Description

Sets the start date of a task. If start is not provided, any existing start date will be unset. If has_start_time is provided, the start date will be marked as one with a time. If parse has a value of 1, start is parsed as per rtm.time.parse.

Availability

Available in versions 2.

Authentication

This method requires authentication with write permissions.

Timeline

This method requires a timeline.

Revertable

The effects of this method can be undone.

Arguments

api_key (Required) 1 2

Your API application key. See here for more details.

timeline (Required) 1 2

The timeline within which to run a method. See here for more details.

list_id (Required) 1 2

The id of the list to perform an action on.

taskseries_id (Required) 1 2

The id of the task series to perform an action on.

task_id (Required) 1 2

The id of the task to perform an action on.

start 1 2

Start date for a task, in ISO 8601 format. If parse is specified and has a value of 1, start is parsed as per rtm.time.parse. start is parsed in the context of the user's Remember The Milk timezone. New start dates must occur before any existing due date on the task.

has_start_time 1 2

Specifies whether the start date has a start time.

parse 1 2

Specifies whether to parse start as per rtm.time.parse.

Example Response

<list id="387546">
  <taskseries id="648042" created="2015-05-07T10:19:54Z" modified="2015-05-07T10:41:22Z"
             name="Get Coffee" source="api">
    <tags/>
    <participants/>
    <notes/>
    <task id="811467" start="2015-05-09T14:00:00Z" has_start_time="0" added="2015-05-07T10:19:54Z"
         completed="" deleted="" priority="N" postponed="1" estimate=""/>
  </taskseries>
</list>

Error Codes

96 Invalid signature

The passed signature was invalid.

97 Missing signature

The call required signing but no signature was sent.

98 Login failed / Invalid auth token

The login details or auth token passed were invalid.

99 User not logged in / Insufficient permissions

The method requires user authentication but the user was not logged in, or the authenticated method call did not have the required permissions.

100 Invalid API Key

The API key passed was not valid or has expired.

105 Service currently unavailable

The requested service is temporarily unavailable.

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.

120 Method not valid for requested version

The requested method is not compatible with the requested version.

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.

340 taskseries_id/task_id invalid or not provided

No taskseries_id or task_id provided / taskseries_id or task_id invalid.

3040 List is read-only.

Tried to perform action in read-only list.

4040 Sub-task only editable by Pro accounts

Non-pro account tried to update sub-task.

4080 Cannot have due date before start date

Due dates for tasks must be after start dates.