
client.task_assignments.get_task_assignments(task.id)
.NET Gen
await client.TaskAssignments.GetTaskAssignmentsAsync(taskId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(task.Id));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.taskAssignments.getTaskAssignments(taskId: task.id!)
Java Gen (Beta)
client.getTaskAssignments().getTaskAssignments(task.getId())
Java
BoxTask task = new BoxTask(api, "id");
task.getAssignments();
.NET
BoxCollection<BoxTaskAssignment> assignments = await client.TasksManager
    .GetAssignmentsAsync(taskId: "11111");
Node
client.tasks.getAssignments('11111')
	.then(assignments => {
		/* assignments -> {
			total_count: 1,
			entries: 
			[ { type: 'task_assignment',
				id: '22222',
				item: 
					{ type: 'file',
					id: '44444',
					sequence_id: '0',
					etag: '0',
					sha1: '0bbd79a105c504f99573e3799756debba4c760cd',
					name: 'box-logo.png' },
				assigned_to: 
					{ type: 'user',
					id: '33333',
					name: 'Example User',
					login: 'user@example.com' } } ] }
		*/
	});

Response Example

{
  "entries": [
    {
      "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",
      "id": "11446498",
      "item": {
        "etag": "1",
        "id": "12345",
        "type": "file",
        "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",
      "type": "task_assignment"
    }
  ],
  "total_count": 100
}