## Update a task
`client.Task.Update(ctx, id, body) (*TaskUpdateResponse, error)`
**post** `/v1/tasks/{id}`
Updates an existing task by ID. Only included fields and relationships are modified.
The `$note` relationship is read-only — manage notes via their own relationships.
Supports idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.
**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `tasks:update`
**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Write
### Parameters
- `id string`
Unique identifier of the task to update.
- `body TaskUpdateParams`
- `Fields param.Field[TaskUpdateParamsFields]`
Field values to update — only provided fields are modified; omitted fields are left unchanged. Tasks only support the documented system fields, all prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$title`, `$status`). Call the [definitions endpoint](/api/resources/task/methods/definitions) for available fields. See [Fields and relationships](/using-the-api/fields-and-relationships/) for value type details.
- `Description string`
Description of the task in markdown format.
- `DueAt string`
Due date as an ISO 8601 datetime string.
- `Status string`
Task status. One of: `TODO`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `COMPLETE`, `CANCELLED`.
- `Title string`
Title of the task.
- `Relationships param.Field[map[string, TaskUpdateParamsRelationship]]`
Relationship operations to apply. System relationships use a `$` prefix (e.g. `$account`, `$assignedTo`). Each value is an operation object with `add`, `remove`, or `replace`.
- `map[string, TaskUpdateParamsRelationship]`
- `Add TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipAddUnion`
Entity ID(s) to add to the relationship.
- `string`
- `type TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipAddArray []string`
- `Remove TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipRemoveUnion`
Entity ID(s) to remove from the relationship.
- `string`
- `type TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipRemoveArray []string`
- `Replace TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipReplaceUnion`
Entity ID(s) to set as the entire relationship, replacing all existing associations.
- `string`
- `type TaskUpdateParamsRelationshipReplaceArray []string`
### Returns
- `type TaskUpdateResponse struct{…}`
- `ID string`
Unique identifier for the entity.
- `CreatedAt string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.
- `Fields map[string, TaskUpdateResponseField]`
Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.
- `Value TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueUnion`
The field value, or null if unset.
- `string`
- `float64`
- `bool`
- `type TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueArray []string`
- `type TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueAddress struct{…}`
- `City string`
City name.
- `Country string`
2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
- `Latitude float64`
Latitude coordinate.
- `Longitude float64`
Longitude coordinate.
- `PostalCode string`
Postal or ZIP code.
- `State string`
State or province.
- `Street string`
Street address line 1.
- `Street2 string`
Street address line 2.
- `type TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueFullName struct{…}`
- `FirstName string`
The contact's first name.
- `LastName string`
The contact's last name.
- `ValueType string`
The data type of the field.
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeAddress TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "ADDRESS"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeCheckbox TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "CHECKBOX"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeCurrency TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "CURRENCY"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeDatetime TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "DATETIME"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeEmail TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "EMAIL"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeFullName TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "FULL_NAME"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeMarkdown TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "MARKDOWN"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeMultiSelect TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "MULTI_SELECT"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeNumber TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "NUMBER"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeSingleSelect TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "SINGLE_SELECT"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeSocialHandle TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "SOCIAL_HANDLE"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeTelephone TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "TELEPHONE"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeText TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "TEXT"`
- `const TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueTypeURL TaskUpdateResponseFieldValueType = "URL"`
- `HTTPLink string`
URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.
- `Relationships map[string, TaskUpdateResponseRelationship]`
Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`).
- `Cardinality string`
Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`.
- `ObjectType string`
The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`).
- `Values []string`
IDs of the related entities.
- `UpdatedAt string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.
- `ExternalID string`
External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.
### Example
```go
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go"
"github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go/option"
)
func main() {
client := githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.NewClient(
option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
)
taskUpdateResponse, err := client.Task.Update(
context.TODO(),
"id",
githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.TaskUpdateParams{
},
)
if err != nil {
panic(err.Error())
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", taskUpdateResponse.ID)
}
```
#### Response
```json
{
"id": "id",
"createdAt": "createdAt",
"fields": {
"foo": {
"value": "string",
"valueType": "ADDRESS"
}
},
"httpLink": "httpLink",
"relationships": {
"foo": {
"cardinality": "cardinality",
"objectType": "objectType",
"values": [
"string"
]
}
},
"updatedAt": "updatedAt",
"externalId": "externalId"
}
```