Asana Organization Exports API

The Asana Organization Exports API is a tool that allows users to extract and download data from their Asana organization for external use. This API enables business owners and project managers to export project information, task lists, progress updates, and other valuable data in a structured and easily accessible format. By utilizing this API, organizations can streamline their workflow, improve collaboration, and gain insights into project performance.

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POST /organization_exports Request a full organization export · Create an organization export request #
Ask an LLM
“How do I export all of my organization's data?”
“Is an organization export ready immediately or later?”
Tell an agent
Request an export of organization {organization}.
Start a data export for organization {organization}.
GET /organization_exports/{organization_export_gid} Check an organization export request · Get details on an org export request #
Ask an LLM
“Is my organization export finished yet?”
“Can I see the details of an export I requested earlier?”
Tell an agent
Check the status of organization export {export}.
Show the details of org export request {export}.

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: This is the interface for interacting with the Asana Platform. Our API reference is generated from our [OpenAPI spec] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Asana/developer-docs/master/defs/asana_oas.yaml).
  x-public-description: This is the interface for interacting with the [Asana Platform](https://developers.asana.com). Our API reference is generated from our [OpenAPI spec] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Asana/developer-docs/master/defs/asana_oas.yaml).
  title: Asana Organization exports API
  termsOfService: https://asana.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Asana Support
    url: https://asana.com/support
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  version: '1.0'
  x-docs-schema-whitelist:
  - AsanaResource
  - AsanaNamedResource
  - AuditLogEvent
  - AttachmentResponse
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  - BatchResponse
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  - GoalMembershipBase
  - GoalMembershipResponse
  - GoalRelationshipResponse
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  - JobResponse
  - JobCompact
  - OrganizationExportResponse
  - OrganizationExportCompact
  - PortfolioMembershipResponse
  - PortfolioMembershipCompact
  - PortfolioResponse
  - PortfolioCompact
  - ProjectBriefResponse
  - ProjectBriefCompact
  - ProjectMembershipResponse
  - ProjectMembershipCompact
  - ProjectResponse
  - ProjectCompact
  - ProjectStatusResponse
  - ProjectStatusCompact
  - ProjectTemplateCompact
  - ProjectTemplateResponse
  - SectionResponse
  - SectionCompact
  - StatusUpdateResponse
  - StatusUpdateCompact
  - StoryResponse
  - StoryCompact
  - TagResponse
  - TagCompact
  - TaskResponse
  - TaskCompact
  - TaskCountResponse
  - TeamMembershipResponse
  - TeamMembershipCompact
  - TeamResponse
  - TeamCompact
  - TimePeriodResponse
  - TimePeriodCompact
  - UserTaskListResponse
  - UserTaskListCompact
  - UserResponse
  - UserCompact
  - WebhookFilter
  - WebhookResponse
  - WebhookCompact
  - WorkspaceMembershipResponse
  - WorkspaceMembershipCompact
  - WorkspaceResponse
  - WorkspaceCompact
servers:
- url: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
  description: Main endpoint.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Organization exports
  description: 'An `organization_export` object represents a request to export the complete data of an organization in JSON format.


    To export an organization using this API:


    * Create an `organization_export`

    request

    and store the ID that is returned.

    * Request the `organization_export` every few minutes, until the

    `state` field contains ‘finished’.

    * Download the file located at the URL in the `download_url` field. * Exports can take a long time, from several minutes to a few hours

    for large organizations.


    *Note: These endpoints are only available to Service Accounts of an Enterprise organization.*'
paths:
  /organization_exports:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
    post:
      summary: Create an organization export request
      description: This method creates a request to export an Organization. Asana will complete the export at some point after you create the request.
      tags:
      - Organization exports
      operationId: createOrganizationExport
      requestBody:
        description: The organization to export.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationExportRequest'
      responses:
        201:
          description: Successfully created organization export request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationExportResponse'
        400:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        401:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        403:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        404:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /organization_exports/{organization_export_gid}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/organization_export_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    get:
      summary: Get details on an org export request
      description: Returns details of a previously-requested Organization export.
      tags:
      - Organization exports
      operationId: getOrganizationExport
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successfully retrieved organization export object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationExportResponse'
        400:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        401:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        403:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        404:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Message providing more detail about the error that occurred, if available.
          example: 'project: Missing input'
        help:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Additional information directing developers to resources on how to address and fix the problem, if available.
          example: 'For more information on API status codes and how to handle them, read the docs on errors: https://asana.github.io/developer-docs/#errors'''
        phrase:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: '*500 errors only*. A unique error phrase which can be used when contacting developer support to help identify the exact occurrence of the problem in Asana’s logs.'
          example: 6 sad squid snuggle softly
    OrganizationExportResponse:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationExportBase'
    WorkspaceCompact:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsanaResource'
      - type: object
        description: A *workspace* is the highest-level organizational unit in Asana. All projects and tasks have an associated workspace.
        x-docs-overrides:
          properties.resource_type.example: workspace
        properties:
          name:
            description: The name of the workspace.
            type: string
            example: My Company Workspace
    AsanaResource:
      description: A generic Asana Resource, containing a globally unique identifier.
      type: object
      properties:
        gid:
          description: Globally unique identifier of the resource, as a string.
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          example: '12345'
          x-insert-after: false
        resource_type:
          description: The base type of this resource.
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          example: task
          x-insert-after: gid
    ErrorResponse:
      description: 'Sadly, sometimes requests to the API are not successful. Failures can

        occur for a wide range of reasons. In all cases, the API should return

        an HTTP Status Code that indicates the nature of the failure,

        with a response body in JSON format containing additional information.



