Asana Project Memberships API

The Asana Project Memberships API provides endpoints for retrieving project membership records. These endpoints enable developers to query membership information for projects, including setting membership access levels and managing team members. Note that the newer Memberships API offers enhanced functionality for projects including setting membership access levels and adding teams as members.

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GET /project_memberships/{project_membership_gid} Get a project membership · Get a project membership #
Ask an LLM
“What access does a single project membership record grant?”
“Can I look up a project membership by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Show project membership {membership}.
Fetch the details of project membership {membership}.
GET /projects/{project_gid}/project_memberships List a project's memberships · Get memberships from a project #
Ask an LLM
“Who are the members of a particular project?”
“Can I check whether one user is a member of a project?”
Tell an agent
List the memberships of project {project}.
Show {user}'s membership in project {project}.

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asana-project-memberships-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
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 Project memberships 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
  - AttachmentCompact
  - BatchResponse
  - CustomFieldSettingResponse
  - CustomFieldSettingCompact
  - CustomFieldResponse
  - CustomFieldCompact
  - EnumOption
  - EventResponse
  - ErrorResponse
  - GoalResponse
  - GoalCompact
  - GoalMembershipCompact
  - GoalMembershipBase
  - GoalMembershipResponse
  - GoalRelationshipResponse
  - GoalRelationshipCompact
  - 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: Project memberships
  description: With the introduction of “comment-only” projects in Asana, a user’s membership in a project comes with associated permissions. These permissions (i.e., whether a user has full access to the project or comment-only access) are accessible through the project memberships endpoints described here.
paths:
  /project_memberships/{project_membership_gid}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_membership_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    get:
      summary: Get a project membership
      description: Returns the complete project record for a single project membership.
      tags:
      - Project memberships
      operationId: getProjectMembership
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successfully retrieved the requested project membership.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectMembershipResponse'
        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'
  /projects/{project_gid}/project_memberships:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/user_query_param'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
    get:
      summary: Get memberships from a project
      description: Returns the compact project membership records for the project.
      tags:
      - Project memberships
      operationId: getProjectMembershipsForProject
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successfully retrieved the requested project's memberships.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectMembershipCompact'
        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:
    ProjectMembershipResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectMembershipBase'
      - type: object
        properties:
          project:
            description: '[Opt In](/docs/input-output-options). The project the user is a member of.'
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectCompact'
          write_access:
            description: Whether the user has full access to the project or has comment-only access.
            type: string
            enum:
            - full_write
            - comment_only
            readOnly: true
            example: full_write
    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
    UserCompact:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsanaResource'
      - type: object
        description: A *user* object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.
        x-docs-overrides:
          properties.resource_type.example: user
        properties:
          name:
            type: string
            description: '*Read-only except when same user as requester*. The user’s name.'
            example: Greg Sanchez
    ProjectMembershipCompact:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsanaResource'
      - type: object
        description: With the introduction of “comment-only” projects in Asana, a user’s membership in a project comes with associated permissions. These permissions (whether a user has full access to the project or comment-only access) are accessible through the project memberships endpoints described here.
        x-docs-overrides:
          properties.resource_type.example: project_membership
        properties:
          user:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserCompact'
    ProjectCompact:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsanaResource'
      - type: object
        description: A *project* represents a prioritized list of tasks in Asana or a board with columns of tasks represented as cards. It exists in a single workspace or organization and is accessible to a subset of users in that workspace or organization, depending on its permissions.
        x-docs-overrides:
          properties.resource_type.example: project
        properties:
          name:
            description: Name of the project. This is generally a short sentence fragment that fits on a line in the UI for maximum readability. However, it can be longer.
            type: string
            example: Stuff to buy
    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
    ProjectMembershipBase:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectMembershipCompact'
    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'
  parameters:
    project_membership_path_gid:
      name: project_membership_gid
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '1331'
      x-env-variable: project_membership
    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
    project_path_gid:
      name: project_gid
      in: path
      description: Globally unique identifier for the project.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '1331'
      x-env-variable: project
    user_query_param:
      name: user
      in: query
      description: A string identifying a user. This can either be the string "me", an email, or the gid of a user.
      schema:
        type: string
      x-env-variable: user
      example: me
    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
    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
    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
  responses:
    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'
    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'
    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'
    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'
  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.
x-readme:
  proxy-enabled: false
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Asana
  source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Asana/developer-docs/master/defs/asana_oas.yaml
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