clickup_update_task_by_custom_id

Update ClickUp tasks using custom IDs to modify name, description, priority, due dates, tags, time estimates, assignees, or parent relationships.

Instructions

Update a task by its custom ID

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`assignees`	No	User IDs to add or remove from the task
`custom_id`	Yes	ClickUp custom task ID
`due_date`	No	Due date as Unix timestamp in milliseconds
`markdown_description`	No	Task description in markdown format
`name`	No	Task name
`parent`	No	Parent task ID to move this task as a subtask
`priority`	No	Task priority (1-4): 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Normal, 4=Low
`tags`	No	Array of tag names to add to the task
`time_estimate`	No	Time estimate in milliseconds

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "assignees": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "User IDs to add or remove from the task",
      "properties": {
        "add": {
          "description": "Array of user IDs to add to the task",
          "items": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "rem": {
          "description": "Array of user IDs to remove from the task",
          "items": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "type": "array"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "custom_id": {
      "description": "ClickUp custom task ID",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "due_date": {
      "description": "Due date as Unix timestamp in milliseconds",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "markdown_description": {
      "description": "Task description in markdown format",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Task name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "parent": {
      "description": "Parent task ID to move this task as a subtask",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "priority": {
      "description": "Task priority (1-4): 1=Urgent, 2=High, 3=Normal, 4=Low",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "tags": {
      "description": "Array of tag names to add to the task",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "time_estimate": {
      "description": "Time estimate in milliseconds",
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "custom_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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clickup_update_task_by_custom_id

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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