--- title: "Get Task Item" slug: "gettaskitem" updated: 2026-04-15T06:25:57Z published: 2026-04-15T06:25:57Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.12dsynergy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Task Item This tutorial demonstrates how to get a task via the RESTful API. The commands are provided in curl and can be run from the command prompt when the 12d Synergy Server is running (or in a batch script). > [!NOTE] > Additional API documentation > > To get a list of most of the API requests available, with the 12d Synergy server running, browse [http://synergy.myserver.com/api-docs/ui/index](http://localhost:8080/api-docs/ui/index). > > (Replace [synergy.myserver.com](http://synergy.myserver.com/) with the external server address and update the port numbers if necessary.) ### 1.1. Getting the Personal Access Token to access API The tutorial for getting the PAT is here: [Generate PAT in Web client](/v1/docs/webclientgenerateapersonalaccesstokenpatinwebclientdoc). ### 1.2. Getting the Task ID You can get the Task ID by following the instructions here: [Search Task](/v1/docs/searchtaskdoc) or [Get Task for a Job](/v1/docs/gettaskforajobdoc). After getting the task ID, it can now be an input in the API request. ### 1.3. Getting a Specific Task Item This request is available in the API Documentation under Tasks,****marked 'Get a task item'. - This request requires the parameters: - **task_id**- value from Step 2 - **get_children**- true/false value - **get_history** - true/false value - **get_reminders** - true/false value - **get_cc** - true/false value **Sample Request** ```SampleRequest curl --location 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/tasks/getTask?task_id=3_1&get_children=true&get_history=true&get_reminders=true&get_cc=true' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ ``` Below is a sample response when getting a task_id with a value of 3_1. Click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/expand.png) in the line below to see the code. ****Sample Response**** ```SampleResponse {    "due_date_mode": 0,    "start_date_mode": 0,    "id": {        "_id": 3,        "_server_id": 1,        "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",        "IDString": "3_1"    },    "item_id": {        "_id": 3,        "_server_id": 1,        "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",        "IDString": "3_1"    },    "project_id": {        "_id": 1,        "_server_id": 1,        "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",        "IDString": "1_1"    },    "parent_item_id": null,    "name": "Enquiry - Follow Up",    "description": "",    "progress": 0,    "AllProgress": 0,    "priority": 0,    "task_state": {        "is_closure": 0,        "id": {            "_id": 1,            "_server_id": 1,            "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",            "IDString": "1_1"        },        "name": "Not Started",        "sort_order": 1,        "attributes": [],        "completion_percentage": null    },    "task_state_name": "Not Started",    "is_closed": false,    "assigned_entity": null,    "assigned_by": null,    "item_owner": {        "id": {            "_id": 1,            "_server_id": 1,            "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",            "IDString": "1_1"        },        "is_user": true,        "companies": null,        "first_name": "test",        "last_name": "test",        "email": "test.test@test.com",        "active": true,        "create_date": "2024-12-10T01:48:00.25",        "attributes": [],        "image_modified_date_time": "2025-04-07T01:05:35.743"    },    "history": [        {            "contact_info": {                "is_user": true,                "companies": null,                "id": {                    "_id": 1,                    "_server_id": 1,                    "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",                    "IDString": "1_1"                },                "first_name": "test",                "last_name": "test",                "email": "test.test@test.com",                "active": true,                "create_date": "2024-12-10T01:48:00.25",                "attributes": null,                "image_modified_date_time": "2025-04-07T01:05:35.743"            },            "change_description": "Item created",            "change_date": "2025-06-17T04:54:36.517"        }    ],    "due_date_utc": null,    "relative_due_date_days": 0,    "start_date_utc": null,    "relative_start_date_days": 0,    "children": [],    "user_task_id": null,    "depends_on_ids": [],    "version": 1,    "attributes": [],    "task_type_id": {        "_id": 1,        "_server_id": 1,        "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",        "IDString": "1_1"    },    "task_type": {        "task_type_id": {            "_id": 1,            "_server_id": 1,            "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",            "IDString": "1_1"        },        "name": "Generic",        "colour": "#000000",        "description": "The generic task type",        "created_by_id": null,        "create_date_utc": "2024-12-10T01:48:00.287",        "dependent_task_action": null,        "start_task_action": null,        "workflow_id": null,        "id": {            "_id": 1,            "_server_id": 1,            "_server_guid": "b993c729-bf98-490c-989d-5621e3b48139",            "IDString": "1_1"        },        "attributes": [],        "Type": 56    },    "task_path": "Test//Enquiry - Follow Up",    "project_path": "Test",    "dependent_task_action": null,    "start_task_action": null,    "order": 0,    "colour": "#000000",    "AssociatedEntities": null,    "workflow_capture_data": null,    "DueDays": "Not set",    "StartDays": "Not set",    "AssignedContacts": [],    "Dependencies": [],    "Reminders": [],    "CCs": [],    "Type": 18,    "change_message": null } ```