Asana Time Periods API

The Asana Time Periods API is a tool that allows users to access and manage time periods within the Asana project management platform. This API enables developers to create, update, and delete time periods, as well as retrieve information about existing time periods. By integrating this API into their applications and systems, users can easily track and manage project timelines, deadlines, and other time-related data within Asana.

OpenAPI Specification

asana-time-periods-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Asana Allocations Time Periods API
  description: The Asana Allocations API allows users to manage and allocate resources within their Asana project management system. An allocation object represents how much of a resource (e.g. person, team) is dedicated to a specific work object (e.g. project, portfolio) over a specific period of time. The effort value can be a percentage or number of hours.
  version: '1.0'
  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
servers:
- url: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
  description: Main endpoint.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Time Periods
  description: A time period is an object that represents a domain-scoped date range that can be set on [goals](/reference/goals).
paths:
  /time_periods/{time_period_gid}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/time_period_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    get:
      summary: Asana Get a time period
      description: Returns the full record for a single time period.
      tags:
      - Time Periods
      operationId: getTimePeriod
      parameters:
      - name: opt_fields
        in: query
        description: This endpoint returns a compact resource, which excludes some properties by default. To include those optional properties, set this query parameter to a comma-separated list of the properties you wish to include.
        required: false
        example:
        - display_name
        - end_on
        - parent
        - parent.display_name
        - parent.end_on
        - parent.period
        - parent.start_on
        - period
        - start_on
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - display_name
            - end_on
            - parent
            - parent.display_name
            - parent.end_on
            - parent.period
            - parent.start_on
            - period
            - start_on
        style: form
        explode: false
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successfully retrieved the record for a single time period.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimePeriodResponse'
        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'
      x-readme:
        code-samples:
        - language: java
          install: <dependency><groupId>com.asana</groupId><artifactId>asana</artifactId><version>1.0.0</version></dependency>
          code: "import com.asana.Client;\n\nClient client = Client.accessToken(\"PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN\");\n\nJsonElement result = client.timeperiods.getTimePeriod(timePeriodGid)\n    .option(\"pretty\", true)\n    .execute();"
        - language: node
          install: npm install asana
          code: "const Asana = require('asana');\n\nlet client = Asana.ApiClient.instance;\nlet token = client.authentications['token'];\ntoken.accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';\n\nlet timePeriodsApiInstance = new Asana.TimePeriodsApi();\nlet time_period_gid = \"917392\"; // String | Globally unique identifier for the time period.\nlet opts = { \n    'opt_fields': \"display_name,end_on,parent,parent.display_name,parent.end_on,parent.period,parent.start_on,period,start_on\"\n};\ntimePeriodsApiInstance.getTimePeriod(time_period_gid, opts).then((result) => {\n    console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + JSON.stringify(result.data, null, 2));\n}, (error) => {\n    console.error(error.response.body);\n});"
          name: node-sdk-v3
        - language: node
          install: npm install asana@1.0.5
          code: "const asana = require('asana');\n\nconst client = asana.Client.create().useAccessToken('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN');\n\nclient.timeperiods.getTimePeriod(timePeriodGid, {param: \"value\", param: \"value\", opt_pretty: true})\n    .then((result) => {\n        console.log(result);\n    });"
          name: node-sdk-v1
        - language: python
          install: pip install asana
          code: "import asana\nfrom asana.rest import ApiException\nfrom pprint import pprint\n\nconfiguration = asana.Configuration()\nconfiguration.access_token = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>'\napi_client = asana.ApiClient(configuration)\n\n# create an instance of the API class\ntime_periods_api_instance = asana.TimePeriodsApi(api_client)\ntime_period_gid = \"917392\" # str | Globally unique identifier for the time period.\nopts = {\n    'opt_fields': \"display_name,end_on,parent,parent.display_name,parent.end_on,parent.period,parent.start_on,period,start_on\", # list[str] | This endpoint returns a compact resource, which excludes some properties by default. To include those optional properties, set this query parameter to a comma-separated list of the properties you wish to include.\n}\n\ntry:\n    # Get a time period\n    api_response = time_periods_api_instance.get_time_period(time_period_gid, opts)\n    pprint(api_response)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n    print(\"Exception when calling TimePeriodsApi->get_time_period: %s\\n\" % e)"
          name: python-sdk-v5
        - language: python
          install: pip install asana==3.2.3
          code: 'import asana


            client = asana.Client.access_token(''PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'')


            result = client.time_periods.get_time_period(time_period_gid, {''param'': ''value'', ''param'': ''value''}, opt_pretty=True)'
          name: python-sdk-v3
        - language: php
          install: composer require asana/asana
          code: '<?php

            require ''vendor/autoload.php'';


