Returns a single Action, for the specified id or GUID passed at part of the query.

The REST API account user needs to have the correct viewer permissions on an Action for the call to return a valid response. If the account does not have viewer permissions, a 404 Not found response is returned.

OpenAPI documentation can be found at https://organisation.fluid.work/docs where organisation is the name of your organisation.

HTTP

GET https://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/{id}/

Curl

curl --user username:patToken --location 'http://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206'

HTML

with optional parameters

HTTP

GET https://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/{id}/?fields={fields}&$expand={$expand}&version=3.0

Curl

curl --user username:patToken --location 'http://localhost:55648/rest/api/action/4206?fields=all&expand=all'

URL Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
id	path	true	string	The Action Id, can be an integer sting value ### or guid string, both are unique identifiers for this Action and can be used interchangeably.
fields	query	false	string	Comma-separated list of requested fields
expand	query	false	string	Expand parameter for Action attributes. Possible options are{"none" "all" "method" "related" "chat" "customAll" "customReportable" "customReadOnly" "subtask" "attachment" "state"}
skip	query	false	integer	Number of items to skip in the response results. Used for paging response results. see Getting started with the REST Api
take	query	false	integer	Number of items to take after skip has been applied in the response results . Used for paging response results . see Getting started with the REST Api
version	query	false	string	Version of the API to use. if not set, default latest version will be used.

Response

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	Action	successful operation
400	string	Bad Request
404	string	"Action Not Found for {id}"
429	string	"Too many Requests" see response headers RateLimit-Limit (current rate limit capacity), RateLimit-Remaining (remaining tokens), RateLimit-Reset (time till next refill)

Response Header

Name	Type	Description
RateLimit-Limit	string	Max rate limit of requests allowed
RateLimit-Remaining	string	Remaining capacity of requests allowed
RateLimit-Reset	string	Next date time for refresh of capacity

GET Sample Request

cUrl

curl --user username:pat_token --location 'http://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206'

Sample Response

Status code: 200

JSON

{
    "fields": {
        "assignee": [
            {
                "id": 603,
                "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
                "name": "David Burt",
                "userName": "david.burt",
                "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
            }
        ],
        "attachmentCount": 0,
        "author": {
            "id": 603,
            "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
            "name": "David Burt",
            "userName": "david.burt",
            "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
        },
        "businessValue": 0,
        "chatCount": 0,
        "createDate": "2023-10-13T18:50:01.0000000",
        "description": "Description 1",
        "dueDate": null,
        "endDate": null,
        "impediment": 0,
        "isOwner": true,
        "modifiedBy": {
            "id": 603,
            "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
            "name": "David Burt",
            "userName": "david.burt",
            "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
        },
        "modifiedDate": "2023-10-13T18:50:01.0000000",
        "owners": [
            {
                "id": 603,
                "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
                "name": "David Burt",
                "userName": "david.burt",
                "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
            }
        ],
        "priority": "Medium",
        "principalGuid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
        "ragStatus": "Green",
        "startDate": "2023-10-04T00:00:00.0000000",
        "status": "Request",
        "statusCode": 4,
        "taskType": "Task",
        "title": "Title 1"
    },
    "id": 4206,
    "guid": "0d0fcfb6-b1d9-41b0-8264-b29ace60df63",
    "url": "https://client.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206"
}

Get Sample Request with Expand option

cUrl

curl --user username:pat_token --location 'http://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206?expand=all'

