Create tag

Endpoint

POST /organizations/{org_id}/tags

Creates a new tag in the specified organization.

Request

Replace {org_id} with your Organization ID.

Headers

• Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}
• Accept: application/json
• X-Tallyfy-Client: APIClient
• Content-Type: application/json

Body (JSON)

Field	Type	Required	Description
title	string	Yes	Tag name. Must be unique within the org. Can’t exceed 30 characters.
color	string	No	Hex color code, exactly 7 characters (e.g., #3498db).

{
  "title": "High Priority",
  "color": "#e74c3c"
}

Code samples

Javascript

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';
const apiUrl = `https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/${orgId}/tags`;

const tagData = {
  title: "JS Created Tag", // Required
  color: "#9b59b6" // Optional: Purple
};

const headers = new Headers();
headers.append('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
headers.append('Accept', 'application/json');
headers.append('X-Tallyfy-Client', 'APIClient');
headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json');

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: headers,
    body: JSON.stringify(tagData)
})
.then(response => {
    return response.json().then(data => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            console.error("Failed to create tag:", data);
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return data;
    });
})
.then(data => {
    console.log('Successfully created tag:');
    console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error('Error creating tag:', error.message);
});

Python

import requests
import json
import os

access_token = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN', 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN')
org_id = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ORG_ID', 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID')
api_url = f'https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/tags'

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Tallyfy-Client': 'APIClient',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

tag_payload = {
    'title': 'Python Tag', # Required
    'color': '#f1c40f' # Optional: Yellow
}

response = None
try:
    response = requests.post(api_url, headers=headers, json=tag_payload)
    response.raise_for_status()

    created_tag = response.json()
    print('Successfully created tag:')
    print(json.dumps(created_tag, indent=4))

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Request failed: {e}")
    if response is not None:
        print(f"Response: {response.text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateTag {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String accessToken = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN", "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
        String orgId = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ORG_ID", "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
        String apiUrl = "https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/" + orgId + "/tags";

        String jsonPayload = "{\"title\": \"Java Tag\", \"color\": \"#3498db\"}";

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(apiUrl))
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(jsonPayload))
                .build();

        try {
            HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

            if (response.statusCode() == 201) {
                System.out.println("Successfully created tag:");
                System.out.println(response.body());
            } else {
                System.err.println("Failed to create tag. Status: " + response.statusCode());
                System.err.println("Response Body: " + response.body());
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }
}

Go

package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io"
  "net/http"
  "os"
    "time"
)

func main() {
  accessToken := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN")
    if accessToken == "" { accessToken = "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" }
  orgId := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ORG_ID")
    if orgId == "" { orgId = "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID" }
    apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/tags", orgId)

  tagData := map[string]interface{}{
    "title": "Go Tag", // Required
        "color": "#e67e22", // Optional: Orange
  }

  jsonData, err := json.Marshal(tagData)
  if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error marshalling JSON: %v\n", err)
        return
    }

  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 15 * time.Second}
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, apiUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error creating request: %v\n", err)
        return
    }

  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+accessToken)
  req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
  req.Header.Set("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error sending request: %v\n", err)
        return
    }
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error reading response: %v\n", err)
        return
    }

  if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
    fmt.Printf("Failed to create tag. Status: %d\nBody: %s\n", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
    return
  }

  fmt.Println("Successfully created tag:")
    // Pretty print JSON response
    var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
    if err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, body, "", "  "); err == nil {
        fmt.Println(prettyJSON.String())
    } else {
      fmt.Println(string(body))
    }
}

C++

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cpprest/http_client.h>
#include <cpprest/json.h>

using namespace web;
using namespace web::http;
using namespace web::http::client;
using namespace web::json;

pplx::task<void> CreateTallyfyTag(const utility::string_t& title, const utility::string_t& color = U(""))
{
    utility::string_t accessToken = U("YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    utility::string_t orgId = U("YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
    utility::string_t apiUrl = U("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/") + orgId + U("/tags");

    // Construct payload
    value payload = value::object();
    payload[U("title")] = value::string(title); // Required
    if (!color.empty()) {
        payload[U("color")] = value::string(color); // Optional
    }

    http_client client(apiUrl);
    http_request request(methods::POST);

    request.headers().add(U("Authorization"), U("Bearer ") + accessToken);
    request.headers().add(U("Accept"), U("application/json"));
    request.headers().add(U("X-Tallyfy-Client"), U("APIClient"));
    request.headers().set_content_type(U("application/json"));
    request.set_body(payload);

    return client.request(request).then([](http_response response)
    {
        return response.extract_json().then([response](pplx::task<value> task)
        {
            try {
                value const & body = task.get();
                if (response.status_code() == status_codes::Created) {
                    std::wcout << L"Successfully created tag:\n" << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                } else {
                    std::wcerr << L"Failed to create tag. Status: " << response.status_code() << L"\nResponse: " << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                }
            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                std::wcerr << L"Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
            }
        });
    });
}

int main() {
    try {
        CreateTallyfyTag(U("C++ High Priority"), U("#e74c3c")).wait();
        CreateTallyfyTag(U("C++ Info Only")).wait(); // Create without color
    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
        std::cerr << "Error in main: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}
// Requires C++ REST SDK (Casablanca)

C#

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization; // For JsonIgnoreCondition
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class TallyfyTagCreator
{
    private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

    public class TagPayload
    {
        public string Title { get; set; } // Required
        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull)]
        public string Color { get; set; } // Optional hex code, e.g., "#3498db"
    }

    public static async Task CreateTagAsync(TagPayload payload)
    {
        var accessToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN") ?? "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN";
        var orgId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ORG_ID") ?? "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID";
        var apiUrl = $"https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{orgId}/tags";

        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(payload?.Title)) {
            Console.WriteLine("Error: Tag Title is required.");
            return;
        }

        try
        {
            using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, apiUrl);
            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
            request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
            request.Headers.Add("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient");

            var options = new JsonSerializerOptions { DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull };
            string jsonPayload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload, options);
            request.Content = new StringContent(jsonPayload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request);
            string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) // Expects 201 Created
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Successfully created tag:");
                 try {
                     using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody);
                     Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(doc.RootElement, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
                 } catch (JsonException) {
                     Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
                 }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Failed to create tag. Status: {response.StatusCode}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Response: {responseBody}");
            }
        }
        catch (HttpRequestException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Request error: {e.Message}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }

    // Example Usage:
    // static async Task Main(string[] args)
    // {
    //     var newTag = new TagPayload {
    //         Title = "C# Project Tag",
    //         Color = "#2ecc71" // Green
    //     };
    //     await CreateTagAsync(newTag);
    // }
}

Response

You’ll get a 201 Created status with a JSON object containing the new tag’s details.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "new_tag_id_xyz",
    "title": "Python Tag",
    "color": "#f1c40f",
    "auto_generated": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-15T10:30:00Z",
    "deleted_at": null
  }
}

Save the returned id to update or delete this tag later.

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