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Task templates
A task template is a preset from which Bitrix24 creates tasks with a predefined title, description, creator and responsible person. The methods in this subsection create templates, read them as a list or one at a time, and change template fields.
Bitrix24 API: tasks.template.add, tasks.template.list, tasks.template.get, tasks.template.update
Scope: task
Create a task template
POST /v1/task-templates
Creates a task template in Bitrix24. Template fields are passed in the fields object with their Bitrix24 names, without renaming.
Request fields (body)
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Fieldfields |
Typeobject | Requiredyes | DescriptionTemplate fields. Passed to Bitrix24 unchanged |
Fieldfields.TITLE |
Typestring | Requiredyes | DescriptionTitle of the template and of the future task |
Fieldfields.CREATED_BY |
Typenumber | Requiredyes | DescriptionCreator ID. List: GET /v1/users |
Fieldfields.RESPONSIBLE_ID |
Typenumber | Requiredyes | DescriptionResponsible person ID. List: GET /v1/users |
Fieldfields.DESCRIPTION |
Typestring | Requiredno | DescriptionTask description |
Fieldfields.PRIORITY |
Typenumber | Requiredno | DescriptionPriority: 0 — low, 1 — normal, 2 — high. Defaults to 1 |
Fieldparams |
Typeobject | Requiredno | DescriptionAdditional Bitrix24 parameters. Passed unchanged |
The body must not contain keys other than fields and params.
Examples
curl — personal key
curl -X POST "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/task-templates" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"fields": {
"TITLE": "Weekly status report",
"CREATED_BY": 1,
"RESPONSIBLE_ID": 1
}
}'
curl — OAuth application
curl -X POST "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/task-templates" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"fields": {
"TITLE": "Weekly status report",
"CREATED_BY": 1,
"RESPONSIBLE_ID": 1
}
}'
JavaScript — personal key
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/task-templates', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
fields: {
TITLE: 'Weekly status report',
CREATED_BY: 1,
RESPONSIBLE_ID: 1,
},
}),
})
const { success, data } = await res.json()
if (success && data > 0) {
console.log('Template ID:', data)
}
JavaScript — OAuth application
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/task-templates', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
fields: {
TITLE: 'Weekly status report',
CREATED_BY: 1,
RESPONSIBLE_ID: 1,
},
}),
})
const { success, data } = await res.json()
Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Fieldsuccess |
Typeboolean | Descriptiontrue if the request was accepted |
Fielddata |
Typenumber | DescriptionID of the created template. 0 — the template was not created: fields lacks TITLE, CREATED_BY or RESPONSIBLE_ID. The response status is still 200, so check that data is greater than zero |
Response example
{
"success": true,
"data": 75
}
Error response example
400 — the body has no fields object:
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
"message": "Expected fields and only fields, params"
}
}
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP400 | CodeINVALID_PARAMS |
DescriptionThe body is not a JSON object, has no fields object, contains keys other than fields and params, or params is not an object |
| HTTP401 | CodeMISSING_API_KEY |
DescriptionThe X-Api-Key header is missing |
| HTTP401 | CodeTOKEN_MISSING |
DescriptionThe key has no Bitrix24 tokens |
| HTTP403 | CodeSCOPE_DENIED |
DescriptionThe key does not have the task scope |
| HTTP403 | CodeWRITE_BLOCKED_READONLY_KEY |
DescriptionThe key is in read-only mode. error.details.switchUrl holds the URL of the section where the mode is changed |
| HTTP422 | CodeBITRIX_ERROR |
DescriptionBitrix24 rejected the call. The text is in error.message |
| HTTP429 | CodeRATE_LIMITED |
DescriptionRequest rate exceeded. The effective cap is in the x-ratelimit-limit header |
Full list of common API errors — Errors.