Sample Response

Status code: 200

JSON

{
    "fields": {
        "assignee": [
            {
                "id": 603,
                "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
                "name": "David Burt",
                "userName": "david.burt",
                "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
            }
        ],
        "attachmentCount": 1,
        "author": {
            "id": 603,
            "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
            "name": "David Burt",
            "userName": "david.burt",
            "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
        },
        "boardCategory": 0,
        "boardId": 0,
        "boardGuid": "7505a102-93fc-4465-a23b-2eb6303f7f71",
        "boardTitle": "Bulk edit",
        "businessValue": 0,
        "chatCount": 0,
        "contentType": "Process",
        "createDate": "2023-10-20T17:02:56.0000000",
        "description": "Sample Description",
        "descriptionHtml": "Sample Description",
        "dueDate": null,
        "endDate": null,
        "impediment": 0,
        "isClosed": false,
        "isCalculated": false,
        "isOwner": true,
        "modifiedBy": {
            "id": 603,
            "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
            "name": "David Burt",
            "userName": "david.burt",
            "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
        },
        "modifiedDate": "2024-02-16T12:09:09.0000000",
        "parentGuid": "e20ef271-21e8-44ef-bef7-81a29428755b",
        "priority": "Medium",
        "principalGuid": "7505a102-93fc-4465-a23b-2eb6303f7f71",
        "shortCode": "BE-56",
        "startDate": null,
        "status": "Not Started",
        "statusCode": 1,
        "taskType": "Task",
        "title": "Sample Title",
        "titleRichText": "Sample Title",
        "titleHtml": "Sample Title"
    },
    "customProperties": [
        {
            "guid": "376db0e8-711d-45da-9583-9f9d5735d15b",
            "dataType": "Text",
            "isAdminLocked": false,
            "isCatalogType": false,
            "isMultiple": false,
            "isSubType": false,
            "key": "custom1",
            "required": false,
            "reportable": true,
            "readOnly": false,
            "value": "Sample custonmText"
        },
        {
            "guid": "afddb8be-d7d7-4a56-b0aa-631bf770800a",
            "dataType": "MultiOption",
            "isAdminLocked": false,
            "isCatalogType": false,
            "isMultiple": false,
            "isSubType": false,
            "key": "CustomMulti",
            "required": false,
            "reportable": true,
            "readOnly": false,
            "value": "mult2"
        },
        {
            "guid": "fd6e2d89-a4ca-4822-9ac9-a9d0cf88baa6",
            "dataType": "Date",
            "isAdminLocked": false,
            "isCatalogType": false,
            "isMultiple": false,
            "isSubType": false,
            "key": "CustomDate",
            "required": false,
            "reportable": true,
            "readOnly": false,
            "value": "2023-10-17"
        }
    ],
    "attachments": [
        {
            "id": 106,
            "guid": "2a8c37be-e0d0-4501-8aec-1770152bae0c",
            "type": "Miscellaneous",
            "status": "Draft",
            "fileName": "SampleFilename.docx",
            "title": "Sample File",
            "modifiedDate": "2024-02-16T12:06:42.0000000",
            "modifiedBy": {
                "id": 603,
                "guid": "f1cb6467-0262-4539-9148-7b869defd817",
                "name": "David Burt",
                "userName": "david.burt",
                "email": "dump18@fluidbsg.com"
            },
            "link": "https://organisation.fluid.work/Document/Download?id=2a8c37be-e0d0-4501-8aec-1770152bae0c"
        }
    ],
    "id": 4206,
    "methods": [
        {
            "type": "PermaLink",
            "httpMethod": "GET",
            "url": "https://organisation.fluid.work/Action/EditFull/38ae917c-9d1d-47b7-9da1-52c558e10b42"
        },
        {
            "type": "Update",
            "httpMethod": "PUT",
            "url": "https://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206",
            "description": "Update Action",
            "payload": {
                "fields": {
                    "description": "<Description>",
                    "title": "<Title>"
                },
                "customProperties": []
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Delete",
            "httpMethod": "DELETE",
            "url": "https://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206"
        }
    ],
    "guid": "38ae917c-9d1d-47b7-9da1-52c558e10b42",
    "url": "https://organisation.fluid.work/rest/api/action/4206"
}

Definitions

Name	Description
id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with id, see above
url	The REST GET Url for this Action
fields	Map of field and values for the Action
assignee[]	Describes a list of users this action has been assigned to
author	Describes the user who authored this Action
modifiedBy	Describes the user who last modified this Action
owners[]	Describes a list of users this action is owned by

Assignee[]

Name	Description
id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with id, see above
name	The long name of this User
username	The username associated with this User
email	Unique email associated with this User

Author

Name	Description
id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with id, see above
name	The long name of this User
username	The username associated with this User
email	Unique email associated with this User

ModifiedBy

Name	Description
id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with id, see above
name	The long name of this User
username	The username associated with this User
email	Unique email associated with this User

Owners[]

Name	Description
id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular User, can be interchangeable with id, see above
name	The long name of this User
username	The username associated with this User
email	Unique email associated with this User

Expand

Query parameter "expand=all" will expand all the possible response properties listed below that are  associated with this entity. "expand=none" to hide all response properties.

