Tasks API

Manage tasks, assignments, and automated workflows in your organization.

List Tasks

Get a paginated list of all tasks.

GET /tasks

curl --location GET \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN"

Example Response

Status: 200

{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "10265263-b1ed-4ddc-82a2-a59aee882840",
            "assignee": {
                "id": "98dcb717-al70-4c89-8246-0bb026wc215b",
                "name": "Jaana Manana"
            },
            "completed_at": "2024-04-13T08:20:41+00:00",
            "completion_summary": "",
            "created_at": "2024-04-13T07:51:50+00:00",
            "description": "<p>This is a description</p>",
            "due_at": "2024-04-13T00:00:00+00:00",
            "duration": 15,
            "frequency": "once",
            "instance_id": "8f54babf-397f-4119-b55e-d2fa130916a8",
            "is_overdue": false,
            "kind": "maintenance",
            "labels": [],
            "needs_evidence": false,
            "next_instance_id": "8f54babf-397f-4119-b55e-d2fa130916a8",
            "outcome": "none",
            "state": "done",
            "taskable": {
                "id": "08faa5be-bd0a-41be-826a-37170b645b7d",
                "klass": "control",
                "title": "Another test control"
            },
            "title": "One time task for something",
            "updated_at": "2024-04-13T08:20:41+00:00"
        }
    ]
}

Get Single Task

Get detailed information about a specific task.

GET /tasks/:id

curl --location GET \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/task-id-here" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN"

Create Task

Create a new task assignment.

POST /tasks/

Required Parameters:

• assignee_id - User ID of the task assignee
• kind - Task type (maintenance, audit, review)
• frequency - Task frequency
• due_at - Due date (ISO 8601 format)

Optional Parameters:

• title - Task title
• description - Task description (HTML supported)
• needs_evidence - Whether task requires evidence (boolean)
• duration - Expected duration in minutes

curl --location POST \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
    "title": "My new task",
    "assignee_id": "05wa1387-a987-3cyt-y2df-9e41u8569aed",
    "kind": "maintenance",
    "frequency": "once",
    "due_at": "2024-04-13T00:00:00+00:00"
}'

Example Response

Status: 200

{
    "data": {
        "id": "d477c288-96ff-4b99-9fc4-eb2fb9d86bef",
        "assignee": {
            "id": "05wa1387-a987-3cyt-y2df-9e41u8569aed",
            "name": "Martin Lootus"
        },
        "completed_at": null,
        "completion_summary": null,
        "created_at": "2024-08-28T15:03:46+00:00",
        "description": null,
        "due_at": "2024-04-13T00:00:00+00:00",
        "duration": null,
        "frequency": "once",
        "instance_id": "a02852c4-2b9a-4bd4-a461-61bfb83fc366",
        "is_overdue": true,
        "kind": "maintenance",
        "labels": [],
        "needs_evidence": false,
        "next_instance_id": "a02852c4-2b9a-4bd4-a461-61bfb83fc366",
        "outcome": "none",
        "state": "new",
        "taskable": {},
        "title": "My new task",
        "updated_at": "2024-08-28T15:03:46+00:00"
    }
}

Update Task

Update an existing task.

PATCH /tasks/:id

curl --location PATCH \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/task-id-here" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
    "title": "Updated task title"
}'

Connect Task to an Item

Connect a task to a specific item (control, asset, vendor, or other object) by updating the taskable_id.

PATCH /tasks/:id

curl --location PATCH \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/task-id-here" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
    "task": {
        "taskable_id": "1f446819-d85e-4ede-a064-568760e02dde"
    }
}'

Example Response

Status: 200

The response will include the full task data with the updated taskable relationship.

{
    "data": {
        "id": "d477c288-96ff-4b99-9fc4-eb2fb9d86bef",
        "taskable": {
            "id": "1f446819-d85e-4ede-a064-568760e02dde",
            "klass": "control",
            "title": "Security Control"
        },
        ...
    }
}

Delete Task

Remove a task.

DELETE /tasks/:id

curl --location DELETE \
--url "[YOUR_KORDON_URL]/api/v1/tasks/task-id-here" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN"

Task Types (Kind)

Available task types:

• maintenance - Regular maintenance tasks
• audit - Audit and compliance tasks
• review - Review and assessment tasks

Task Frequencies

Available frequencies:

• once - One-time task
• weekly - Repeats weekly
• monthly - Repeats monthly
• quarterly - Repeats quarterly
• semi-annual - Repeats twice yearly
• annual - Repeats yearly

Task States

Available task states:

• new - Newly created task
• in_progress - Task is being worked on
• done - Task completed
• cancelled - Task was cancelled