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Get workspace events
API ReferenceReturns the full record for all events that have occurred since the sync token was created. The response is a list of events and the schema of each event is as described here. Asana limits a single sync token to 1000 events. If more than 1000 events exist for a given domain, has_more: true will be returned in the response, indicating that there are more events to pull.
📘 Access requirements
Currently, access to this API is exclusively available through a service account in an Enterprise+ domain or an Enterprise domain with the Compliance Management Add-on. To get started, see the workspace events guide.
OpenAPI definition
json
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"description": "The type of action taken on the **resource** that triggered the event. This can be one of `changed`, `added`, `removed`, `deleted`, or `undeleted` depending on the nature of the event.",
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"readOnly": true,
"example": "changed"
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"parent": {
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{
"description": "For added/removed events, the parent object that resource was added to or removed from. The parent will be `null` for other event types."
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]
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"description": "Information about the type of change that has occurred. This field is only present when the value of the property `action`, describing the action taken on the **resource**, is `changed`.",
"readOnly": true,
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"field": {
"description": "The name of the field that has changed in the resource.",
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "assignee"
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"action": {
"description": "The type of action taken on the **field** which has been changed. This can be one of `changed`, `added`, or `removed` depending on the nature of the change.",
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "changed"
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"new_value": {
"description": "*Conditional.* This property is only present when the value of the event's `change.action` is `changed` _and_ the `new_value` is an Asana resource. This will be only the `gid` and `resource_type` of the resource when the events come from webhooks; this will be the compact representation (and can have fields expanded with [opt_fields](/guides/platform/inputoutput-options)) when using the [get events](/reference/events/getevents) endpoint.",
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"gid": "12345",
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"example": {
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"description": "A *user* object represents an account in Asana that can be given access to various workspaces, projects, and tasks.",
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"gid": {
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"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"
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"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.",
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"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",
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"/workspaces/{workspace_gid}/events": {
"parameters": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/parameters/workspace_path_gid"
},
{
"$ref": "#/components/parameters/pretty"
},
{
"name": "sync",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"description": "A sync token received from the last request, or none on first sync. Events will be returned from the point in time that the sync token was generated.\n*Note: On your first request, omit the sync token. The response will be the same as for an expired sync token, and will include a new valid sync token. If the sync token is too old (which may happen from time to time) the API will return a `412 Precondition Failed` error, and include a fresh sync token in the response.*",
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"example": "de4774f6915eae04714ca93bb2f5ee81"
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"summary": "Get workspace events",
"description": "Returns the full record for all events that have occurred since the sync token was created.\nThe response is a list of events and the schema of each event is as described [here](/reference/events/events).\nAsana limits a single sync token to 1000 events. If more than 1000 events exist for a given domain, `has_more: true` will be returned in the response, indicating that there are more events to pull.",
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"Workspaces"
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"200": {
"description": "Successfully retrieved events.",
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"schema": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The full record for all events that have occurred since the sync token was created.",
"properties": {
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"sync": {
"description": "A sync token to be used with the next call to the /events endpoint.",
"type": "string",
"example": "de4774f6915eae04714ca93bb2f5ee81"
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"description": "Indicates whether there are more events to pull.",
"type": "boolean",
"example": true
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