            $client = Asana\Client::accessToken(''PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'');


            $result = $client->timeperiods->getTimePeriod($time_period_gid, array(''param'' => ''value'', ''param'' => ''value''), array(''opt_pretty'' => ''true''))'
        - language: ruby
          install: gem install asana
          code: "require 'asana'\n\nclient = Asana::Client.new do |c|\n    c.authentication :access_token, 'PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'\nend\n\nresult = client.time_periods.get_time_period(time_period_gid: 'time_period_gid', param: \"value\", param: \"value\", options: {pretty: true})"
  /time_periods:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
    get:
      summary: Asana Get time periods
      description: Returns compact time period records.
      tags:
      - Time Periods
      operationId: getTimePeriods
      parameters:
      - name: start_on
        in: query
        description: ISO 8601 date string
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2019-09-15'
      - name: end_on
        in: query
        description: ISO 8601 date string
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2019-09-15'
      - name: workspace
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Globally unique identifier for the workspace.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '31326'
      - name: opt_fields
        in: query
        description: This endpoint returns a compact resource, which excludes some properties by default. To include those optional properties, set this query parameter to a comma-separated list of the properties you wish to include.
        required: false
        example:
        - display_name
        - end_on
        - offset
        - parent
        - parent.display_name
        - parent.end_on
        - parent.period
        - parent.start_on
        - path
        - period
        - start_on
        - uri
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - display_name
            - end_on
            - offset
            - parent
            - parent.display_name
            - parent.end_on
            - parent.period
            - parent.start_on
            - path
            - period
            - start_on
            - uri
        style: form
        explode: false
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successfully retrieved the requested time periods.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimePeriodCompact'
                  next_page:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/NextPage'
        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'
      x-readme:
        code-samples:
        - language: java
          install: <dependency><groupId>com.asana</groupId><artifactId>asana</artifactId><version>1.0.0</version></dependency>
          code: "import com.asana.Client;\n\nClient client = Client.accessToken(\"PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN\");\n\nList<JsonElement> result = client.timeperiods.getTimePeriods(endOn, startOn, workspace)\n    .option(\"pretty\", true)\n    .execute();"
        - language: node
          install: npm install asana
          code: "const Asana = require('asana');\n\nlet client = Asana.ApiClient.instance;\nlet token = client.authentications['token'];\ntoken.accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';\n\nlet timePeriodsApiInstance = new Asana.TimePeriodsApi();\nlet workspace = \"31326\"; // String | Globally unique identifier for the workspace.\nlet opts = { \n    'limit': 50, \n    'offset': \"eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9\", \n    'start_on': \"2019-09-15\", \n    'end_on': \"2019-09-15\", \n    'opt_fields': \"display_name,end_on,offset,parent,parent.display_name,parent.end_on,parent.period,parent.start_on,path,period,start_on,uri\"\n};\ntimePeriodsApiInstance.getTimePeriods(workspace, opts).then((result) => {\n    console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + JSON.stringify(result.data, null, 2));\n}, (error) => {\n    console.error(error.response.body);\n});"
          name: node-sdk-v3
        - language: node
          install: npm install asana@1.0.5
          code: "const asana = require('asana');\n\nconst client = asana.Client.create().useAccessToken('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN');\n\nclient.timeperiods.getTimePeriods({param: \"value\", param: \"value\", opt_pretty: true})\n    .then((result) => {\n        console.log(result);\n    });"
          name: node-sdk-v1
        - language: python
          install: pip install asana
          code: "import asana\nfrom asana.rest import ApiException\nfrom pprint import pprint\n\nconfiguration = asana.Configuration()\nconfiguration.access_token = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>'\napi_client = asana.ApiClient(configuration)\n\n# create an instance of the API class\ntime_periods_api_instance = asana.TimePeriodsApi(api_client)\nworkspace = \"31326\" # str | Globally unique identifier for the workspace.\nopts = {\n    'limit': 50, # int | Results per page. The number of objects to return per page. The value must be between 1 and 100.\n    'offset': \"eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9\", # str | 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.*\n    'start_on': '2019-09-15', # date | ISO 8601 date string\n    'end_on': '2019-09-15', # date | ISO 8601 date string\n    'opt_fields': \"display_name,end_on,offset,parent,parent.display_name,parent.end_on,parent.period,parent.start_on,path,period,start_on,uri\", # list[str] | This endpoint returns a compact resource, which excludes some properties by default. To include those optional properties, set this query parameter to a comma-separated list of the properties you wish to include.\n}\n\ntry:\n    # Get time periods\n    api_response = time_periods_api_instance.get_time_periods(workspace, opts)\n    for data in api_response:\n        pprint(data)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n    print(\"Exception when calling TimePeriodsApi->get_time_periods: %s\\n\" % e)"
          name: python-sdk-v5
        - language: python
          install: pip install asana==3.2.3
          code: 'import asana


