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Create Task

Creates a task. See docs here
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Workast account once, then configure and run Create Task from your backend or agent.

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: "workast-create-task",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    workast: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    listId: "List/Space ID",
    text: "Text",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Task inputs
Property Type Description
listId List/Space ID string
The list/space ID
Required Dynamic
text Text string
The task main text
Required
description Description string
The task description
Optional
userId Assigned To string
The user ID to assigne to the task
Optional Dynamic
startDate Start Date string
The task start date. E.g. 2022-04-04T08:15Z
Optional
dueDate Due Date string
The task due date. E.g. 2022-04-04T17:30Z
Optional
listPosition List Position integer
The task position within the list
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
workast-create-task
Version
0.0.2
App
Workast
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes