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Description

Adds a task, name, to the list specified by list_id.

If list_id is omitted, the task will be added to the Inbox.

If parse is 1, then the task name will be analyzed for a potential due date.

Authentication

This method requires authentication with write permissions.

Timeline

This method requires a timeline.

Arguments

api_key (Required)
Your API application key. See here for more details.
timeline (Required)
The timeline within which to run a method. See here for more details.
list_id (Optional)
The id of the list to perform an action on.
name (Required)
The desired task name.
parse (Optional)
Specifies whether to look for a due date in name.

Example Response

<list id="987654321">
  <taskseries id="987654321" created="2006-05-07T10:19:54Z" modified="2006-05-07T10:19:54Z"
             name="Get Bananas" source="api">
    <tags/>
    <participants/>
    <notes/>
    <task id="123456789" due="" has_due_time="0" added="2006-05-07T10:19:54Z"
         completed="" deleted="" priority="N" postponed="0" estimate=""/>
  </taskseries>
</list>

Error Codes

98: Login failed / Invalid auth token
The login details or auth token passed were invalid.
100: Invalid API Key
The API key passed was not valid or has expired.
105: Service currently unavailable
The requested service is temporarily unavailable.
111: Format "xxx" not found
The requested response format was not found.
112: Method "xxx" not found
The requested method was not found.
114: Invalid SOAP envelope
The SOAP envelope sent in the request could not be parsed.
115: Invalid XML-RPC Method Call
The XML-RPC request document could not be parsed.
300: Timeline invalid or not provided
No timeline provided / Timeline invalid.
320: list_id invalid or not provided
No list_id provided / list_id invalid.
4000: Task name provided is invalid.
The task name provided is invalid.