            client = asana.Client.access_token(''PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'')


            result = client.time_periods.get_time_periods({''param'': ''value'', ''param'': ''value''}, opt_pretty=True)'
          name: python-sdk-v3
        - language: php
          install: composer require asana/asana
          code: '<?php

            require ''vendor/autoload.php'';


            $client = Asana\Client::accessToken(''PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'');


            $result = $client->timeperiods->getTimePeriods(array(''param'' => ''value'', ''param'' => ''value''), array(''opt_pretty'' => ''true''))'
        - language: ruby
          install: gem install asana
          code: "require 'asana'\n\nclient = Asana::Client.new do |c|\n    c.authentication :access_token, 'PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN'\nend\n\nresult = client.time_periods.get_time_periods(workspace: '&#x27;workspace_example&#x27;', param: \"value\", param: \"value\", options: {pretty: true})"
components:
  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'
    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'
    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'
  schemas:
    TimePeriodResponse:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimePeriodBase'
    NextPage:
      type: object
      nullable: true
      description: '*Conditional*. This property is only present when a limit query parameter is provided in the request. When making a paginated request, the API will return a number of results as specified by the limit parameter. If more results exist, then the response will contain a next_page attribute, which will include an offset, a relative path attribute, and a full uri attribute. If there are no more pages available, next_page will be null and no offset will be provided. Note that an offset token will expire after some time, as data may have changed.'
      properties:
        offset:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Pagination offset for the request.
          example: eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9
        path:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: A relative path containing the query parameters to fetch for next_page
          example: /tasks/12345/attachments?limit=2&offset=eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9
        uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
          description: A full uri containing the query parameters to fetch for next_page
          example: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/tasks/12345/attachments?limit=2&offset=eyJ0eXAiOJiKV1iQLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9
    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
    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'
    TimePeriodCompact:
      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: time_period
          x-insert-after: gid
        end_on:
          type: string
          description: The localized end date of the time period in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
          example: '2019-09-14'
        start_on:
          type: string
          description: The localized start date of the time period in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
          example: '2019-09-13'
        period:
          type: string
          description: 'The cadence and index of the time period. The value is one of: `FY`, `H1`, `H2`, `Q1`, `Q2`, `Q3`, or `Q4`.'
          enum:
          - FY
          - H1
          - H2
          - Q1
          - Q2
          - Q3
          - Q4
          example: Q1
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: A string representing the cadence code and the fiscal year.
          example: Q1 FY22
    TimePeriodBase:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimePeriodCompact'
      - type: object
        properties:
          parent:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimePeriodCompact'
            - nullable: true
  parameters:
    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
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
    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
    time_period_path_gid:
      name: time_period_gid
      in: path
      description: Globally unique identifier for the time period.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '917392'
      x-env-variable: time_period
    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
  securitySchemes:
    personalAccessToken:
      type: http
      description: A personal access token for the Asana API.
      scheme: bearer
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_authorize
          tokenUrl: https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token
          scopes:
            default: Provides access to all endpoints documented in the API reference.