Clickup

clickup Lists API

Operations for managing Lists within ClickUp Spaces and Folders.

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Operations 19

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 /v2/folder/{folder_id}/list List the Lists in a Folder (v2) · Get Lists #
Ask an LLM
“What Lists are inside a given ClickUp Folder?”
“Can I include archived Lists when I read a Folder's contents through v2?”
Tell an agent
Show the Lists in Folder {folder_id} via v2.
List Folder {folder_id}'s Lists with archived set to {archived}.
POST /v2/folder/{folder_id}/list Create a List in a Folder (v2) · Create List #
Ask an LLM
“Can I create a List in a Folder with a markdown description and due date using v2?”
“Is it possible to assign an owner and priority to a List as I create it inside a Folder?”
Tell an agent
Using v2, add a List named {name} to Folder {folder_id}.
Make a v2 List {name} in Folder {folder_id} due {due_date}, priority {priority}, owned by {assignee}.
GET /v2/space/{space_id}/list List Lists not in a Folder (v2) · Get Folderless Lists #
Ask an LLM
“Which Lists sit directly in a Space outside of any Folder?”
“Does v2 let me include archived folderless Lists?”
Tell an agent
Show Space {space_id}'s Lists that aren't in a Folder, via v2.
Include archived ones when listing folderless Lists in Space {space_id}: {archived}.
POST /v2/space/{space_id}/list Create a List directly in a Space (v2) · Create Folderless List #
Ask an LLM
“Can I add a List to a Space without putting it in a Folder, using v2?”
“What fields can I set when creating a folderless List in v2?”
Tell an agent
Using v2, create a folderless List {name} in Space {space_id}.
Add List {name} straight under Space {space_id} with status {status} and markdown description {markdown_content}.
GET /v2/list/{list_id} Retrieve a List's details (v2) · Get List #
Ask an LLM
“What information does ClickUp's v2 API return about a single List?”
“Can I look up one List by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get the v2 details for List {list_id}.
Show me everything about List {list_id} from the v2 endpoint.
PUT /v2/list/{list_id} Edit a List's settings (v2) · Update List #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove a List's color while renaming it through v2?”
“Is it possible to change a List's due date and priority in v2?”
Tell an agent
Using v2, rename List {list_id} to {name}.
Set v2 List {list_id} (named {name}) to due {due_date} with priority {priority}, clearing its color: {unset_status}.
DELETE /v2/list/{list_id} Delete a List (v2) · Delete List #
Ask an LLM
“How can I delete a List from my Workspace with v2?”
“What gets removed when a List is deleted via the v2 endpoint?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete List {list_id} via v2.
Remove the v2 List {list_id} from my Workspace.
POST /v2/list/{list_id}/task/{task_id} Add a task to an additional List · Add Task To List #
Ask an LLM
“Can one task live in more than one List at the same time?”
“Which ClickApp must be enabled to put a task in a second List?”
Tell an agent
Add task {task_id} to List {list_id} as an additional List.
Also show task {task_id} in List {list_id} without moving it from its home.
DELETE /v2/list/{list_id}/task/{task_id} Remove a task from an additional List · Remove Task From List #
Ask an LLM
“Can I take a task out of a secondary List while keeping it in its home List?”
“Why can't a task be removed from its home List?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Remove task {task_id} from the additional List {list_id}.
Stop showing task {task_id} in secondary List {list_id}.
POST /v2/folder/{folder_id}/list_template/{template_id} Create a List from a template in a Folder · Create List From Template in Folder #
Ask an LLM
“Can I spin up a new List in a Folder from one of my List templates?”
“Do public templates need to be added to my Workspace before I use them for a Folder List?”
Tell an agent
Create List {name} in Folder {folder_id} from template {template_id}.
Use List template {template_id} to build {name} inside Folder {folder_id} with options {options}.
POST /v2/space/{space_id}/list_template/{template_id} Create a List from a template in a Space · Create List From Template in Space #
Ask an LLM
“Can a List template be applied directly in a Space, outside any Folder?”
“What options can I pass when generating a Space List from a template?”
Tell an agent
Create List {name} in Space {space_id} from template {template_id}.
Apply List template {template_id} at the Space level of {space_id} as {name}.
GET /folder/{folder_id}/list List a Folder's Lists (legacy path) · Get lists in a folder #
Ask an LLM
“On the older unversioned path, how do I fetch every List under a Folder?”
“Does the legacy Folder lists endpoint return archived ones too?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, fetch all Lists under Folder {folder_id}.
Using the older endpoint, pull Folder {folder_id}'s Lists including archived: {archived}.
POST /folder/{folder_id}/list Create a List in a Folder (legacy path) · Create a list in a folder #
Ask an LLM
“Does the legacy unversioned API create Lists under a Folder?”
“On the older path, can a new Folder List get a content description?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, make List {name} under Folder {folder_id}.
Using the older endpoint, set up List {name} in {folder_id} with content {content}.
GET /space/{space_id}/list List folderless Lists (legacy path) · Get folderless lists #
Ask an LLM
“On the older unversioned API, where are Lists that sit directly under a Space?”
“Can the legacy path return archived folderless Lists?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, fetch Lists sitting directly under Space {space_id}.
Using the older endpoint, pull Space-level Lists for {space_id}, archived: {archived}.
POST /space/{space_id}/list Create a folderless List (legacy path) · Create a folderless list #
Ask an LLM
“Can the older unversioned endpoint make a List right under a Space?”
“On the legacy path, can a Space-level List get a due date?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, make Space-level List {name} in {space_id}.
Using the older endpoint, set up List {name} under Space {space_id} due {due_date}.
GET /list/{list_id} Retrieve a List (legacy path) · Get a list #
Ask an LLM
“Does the legacy unversioned List lookup include its statuses?”
“On the older path, how do I read one List's configuration?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, read List {list_id} with its statuses.
Using the older endpoint, describe the configuration of List {list_id}.
PUT /list/{list_id} Edit a List (legacy path) · Update a list #
Ask an LLM
“Can the older unversioned endpoint change a List's assignee only?”
“On the legacy path, is the List name optional when editing?”
Tell an agent
On the legacy path, reassign List {list_id} to {assignee}.
Using the older endpoint, retitle List {list_id} as {name} and rewrite its content as {content}.
DELETE /list/{list_id} Delete a List and its tasks (legacy path) · Delete a list #
Ask an LLM
“Does erasing a List on the older unversioned path also destroy all its tasks?”
“Can a List removed through the legacy endpoint be undone?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Permanently erase List {list_id} and every task in it on the legacy path.
Using the older endpoint, wipe out List {list_id}.
GET /list/{list_id}/member List who has access to a List · Get list members #
Ask an LLM
“Who can see a particular List?”
“Which people have been given access to one List?”
Tell an agent
Show the members with access to List {list_id}.
List everyone who can open List {list_id}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/docs/tasks
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-spaces
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-lists
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-folders
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-goals
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-task-comments
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-teams
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/docs/webhooks
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-accessible-custom-fields
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Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-time-entries-within-a-date-range
📖
Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/reference/get-views
📖
Documentation
https://developer.clickup.com/docs/authentication

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clickup/refs/heads/main/openapi/clickup-lists-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clickup/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/clickup-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

clickup-lists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Clickup Lists API
  version: '2.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Lists across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: clickup-api-v2-reference-openapi.json, clickup-lists-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.clickup.com/api
  description: ClickUp
  variables: {}
- url: https://api.clickup.com/api/v2
  description: ClickUp API v2 Production Server
tags:


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