Update Task

TypeScript

import { PeriskopeApi } from '@periskope/periskope-client';

const client = new PeriskopeApi({
  authToken: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
});

async function main() {
  const response = await client.tasks.updateTask({
    task_id: 'task-aaaaaaaaaaaa',
    title: 'Call back the customer about the renewal quote',
  });
  console.log(response);
}

main();

curl -X PATCH 'https://api.periskope.app/v1/tasks/task-aaaaaaaaaaaa' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "title": "Call back the customer about the renewal quote"
  }'

{
  "task_id": "task-aaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "title": "Call back the customer about the renewal quote",
  "type": "message",
  "status": "open",
  "priority": 2,
  "assignee": "user@example.com",
  "created_by": "api",
  "last_updated_by": "api",
  "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "due_date": "2026-01-20T17:00:00.000Z",
  "remind_at": "2026-01-20T09:00:00.000Z",
  "notes": "Customer prefers a call after 3pm IST",
  "chat_id": "120363000000000000@g.us",
  "association": {
    "type": "message",
    "chat_id": "120363000000000000@g.us",
    "message_id": "false_120363000000000000@g.us_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    "ticket_id": "ACM-042"
  },
  "completed_metadata": {
    "completed_at": "2026-01-21T10:15:00.000Z",
    "completed_by": "user@example.com"
  }
}

{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED_ERROR",
  "message": "Invalid bearer auth token",
  "status": 401
}

{
  "code": "NOT_FOUND_ERROR",
  "message": "No task matches task_id",
  "status": 404
}

{
  "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
  "message": "Request validation failed",
  "status": 422,
  "fields": {
    "body.chat_id": {
      "message": "chat_id is required"
    }
  }
}

{
  "code": "RATE_LIMIT_ERROR",
  "message": "You can only make 100 requests per second",
  "status": 429
}

{
  "code": "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
  "message": "Internal server error",
  "status": 500
}

TypeScript

import { PeriskopeApi } from '@periskope/periskope-client';

const client = new PeriskopeApi({
  authToken: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
});

async function main() {
  const response = await client.tasks.updateTask({
    task_id: 'task-aaaaaaaaaaaa',
    title: 'Call back the customer about the renewal quote',
  });
  console.log(response);
}

main();

curl -X PATCH 'https://api.periskope.app/v1/tasks/task-aaaaaaaaaaaa' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "title": "Call back the customer about the renewal quote"
  }'

{
  "task_id": "task-aaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "title": "Call back the customer about the renewal quote",
  "type": "message",
  "status": "open",
  "priority": 2,
  "assignee": "user@example.com",
  "created_by": "api",
  "last_updated_by": "api",
  "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "due_date": "2026-01-20T17:00:00.000Z",
  "remind_at": "2026-01-20T09:00:00.000Z",
  "notes": "Customer prefers a call after 3pm IST",
  "chat_id": "120363000000000000@g.us",
  "association": {
    "type": "message",
    "chat_id": "120363000000000000@g.us",
    "message_id": "false_120363000000000000@g.us_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    "ticket_id": "ACM-042"
  },
  "completed_metadata": {
    "completed_at": "2026-01-21T10:15:00.000Z",
    "completed_by": "user@example.com"
  }
}

{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED_ERROR",
  "message": "Invalid bearer auth token",
  "status": 401
}

{
  "code": "NOT_FOUND_ERROR",
  "message": "No task matches task_id",
  "status": 404
}

{
  "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
  "message": "Request validation failed",
  "status": 422,
  "fields": {
    "body.chat_id": {
      "message": "chat_id is required"
    }
  }
}

{
  "code": "RATE_LIMIT_ERROR",
  "message": "You can only make 100 requests per second",
  "status": 429
}

{
  "code": "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
  "message": "Internal server error",
  "status": 500
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Your Periskope API token, sent as Authorization: Bearer <token>. Generate one from the Periskope dashboard under Settings → API & Webhooks. API access requires an active Pro or Enterprise plan.