        In the event of a server error the response body will contain an error

        phrase. These phrases are automatically generated using the

        [node-asana-phrase

        library](https://github.com/Asana/node-asana-phrase) and can be used by

        Asana support to quickly look up the incident that caused the server

        error.'
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    OrganizationExportCompact:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsanaResource'
      - type: object
        description: An *organization_export* object represents a request to export the complete data of an Organization in JSON format.
        x-docs-overrides:
          properties.resource_type.example: organization_export
        properties:
          created_at:
            description: The time at which this resource was created.
            type: string
            format: date-time
            readOnly: true
            example: '2012-02-22T02:06:58.147Z'
          download_url:
            description: 'Download this URL to retreive the full export of the organization

              in JSON format. It will be compressed in a gzip (.gz) container.


              *Note: May be null if the export is still in progress or

              failed.  If present, this URL may only be valid for 1 hour from

              the time of retrieval. You should avoid persisting this URL

              somewhere and rather refresh on demand to ensure you do not keep

              stale URLs.*'
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            format: uri
            readOnly: true
            example: https://asana-export.s3.amazonaws.com/export-4632784536274-20170127-43246.json.gz?AWSAccessKeyId=xxxxxxxx
          state:
            description: The current state of the export.
            type: string
            enum:
            - pending
            - started
            - finished
            - error
            readOnly: true
            example: started
          organization:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceCompact'
    OrganizationExportRequest:
      type: object
      description: An *organization_export* request starts a job to export the complete data of the given Organization.
      properties:
        organization:
          description: Globally unique identifier for the workspace or organization.
          type: string
          example: '1331'
    OrganizationExportBase:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationExportCompact'
  parameters:
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: 'Offset token.

        An offset to the next page returned by the API. A pagination request will return an offset token, which can be used as an input parameter to the next request. If an offset is not passed in, the API will return the first page of results.

        ''Note: You can only pass in an offset that was returned to you via a previously paginated request.'''
      example: eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9
      schema:
        type: string
    organization_export_path_gid:
      name: organization_export_gid
      in: path
      description: Globally unique identifier for the organization export.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '12345'
      x-env-variable: organization_export
    pretty:
      name: opt_pretty
      in: query
      description: 'Provides “pretty” output.

        Provides the response in a “pretty” format. In the case of JSON this means doing proper line breaking and indentation to make it readable. This will take extra time and increase the response size so it is advisable only to use this during debugging.'
      required: false
      allowEmptyValue: true
      schema:
        type: boolean
      style: form
      example: true
    fields:
      name: opt_fields
      in: query
      description: 'Defines fields to return.

        Some requests return *compact* representations of objects in order to conserve resources and complete the request more efficiently. Other times requests return more information than you may need. This option allows you to list the exact set of fields that the API should be sure to return for the objects. The field names should be provided as paths, described below.

        The id of included objects will always be returned, regardless of the field options.'
      example:
      - followers
      - assignee
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
      style: form
      explode: false
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: 'Results per page.

        The number of objects to return per page. The value must be between 1 and 100.'
      example: 50
      schema:
        type: integer
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: The authentication and request syntax was valid but the server is refusing to complete the request. This can happen if you try to read or write to objects or properties that the user does not have access to.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Either the request method and path supplied do not specify a known action in the API, or the object specified by the request does not exist.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalServerError:
      description: There was a problem on Asana’s end. In the event of a server error the response body should contain an error phrase. These phrases can be used by Asana support to quickly look up the incident that caused the server error. Some errors are due to server load, and will not supply an error phrase.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: A valid authentication token was not provided with the request, so the API could not associate a user with the request.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: This usually occurs because of a missing or malformed parameter. Check the documentation and the syntax of your request and try again.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    personalAccessToken:
      type: http
      description: A personal access token allows access to the api for the user who created it. This should be kept a secret and be treated like a password.
      scheme: bearer
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'We require that applications designed to access the Asana API on behalf of multiple users implement OAuth 2.0.

        Asana supports the Authorization Code Grant flow.'
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_authorize
          tokenUrl: https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token
          refreshUrl: https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token
          scopes:
            default: Provides access to all endpoints documented in our API reference. If no scopes are requested, this scope is assumed by default.
            openid: Provides access to OpenID Connect ID tokens and the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.
            email: Provides access to the user’s email through the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.
            profile: Provides access to the user’s name and profile photo through the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.
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