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API ReferenceRequired scope: tags:read
Returns the complete tag record for a single tag.
OpenAPI definition
json
{
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"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/openapi/master/defs/asana_oas.yaml).",
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"url": "https://asana.com/support"
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"proxy-enabled": false
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"tags": [
{
"name": "Tags",
"description": "A tag is a label that can be attached to any task in Asana. It exists in a single workspace or organization.\n\nTags have some metadata associated with them, but it is possible that we will simplify them in the future so it is not encouraged to rely too heavily on it. Unlike projects, tags do not provide any ordering on the tasks they are associated with."
}
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"parameters": {
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"in": "query",
"description": "Provides “pretty” output.\nProvides 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
},
"tag_path_gid": {
"name": "tag_gid",
"in": "path",
"description": "Globally unique identifier for the tag.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "11235",
"x-env-variable": "tag"
}
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"description": "This usually occurs because of a missing or malformed parameter. Check the documentation and the syntax of your request and try again.",
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"description": "A valid authentication token was not provided with the request, so the API could not associate a user with the request.",
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"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.",
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"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.",
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"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.",
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"description": "Message providing more detail about the error that occurred, if available.",
"example": "project: Missing input"
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"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'"
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"example": "6 sad squid snuggle softly"
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"type": "object",
"properties": {
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},
"TagBase": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TagCompact"
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"color": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Color of the tag.",
"nullable": true,
"enum": [
"dark-pink",
"dark-green",
"dark-blue",
"dark-red",
"dark-teal",
"dark-brown",
"dark-orange",
"dark-purple",
"dark-warm-gray",
"light-pink",
"light-green",
"light-blue",
"light-red",
"light-teal",
"light-brown",
"light-orange",
"light-purple",
"light-warm-gray",
null
],
"example": "light-green"
},
"notes": {
"description": "Free-form textual information associated with the tag (i.e. its description).",
"type": "string",
"example": "Mittens really likes the stuff from Humboldt."
}
}
}
]
},
"TagCompact": {
"description": "A *tag* is a label that can be attached to any task in Asana. It exists in a single workspace or organization.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"gid": {
"description": "Globally unique identifier of the resource, as a string.",
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "12345",
"x-insert-after": false
},
"resource_type": {
"description": "The base type of this resource.",
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "tag",
"x-insert-after": "gid"
},
"name": {
"description": "Name of the tag. This is generally a short sentence fragment that fits on a line in the UI for maximum readability. However, it can be longer.",
"type": "string",
"example": "Stuff to buy"
}
}
},
"TagResponse": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TagBase"
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"created_at": {
"description": "The time at which this resource was created.",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "2012-02-22T02:06:58.147Z"
},
"followers": {
"description": "Array of users following this tag.",
"type": "array",
"readOnly": true,
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/UserCompact"
}
},
"workspace": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/WorkspaceCompact"
},
"permalink_url": {
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "A url that points directly to the object within Asana.",
"example": "https://app.asana.com/0/resource/123456789/list"
}
}
}
]
},
"UserCompact": {
"description": "A *user* object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.",
"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": "user",
"x-insert-after": "gid"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "*Read-only except when same user as requester*. The user's name.",
"example": "Greg Sanchez"
}
}
},
"WorkspaceCompact": {
"description": "A *workspace* is the highest-level organizational unit in Asana. All projects and tasks have an associated workspace.",
"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": "workspace",
"x-insert-after": "gid"
},
"name": {
"description": "The name of the workspace.",
"type": "string",
"example": "My Company Workspace"
}
}
}
},
"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.\nAsana supports the Authorization Code Grant flow.",
"flows": {
"authorizationCode": {
"authorizationUrl": "https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token",
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"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.",
"attachments:read": "View access to attachments",
"attachments:write": "Create and modify access to attachments",
"attachments:delete": "Delete access to attachments",
"custom_fields:read": "View access to custom fields",
"custom_fields:write": "Create and modify access to custom fields",