Path Parameters

task_id

string

required

Unique id of the task (task-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx), returned when the task was created

Minimum string length: 1

Example:

"task-aaaaaaaaaaaa"

Body

application/json

title

string

New title of the task, up to 500 characters. Cannot be null or empty.

Required string length: 1 - 500

Example:

"Call back the customer about the renewal quote"

status

enum<string> | null

New status of the task: 'open', 'inprogress' or 'closed' (null is treated as 'open'). Moving the task to 'closed' records completed_metadata with the completion time and actor; moving it out of 'closed' clears it.

Available options:

open,

inprogress,

closed,

null

Example:

"closed"

priority

integer | null

New priority of the task: 1 (low), 2 (medium) or 3 (high). Accepts a number or a numeric string; null resets the priority to 1.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 3

Example:

3

assignee

string | null

Email of the workspace member to reassign the task to. Must match an existing member of the workspace. Pass null to unassign the task.

Example:

"user@example.com"

due_date

string | null

New due date, as an ISO 8601 timestamp (other common date formats are accepted and normalized to UTC ISO 8601). Pass null to clear the due date.

Example:

"2026-01-20T17:00:00Z"

notes

string | null

New notes for the task. Pass null to clear them.

Example:

"Customer prefers a call after 3pm IST"

remind_at

string | null

New reminder time, as an ISO 8601 timestamp (other common date formats are accepted and normalized to UTC ISO 8601). Pass null to clear the reminder.

Example:

"2026-01-20T09:00:00Z"

last_updated_by

string | null

Email of the workspace member to record as the author of this update. Must match an existing member of the workspace. Defaults to "api".

Example:

"user@example.com"

Response

The updated task

A task in the workspace. Tasks are either standalone to-dos (type: todo) or linked to a chat, message or ticket via association. Tasks belong to the workspace as a whole, not to a specific phone.

task_id

string

Unique id of the task (task-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). Use this value as the task_id path parameter when fetching or updating the task.

Example:

"task-aaaaaaaaaaaa"

title

string

Title of the task, up to 500 characters

Example:

"Call back the customer about the renewal quote"

type

enum<string>

Kind of task: 'todo' for a standalone task, or 'chat', 'message' or 'ticket' for a task linked to that object. Immutable after creation.

Available options:

todo,

chat,

message,

ticket

Example:

"message"

status

enum<string>

Lifecycle status of the task: 'open', 'inprogress' or 'closed'

Available options:

open,

inprogress,

closed

Example:

"open"

priority

integer

Priority of the task: 1 (low), 2 (medium) or 3 (high)

Example:

2

assignee

string

Email of the workspace member the task is assigned to. null when the task is unassigned.

Example:

"user@example.com"

created_by

string

Who created the task: a member's email, or "api" when created via the API without a created_by

Example:

"api"

last_updated_by

string

Who last changed the task: a member's email, or "api" for API changes without a last_updated_by

Example:

"api"

created_at

string

When the task was created, as an ISO 8601 timestamp

Example:

"2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z"

last_updated_at

string

When the task was last updated, as an ISO 8601 timestamp

Example:

"2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z"

due_date

string

When the task is due, as an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp. null when no due date is set.

Example:

"2026-01-20T17:00:00.000Z"

remind_at

string

When a reminder for the task fires, as an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp. null when no reminder is set.

Example:

"2026-01-20T09:00:00.000Z"

notes

string

Free-form notes on the task. null when none were set.

Example:

"Customer prefers a call after 3pm IST"

chat_id

string

Id of the chat the task is linked to (directly, or through its message or ticket). null for todo tasks.

Example:

"120363000000000000@g.us"

association

object

The chat, message or ticket the task is linked to. null for todo tasks.

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completed_metadata

object

Completion details, recorded when the task moves to status 'closed' and cleared when it is reopened. null while the task is open or inprogress.

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Path Parameters

Body

Response