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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML
' The following XML is sent in the request body.
' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
' <task>
' <title>Updatetitle Task for a project</title>
' <description>Learning Tasks update API</description>
' <start-date>2021-11-22T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>
' <percentage>0</percentage>
' <linkable-id>15</linkable-id>
' <linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>
' <linkable>
' <id>15</id>
' </linkable>
' </task>
'
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "task"
xml.UpdateChildContent("title","Updatetitle Task for a project")
xml.UpdateChildContent("description","Learning Tasks update API")
xml.UpdateChildContent("start-date","2021-11-22T00:00:00-08:00")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("percentage",0)
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("linkable-id",15)
xml.UpdateChildContent("linkable-type","Project")
xml.UpdateChildContentInt("linkable|id",15)
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("PUT","[""id""]}]",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
Curl Command
curl -X PUT
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<task>
<title>Updatetitle Task for a project</title>
<description>Learning Tasks update API</description>
<start-date>2021-11-22T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>
<percentage>0</percentage>
<linkable-id>15</linkable-id>
<linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>
<linkable>
<id>15</id>
</linkable>
</task>'
https://domain.com/projects/:project_id/tasks/:task_id?fields=["id","created_at","updated_at","title","description","status","owner_id","due_date","start_date","duration","percentage","linkable_type","linkable_id",{ "owner": [ "id"]},{ "resolved_by": [ "id"]},{ "linkable": ["id","created_at","updated_at","name","active","open","description","mention_name","start_date","external_reference_number","end_date","commodity_id","status",{"template_group":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"category": ["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"department":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"users": ["id","email",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"commodity":["id","name",{"custom_fields": {}}]},{"custom_fields": {}}]},{ "created_by": [ "id"]},{ "updated_by": ["id"]}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Update existing Task",
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<task>\n <title>Updatetitle Task for a project</title>\n <description>Learning Tasks update API</description>\n <start-date>2021-11-22T00:00:00-08:00</start-date>\n <percentage>0</percentage>\n <linkable-id>15</linkable-id>\n <linkable-type>Project</linkable-type>\n <linkable>\n <id>15</id>\n </linkable>\n</task>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/projects/:project_id/tasks/:task_id?fields=[\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"title\",\"description\",\"status\",\"owner_id\",\"due_date\",\"start_date\",\"duration\",\"percentage\",\"linkable_type\",\"linkable_id\",{ \"owner\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"resolved_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"linkable\": [\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"name\",\"active\",\"open\",\"description\",\"mention_name\",\"start_date\",\"external_reference_number\",\"end_date\",\"commodity_id\",\"status\",{\"template_group\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"category\": [\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"department\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"users\": [\"id\",\"email\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"commodity\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{ \"created_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"updated_by\": [\"id\"]}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"projects",
":project_id",
"tasks",
":task_id"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"title\",\"description\",\"status\",\"owner_id\",\"due_date\",\"start_date\",\"duration\",\"percentage\",\"linkable_type\",\"linkable_id\",{ \"owner\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"resolved_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"linkable\": [\"id\",\"created_at\",\"updated_at\",\"name\",\"active\",\"open\",\"description\",\"mention_name\",\"start_date\",\"external_reference_number\",\"end_date\",\"commodity_id\",\"status\",{\"template_group\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"category\": [\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"department\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"users\": [\"id\",\"email\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"commodity\":[\"id\",\"name\",{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{\"custom_fields\": {}}]},{ \"created_by\": [ \"id\"]},{ \"updated_by\": [\"id\"]}]"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "project_id",
"value": "15"
},
{
"key": "task_id",
"value": "845"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}