"goals:read": "View access to goals",
"jobs:read": "View access to jobs",
"ooo_entries:read": "View access to OOO entries",
"ooo_entries:write": "Create and modify access to OOO entries",
"ooo_entries:delete": "Delete access to OOO entries",
"tasks:read": "View access to tasks",
"tasks:write": "Create and modify access to tasks",
"tasks:delete": "Delete access to tasks",
"task_custom_types:read": "View access to task custom types",
"task_templates:read": "View access to task templates",
"team_memberships:read": "View access to team memberships",
"portfolios:read": "View access to portfolios",
"portfolios:write": "Create and modify access to portfolios",
"project_templates:read": "View access to project templates",
"project_portfolio_settings:read": "View access to project portfolio settings",
"project_portfolio_settings:write": "Create and modify access to project portfolio settings",
"projects:delete": "Delete access to projects",
"projects:read": "View access to projects",
"projects:write": "Create and modify access to projects",
"roles:read": "View access to roles",
"roles:write": "Create and modify access to roles",
"roles:delete": "Delete access to roles",
"users:read": "View access to users",
"teams:read": "View access to teams",
"time_tracking_categories:read": "View access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_categories:write": "Create and modify access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_categories:delete": "Delete access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_entries:read": "View access to time tracking entries",
"timesheet_approval_statuses:read": "View access to timesheet approval statuses",
"timesheet_approval_statuses:write": "Create and modify access to timesheet approval statuses",
"stories:read": "View access to stories",
"stories:write": "Create and modify access to stories",
"tags:read": "View access to tags",
"tags:write": "Create and modify access to tags",
"webhooks:read": "View access to webhooks",
"webhooks:write": "Create and modify access to webhooks",
"webhooks:delete": "Delete access to webhooks",
"workspaces:read": "View access to workspaces"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/tags/{tag_gid}": {
"parameters": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/parameters/tag_path_gid"
},
{
"$ref": "#/components/parameters/pretty"
}
],
"get": {
"summary": "Get a tag",
"description": "<b>Required scope: </b>tags:read\n\nReturns the complete tag record for a single tag.",
"tags": [
"Tags"
],
"operationId": "getTag",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "opt_fields",
"in": "query",
"description": "This endpoint returns a 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": [
"color",
"created_at",
"followers",
"followers.name",
"name",
"notes",
"permalink_url",
"workspace",
"workspace.name"
],
"schema": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"color",
"created_at",
"followers",
"followers.name",
"name",
"notes",
"permalink_url",
"workspace",
"workspace.name"
]
}
},
"style": "form",
"explode": false
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Successfully retrieved the specified tag.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TagResponse"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
},
"401": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
},
"403": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
},
"404": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
},
"500": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
}
},
"security": [
{
"personalAccessToken": []
},
{
"oauth2": [
"tags:read"
]
}
],
"x-readme": {
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{
"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\nTag result = client.tags.getTag(tagGid)\n .option(\"pretty\", true)\n .execute();"
},
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"code": "const Asana = require('asana');\n\nlet client = new Asana.ApiClient();\nclient.authentications.token.accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';\n\nlet tagsApiInstance = new Asana.TagsApi(client);\nlet tag_gid = \"11235\"; // String | Globally unique identifier for the tag.\nlet opts = { \n 'opt_fields': \"color,created_at,followers,followers.name,name,notes,permalink_url,workspace,workspace.name\"\n};\ntagsApiInstance.getTag(tag_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});",
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"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.tags.getTag(tagGid, {param: \"value\", param: \"value\", opt_pretty: true})\n .then((result) => {\n console.log(result);\n });",
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{
"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\ntags_api_instance = asana.TagsApi(api_client)\ntag_gid = \"11235\" # str | Globally unique identifier for the tag.\nopts = {\n 'opt_fields': \"color,created_at,followers,followers.name,name,notes,permalink_url,workspace,workspace.name\", # list[str] | This endpoint returns a 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 tag\n api_response = tags_api_instance.get_tag(tag_gid, opts)\n pprint(api_response)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(\"Exception when calling TagsApi->get_tag: %s\\n\" % e)",
"name": "python-sdk-v5"
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"language": "python",
"install": "pip install asana==3.2.3",
"code": "import asana\n\nclient = asana.Client.access_token('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN')\n\nresult = client.tags.get_tag(tag_gid, {'param': 'value', 'param': 'value'}, opt_pretty=True)",
"name": "python-sdk-v3"
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{
"language": "php",
"install": "composer require asana/asana",
"code": "<?php\nrequire 'vendor/autoload.php';\n\n$client = Asana\\Client::accessToken('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN');\n\n$result = $client->tags->getTag($tag_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.tags.get_tag(tag_gid: 'tag_gid', param: \"value\", param: \"value\", options: {pretty: true})"
}
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}
}
}
}
}