CustomProperties[]

Name	Description
guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular custom property
dataType	The data type of the value for this Custom Property. eg string, datetime etc
isAdminLocked
isCatalogType	Custom Property is a Catalog Type and is used as part of taxonomy
isMultiple	Can contain multiple values
isSubType
key	Unique name key that identifies this Custom Property by name
required	Flag to indicate this Custom Property requires a valid value
reportable	Flag to indicate this Custom Property is reportable
readOnly	Flag to indicate value is read only and cannot be changed
value	The value of this Custom Property

Methods[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=method", methods are helper properties to other REST verb API endpoints that can be used directly.

Name	Description
type	The type of action this method performs
httpMethod	HTTP Request Method verb
url	The REST URL that can be used with the Http Method verb
description	Description of what this method performs
payload	Sample payload related to the HTTP Method verb. This payload is typically the minimal payload required to perform the verb method.

Related[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=related", related are other entities that share a relationship with this entity, this can be a parent, sibling or child relationship.

Name	Description
Parent	Parent related item to this Action
From	This Action was related from this Entity
FollowOn[]	Array of FollowOn entities related to this Action
Children[]	Array of Children entities related to this Action
Project[]	Array of Project entities related to this Action
Catalog[]	Array of Catalog entities related to this Action

FollowOn[]

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with id, see above
Title	Title of this Action
Name	Name if this Action
CreatedDate	Timestamp this Action was created
ModifiedDate	Timestamp this Action was last modified
Type	Type of this Action
Status	Status of this Action
Description	Description of this Action
PercentageComplete	Was percentage of this Action has been completed
Methods[]	Array of REST API Methods that this Action can perform
ExternalReference	If this Action has a reference to an external integration or system, the external reference id is displayed here
ReferenceId	Fluid internal reference identifier
Principal	The principal container for this Action
AssignedTo	User that has been assigned this Action
RagStatus	RAG status of this Action if appropriate
StartDate	Start timestamp of this Action
DueDate	Due timestamp of this Action
Owner	Owner of this Action
Priority	Priority of this Action
ModifiedBy	User that last modified this Action
ParentGuid	Parent guid identifier for this Action
AttachmentCount	Number of attachments associated with this Action
ContentType	The content type of this Action

Children[]

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with id, see above
Title	Title of this Action
Name	Name if this Action
CreatedDate	Timestamp this Action was created
ModifiedDate	Timestamp this Action was last modified
Type	Type of this Action
Status	Status of this Action
Description	Description of this Action
PercentageComplete	Was percentage of this Action has been completed
Methods[]	Array of REST API Methods that this Action can perform
ExternalReference	If this Action has a reference to an external integration or system, the external reference id is displayed here
ReferenceId	Fluid internal reference identifier
Principal	The principal container for this Action
AssignedTo	User that has been assigned this Action
RagStatus	RAG status of this Action if appropriate
StartDate	Start timestamp of this Action
DueDate	Due timestamp of this Action
Owner	Owner of this Action
Priority	Priority of this Action
ModifiedBy	User that last modified this Action
ParentGuid	Parent guid identifier for this Action
AttachmentCount	Number of attachments associated with this Action
ContentType	The content type of this Action

Project[]

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Project, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Project, can be interchangeable with id, see above
Category	The Category this Project aligns to
ProjectManager	The user assigned as the Project Manager for this Project
Description	Description of this Project
ExternalReference	External Reference identifier for this Project
Name	Name if this Project
Type	Type of this Project
Status	Status of this Project
Owner	Owner of this Project
ParentGuid	Parent guid identifier for this Action

Catalog[]

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Catalog, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Action, can be interchangeable with id, see above
Name	Name if this Catalog
ReferenceId	Reference id of this Catalog
CatalogTypeGuid	Unique guid that represents the type to which this Catalog is for

Attachment[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=attachment". Checklist properties that are defined as part of this entity.

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Attachment
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Attachment
Title	Title of this Attachment
ModifiedDate	Timestamp this Attachment was last modified
Type	Type of this Attachment
Status	Status of this Attachment
Filename	Filename of the attachment
Url	Url to open/view or download this Attachmemt
ModifiedBy	User that last modified this Attachment

Integration[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=integration" or "expand=integration,related" or "expand=integration,related,subtask" . Integration details as defined for this entity, can be used with "related" and/or "subtask", so show details for related and/or subtask integrated items in the the 3rd party application

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular Integrated item, can be interchangeable with guid, see below
Guid	The guid string, uniquely identifies this particular Integrated item, can be interchangeable with id, see above
Title	Title of this Integrated item
Name	Name if this Integrated item
CreatedDate	Timestamp this Integrated item was created
ModifiedDate	Timestamp this Integrated item was last modified
Type	Type of this Integrated item
Status	Status name of this Integrated item
StatusCode	Status Code as it is resolved into Fluid Statuses
Description	Description of this Integrated item
PercentageComplete	Was percentage of this Integrated item has been completed
ExternalReference	The unique external reference id of the external system
ReferenceId	Fluid internal reference identifier
Principal	The principal container for this Integrated item
AssignedTo	User that has been assigned this Integrated item
StartDate	Start timestamp of this Integrated itemif mapped and any
DueDate	Due timestamp of this Integrated itemif mapped and any
EndDate	End timestamp of this Integrated itemif mapped and any
Owner	Owner of this Integrated item
Priority	Priority of this Integrated itemif mapped and any
ModifiedBy	User that last modified this Integrated item
ParentGuid	Parent guid identifier for this Integrated item
AttachmentCount	Number of attachments associated with this Integrated item
NotStartedCount	Total number of subtasks for this Integrated item that are in a NotStarted status (NotStarted statuses are defined as per integrated config)
InProgressCount	Total number of subtasks for this Integrated item that are in a In Progress status (In Progress statuses are defined as per integrated config)
CompletedCount	Total number of subtasks for this Integrated item that are in a Completed status (Completed statuses are defined as per integrated config)
NotStartedPercentage	Not started as a percentage (%)
InProgressPercentage	In Progress as a percentage (%)
CompletedPercentage	Completed as a percentage (%)
Points	Points allocated to this item if mapped and any
BusinessValue	BusinessValue allocated to this item if mapped and any
LastSync	Timestamp this item was last synced into Fluid
ExternalStatus	The status of the external sync/system. ( Valid / Invalid / Missing / Confidential)
SubTasks[]	List of Subtasks defined for this external integration item (child descendent relationship)
Linked[]	List of linked external items defined for this integration item (sibling relationship)
CustomProperties[]	Custom Properties that have been mapped and defined per integration config
IsCompleted	True if this integration item is in a Completed state, False if not
IsInProgress	True if this integration item is in a In Progress state, False if not
IsNotStarted	True if this integration item is in a Not Started state, False if not

SubTasks[]

SubTask integration items are items that have a parent child relationship to the current Integrated item. The are direct descendants of this Integration item.

