# Create Task Assignment — Harvest

> Assign a task to a project. Use Get Projects to find a project ID and List Tasks to find a task ID. Example: call with projectId set to the Jurassic Park Construction project's ID and taskId set to the Genetics Research task's ID to put…

- Key: `harvest-create-task-assignment`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: Harvest (`harvest`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/harvest.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/harvest/actions/create-task-assignment
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/harvest/actions/create-task-assignment/create-task-assignment.mjs

## Description

Assign a task to a project. Use **Get Projects** to find a project ID and **List Tasks** to find a task ID. Example: call with projectId set to the Jurassic Park Construction project's ID and taskId set to the Genetics Research task's ID to put that task on the project. [See the documentation](https://help.getharvest.com/api-v2/projects-api/projects/task-assignments/#create-a-task-assignment).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `accountId` | `string` | Yes | Your Harvest account ID, e.g. 1234567. Run List Account ID Options to find it. |
| `projectId` | `string` | Yes | Free-form project ID, e.g. 14308069. Run Get Projects first to find valid IDs. |
| `taskId` | `string` | Yes | Free-form task ID, e.g. 1467097. Run List Tasks first to find valid IDs. |
| `isActive` | `boolean` | No | Whether the task assignment is active. |
| `billable` | `boolean` | No | Whether the task assignment is billable. |
| `hourlyRate` | `string` | No | Rate used when the project's bill_by is Tasks, decimal, e.g. 150 or 150.00. Run Get Task Assignment to see the current rate. |
| `budget` | `string` | No | Budget used when the project's budget_by is task or task_fees, decimal, e.g. 5000 or 5000.00. Run Get Task Assignment to see the current budget. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "harvest",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "harvest-create-task-assignment",
  arguments: {
    accountId: "Account ID",
    projectId: "Project ID",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "harvest-create-task-assignment",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    harvest: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    accountId: "Account ID",
    projectId: "Project ID",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "harvest-create-task-assignment",
    "configured_props": {
      "harvest": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "accountId": "Account ID",
      "projectId": "Project ID"
    }
  }'
```

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