Asana Workspaces API

The Asana Workspaces API allows users to access and manipulate data within their Asana workspaces programmatically. With this API, developers can create custom integrations, automate tasks, and build workflow solutions that enhance productivity and collaboration within the Asana platform. Users can retrieve, add, update, and delete projects, tasks, and other elements within their workspace, as well as manage user permissions and notifications.

Operations 5

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /workspaces List my workspaces · Get multiple workspaces #
Ask an LLM
“Which workspaces and organizations can I access?”
“How do I find my workspace ID?”
Tell an agent
List my workspaces.
Show every workspace and organization I can see.
GET /workspaces/{workspace_gid} Get a workspace's details · Get a workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Is a given workspace an organization?”
“What email domains are tied to a workspace?”
Tell an agent
Show workspace {workspace}.
Fetch the details of workspace {workspace}.
PUT /workspaces/{workspace_gid} Rename a workspace · Update a workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change a workspace's name?”
“Which workspace settings are editable?”
Tell an agent
Rename workspace {workspace} to {name}.
Update workspace {workspace} with {changes}.
POST /workspaces/{workspace_gid}/addUser Add a user to a workspace · Add a user to a workspace or organization #
Ask an LLM
“How do I invite someone to my workspace by email?”
“Can I add a user to an organization using their user ID?”
Tell an agent
Add {user} to workspace {workspace}.
Invite {email} to organization {workspace}.
POST /workspaces/{workspace_gid}/removeUser Remove a user from a workspace · Remove a user from a workspace or organization #
Ask an LLM
“Do I need to be an admin to remove someone from a workspace?”
“Can I remove a user from an organization by email address?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Remove {user} from workspace {workspace}.
Take {email} out of organization {workspace}.

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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 Workspaces 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: Workspaces
  description: 'A *workspace* is the highest-level organizational unit in Asana. All projects and tasks have an associated workspace.


    An *organization* is a special kind of workspace that represents a company. In an organization, you can group your projects into teams. You can read more about how organizations work on the Asana Guide. To tell if your workspace is an organization or not, check its `is_organization` property.


    Over time, we intend to migrate most workspaces into organizations and to release more organization-specific functionality. We may eventually deprecate using workspace-based APIs for organizations. Currently, and until after some reasonable grace period following any further announcements, you can still reference organizations in any `workspace` parameter.'
paths:
  /workspaces:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
    get:
      summary: Get multiple workspaces
      description: Returns the compact records for all workspaces visible to the authorized user.
      tags:
      - Workspaces
      operationId: getWorkspaces
      responses:
        200:
          description: Return all workspaces visible to the authorized user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceCompact'
        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'
  /workspaces/{workspace_gid}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workspace_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    get:
      summary: Get a workspace
      description: Returns the full workspace record for a single workspace.
      tags:
      - Workspaces
      operationId: getWorkspace
      responses:
        200:
          description: Return the full workspace record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceResponse'
        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'
    put:
      summary: Update a workspace
      description: 'A specific, existing workspace can be updated by making a PUT request on the URL for that workspace. Only the fields provided in the data block will be updated; any unspecified fields will remain unchanged.

        Currently the only field that can be modified for a workspace is its name.

        Returns the complete, updated workspace record.'
      tags:
      - Workspaces
      operationId: updateWorkspace
      requestBody:
        description: The workspace object with all updated properties.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceRequest'
      responses:
        200:
          description: Update for the workspace was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceResponse'
        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'
  /workspaces/{workspace_gid}/addUser:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workspace_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    post:
      summary: Add a user to a workspace or organization
      description: 'Add a user to a workspace or organization.

        The user can be referenced by their globally unique user ID or their email address. Returns the full user record for the invited user.'
      tags:
      - Workspaces
      operationId: addUserForWorkspace
      requestBody:
        description: The user to add to the workspace.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceAddUserRequest'
      responses:
        200:
          description: The user was added successfully to the workspace or organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserBaseResponse'
        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'
  /workspaces/{workspace_gid}/removeUser:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workspace_path_gid'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pretty'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
    post:
      summary: Remove a user from a workspace or organization
      description: 'Remove a user from a workspace or organization.

        The user making this call must be an admin in the workspace. The user can be referenced by their globally unique user ID or their email address.

        Returns an empty data record.'
      tags:
      - Workspaces
      operationId: removeUserForWorkspace
      requestBody:
        description: The user to remove from the workspace.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceRemoveUserRequest'
      responses:
        204:
          description: The user was removed successfully to the workspace or organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmptyResponse'
        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:
  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'
  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
    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
    workspace_path_gid:
      name: workspace_gid
      in: path
      description: Globally unique identifier for the workspace or organization.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '12345'
      x-env-variable: workspace
    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
  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
    UserBase:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserCompact'
    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
    WorkspaceResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceBase'
      - type: object
        properties:
          email_domains:
            description: The email domains that are associated with this workspace.
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              format: uri
            example:
            - asana.com
          is_organization:
            description: Whether the workspace is an *organization*.
            type: boolean
            example: false
    UserBaseResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserBase'
      - type: object
        properties:
          email:
            type: string
            format: email
            readOnly: true
            description: The user's email address.
            example: gsanchez@example.com
          photo:
            type:
            - object
            - 'null'
            properties:
              image_21x21:
                type: string
                format: uri
              image_27x27:
                type: string
                format: uri
              image_36x36:
                type: string
                format: uri
              image_60x60:
                type: string
                format: uri
              image_128x128:
                type: string
                format: uri
              image_1024x1024:
                type: string
                format: uri
            readOnly: true
            description: A map of the user’s profile photo in various sizes, or null if no photo is set. Sizes provided are 21, 27, 36, 60, 128, and 1024. All images are in PNG format, except for 1024 (which is in JPEG format).
            example:
              image_21x21: https://...
              image_27x27: https://...
              image_36x36: https://...
              image_60x60: https://...
              image_128x128: https://...
              image_1024x1024: https://...
    WorkspaceRequest:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceBase'
    WorkspaceAddUserRequest:
      type: object
      description: A user identification object for specification with the addUser/removeUser endpoints.
      properties:
        user:
          description: A string identifying a user. This can either be the string "me", an email, or the gid of a user.
          type: string
          example: '12345'
    WorkspaceRemoveUserRequest:
      type: object
      description: A user identification object for specification with the addUser/removeUser endpoints.
      properties:
        user:
          description: A string identifying a user. This can either be the string "me", an email, or the gid of a user.
          type: string
          example: '12345'
    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
    EmptyResponse:
      type: object
      description: An empty object. Some endpoints do not return an object on success. The success is conveyed through a 2-- status code and returning an empty object.
    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
    WorkspaceBase:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceCompact'
    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'
  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:
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