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular external subtask item in the external system
Title	Title of the external subtask item
Status	Status name of the external subtask item
StatusCode	Status Code as it is resolved into Fluid Statuses
Description	Description of the external subtask item
PercentageComplete	What percentage of the external subtask item has been completed
StartDate	Start timestamp of the external subtask itemif mapped and any
DueDate	Due timestamp of the external subtask itemif mapped and any
EndDate	End timestamp of the external subtask itemif mapped and any
Priority	Priority of the external subtask item if mapped and any
NotStartedCount	Total number of subtasks for the external subtask item that are in a NotStarted status (NotStarted statuses are defined as per integrated config)
InProgressCount	Total number of subtasks for the external subtask item that are in a In Progress status (In Progress statuses are defined as per integrated config)
CompletedCount	Total number of subtasks for the external subtask item that are in a Completed status (Completed statuses are defined as per integrated config)
NotStartedPercentage	Not started as a percentage (%)
InProgressPercentage	In Progress as a percentage (%)
CompletedPercentage	Completed as a percentage (%)
Points	Points allocated to this external subtask item if mapped and any
BusinessValue	BusinessValue allocated to this external subtask item if mapped and any
LastSync	Timestamp this external subtask item was last synced into Fluid
ExternalStatus	The status of the external sync/system. ( Valid / Invalid / Missing / Confidential)
IsCompleted	True if this integration item is in a Completed state, False if not
IsInProgress	True if this integration item is in a In Progress state, False if not
IsNotStarted	True if this integration item is in a Not Started state, False if not

Linked[]

Linked integration items are items that have a sibling relationship to the current Integrated item. They are related via a link, not a parent child relationship.

Name	Description
Id	The Id integer, uniquely identifies this particular external linked item in the external system
Title	Title of the external linked item
Status	Status name of the external linked item
StatusCode	Status Code as it is resolved into Fluid Statuses
Description	Description of the external linked item
PercentageComplete	What percentage of the external linked item has been completed
StartDate	Start timestamp of the external linked item if mapped and any
DueDate	Due timestamp of the external linked itemif mapped and any
EndDate	End timestamp of the external linked itemif mapped and any
Priority	Priority of the external linked itemif mapped and any
NotStartedCount	Total number of subtasks for the external linked item that are in a NotStarted status (NotStarted statuses are defined as per integrated config)
InProgressCount	Total number of subtasks for the external linked item that are in a In Progress status (In Progress statuses are defined as per integrated config)
CompletedCount	Total number of subtasks for the external linked item that are in a Completed status (Completed statuses are defined as per integrated config)
NotStartedPercentage	Not started as a percentage (%)
InProgressPercentage	In Progress as a percentage (%)
CompletedPercentage	Completed as a percentage (%)
Points	Points allocated to this external subtask item if mapped and any
BusinessValue	BusinessValue allocated to this external subtask item if mapped and any
LastSync	Timestamp this external subtask item was last synced into Fluid
ExternalStatus	The status of the external sync/system. ( Valid / Invalid / Missing / Confidential)
IsCompleted	True if this integration item is in a Completed state, False if not
IsInProgress	True if this integration item is in a In Progress state, False if not
IsNotStarted	True if this integration item is in a Not Started state, False if not

CustomProperties[]

Name	Description
Name	Name of the Custom Property as mapped per integration config
Value[]	List of value(s) for this Custom Property
SyncMode	The sync mode this Custom Property per integration config

Checklist[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=checklist". Checklist properties that are defined as part of this entity.

Name	Description
Title	The title of the checklist item
Status	The status of the checklist item (true/false) is (checked/un checked)

Chat[]

Properties returned for requested expanded value set on query param "expand=chat", chat are comments/chat conversations that are associated with this entity

Name	Description
Id	Unique id that represents this chat message
Content	Text only representation of the content of the chat message
TopicId	The topic Id/chat room this chat message has been post to
Display	Html version of the content that is displayed to the user
Initiator	The user that posted this chat message
Timestamp	The timestamp when this chat message was posted
Title	The title of the chat room this chat message was posted to

Get Action

URL Parameters

Response

Response Header

GET Sample Request

Sample Response

Get Sample Request with Expand option

Sample Response

Definitions

Assignee[]

Author

ModifiedBy

Owners[]

Expand

CustomProperties[]

Methods[]

Related[]

FollowOn[]

Children[]

Project[]

Catalog[]

Attachment[]

Integration[]

SubTasks[]

Linked[]

CustomProperties[]

Checklist[]

Chat[]

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