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rtm.tasks.setParentTask

Description

Make task a sub-task of the supplied parent_task_id, or clear the parent to make the task a top level task if parent_task_id is omitted. If the parent is in a different list, the task will be moved to that list. Pro accounts only.

Availability

Available in versions 2.

Authentication

This method requires authentication with delete permissions.

Timeline

This method requires a timeline.

Revertable

The effects of this method can be undone.

Arguments

api_key (Required) 1 2
Your API application key. See here for more details.
timeline (Required) 1 2
The timeline within which to run a method. See here for more details.
parent_task_id 2
Id of new parent task or omitted to make top level task.
list_id (Required) 1 2
The id of the list to perform an action on.
taskseries_id (Required) 1 2
The id of the task series to perform an action on.
task_id (Required) 1 2
The id of the task to perform an action on.

Example Response

<list id="100653">
  <taskseries id="648042" created="2015-05-07T10:19:54Z" modified="2015-05-07T11:24:51Z"
             name="Get Coffee" source="api" parent_task_id="811501">
    <rrule every="1">FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1</rrule>
    <tags>
      <tag>coffee</tag>
      <tag>mmm</tag>
    </tags>
    <participants/>
    <notes/>
    <task id="811467" due="2015-05-09T14:00:00Z" has_due_time="0" added="2015-05-07T10:19:54Z"
         completed="" deleted="" priority="3" postponed="1" estimate="2 hrs"/>
  </taskseries>
</list>

Error Codes

96 Invalid signature
The passed signature was invalid.
97 Missing signature
The call required signing but no signature was sent.
98 Login failed / Invalid auth token
The login details or auth token passed were invalid.
99 User not logged in / Insufficient permissions
The method requires user authentication but the user was not logged in, or the authenticated method call did not have the required permissions.
100 Invalid API Key
The API key passed was not valid or has expired.
105 Service currently unavailable
The requested service is temporarily unavailable.
114 Invalid SOAP envelope
The SOAP envelope sent in the request could not be parsed.
115 Invalid XML-RPC Method Call
The XML-RPC request document could not be parsed.
120 Method not valid for requested version
The requested method is not compatible with the requested version.
300 Timeline invalid or not provided
No timeline provided / Timeline invalid.
320 list_id invalid or not provided
No list_id provided / list_id invalid.
340 taskseries_id/task_id invalid or not provided
No taskseries_id or task_id provided / taskseries_id or task_id invalid.
3040 List is read-only.
Tried to perform action in read-only list.
4040 Sub-task only editable by Pro accounts
Non-pro account tried to update sub-task.
4050 parent_task_id invalid
The parent_id provided is invalid.
4060 Sub-task nested too deep
Sub-tasks may only be nested up to 3 levels.
4070 Repeating task exists in hierarchy
Repeating sub-tasks may not have repeating ancestors and vice versa.
4090 Task cannot be the parent of itself