Archive task

Endpoint

DELETE /organizations/{org_id}/tasks/{task_id}

This endpoint archives a standalone (“one-off”) task. Archived tasks are hidden from default views but can potentially be restored or deleted permanently later.

Note

This endpoint is typically used for one-off tasks. To archive tasks within a process run, you usually archive the entire process run using DELETE /organizations/{org_id}/runs/{run_id}.

Request

Replace {org_id} with your Organization ID and {task_id} with the ID of the one-off task to archive.

Headers

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

Body

No request body is needed for this DELETE request.

Code Samples

Javascript

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';
const taskId = 'TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE'; // ID of the standalone task
const apiUrl = `https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/${orgId}/tasks/${taskId}`;

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

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'DELETE', // DELETE archives the one-off task
    headers: headers
})
.then(response => {
    // Check for 204 No Content or potentially 200 OK
    if (response.status === 204 || response.status === 200) {
        console.log(`Successfully archived one-off task ${taskId}. Status: ${response.status}`);
        // Response might be empty (204) or contain the archived task (200)
        if (response.status === 200) {
             // Try to parse JSON only if status is 200
             return response.json().catch(e => {
                 console.warn("Could not parse JSON response for 200 status:", e);
                 return null; // Continue successfully but without data
             });
        }
        return null; // For 204 No Content
    } else {
        // Try to parse error JSON, fallback to text
        return response.json()
            .catch(() => response.text())
            .then(errData => {
                console.error(`Failed to archive task ${taskId}. Status: ${response.status}`, errData);
                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
            });
    }
})
.then(data => {
    if (data) { // Only log if data was parsed (i.e., status 200 with body)
      console.log('Archived task details (if returned):');
      console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
    }
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error(`Error during archival of one-off task ${taskId}:`, 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')
task_id = 'TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE' # ID of the standalone task
api_url = f'https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/tasks/{task_id}'

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

response = None
try:
    response = requests.delete(api_url, headers=headers)

    # Check for successful status codes (204 or 200)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print(f'Successfully archived one-off task {task_id}. Status: 200 OK')
        try:
            if response.content:
                 archived_task = response.json()
                 print('Archived task details:')
                 print(json.dumps(archived_task, indent=4))
            else:
                print("(Received status 200 but response body is empty)")
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
            print(f"(Received status 200 but body not valid JSON: {response.text})")
    elif response.status_code == 204:
        print(f'Successfully archived one-off task {task_id}. Status: 204 No Content')
    else:
        # Raise an exception for other non-success status codes
        response.raise_for_status()

except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_err:
    print(f"HTTP error occurred archiving task {task_id}: {http_err}")
    if response is not None:
        print(f"Response Body: {response.text}")
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
    print(f"Request failed archiving task {task_id}: {req_err}")
except Exception as err:
     print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {err}")

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 ArchiveOneOffTask {
    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 taskId = "TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE"; // ID of the standalone task
        String apiUrl = String.format("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/tasks/%s", orgId, taskId);

        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")
                .DELETE() // DELETE archives the task
                .build();

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

            if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
                System.out.println("Successfully archived one-off task " + taskId + ". Status: 200 OK");
                 if (response.body() != null && !response.body().isEmpty()) {
                     System.out.println("Response Body (Archived Task Details):");
                     System.out.println(response.body());
                     // TODO: Consider parsing JSON
                 } else {
                      System.out.println("(Response body empty)");
                 }
            } else if (response.statusCode() == 204) {
                 System.out.println("Successfully archived one-off task " + taskId + ". Status: 204 No Content");
            } else {
                System.err.println("Failed to archive task " + taskId + ". Status: " + response.statusCode());
                System.err.println("Response Body: " + response.body());
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        } catch (Exception e) {
             System.err.println("An unexpected error occurred: " + e.getMessage());
             e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Go

package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io/ioutil"
  "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" }
    taskId := "TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE" // ID of the standalone task
    apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/tasks/%s", orgId, taskId)

  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 15 * time.Second}
    // Create DELETE request (DELETE archives the task)
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, apiUrl, nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error creating archive task request for task %s: %v\n", taskId, err)
        return
    }

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

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

  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
         // Might happen for 204, check status first
    }

  if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
        fmt.Printf("Successfully archived one-off task %s. Status: %d OK\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode)
        if len(body) > 0 {
            fmt.Println("Response Body (Archived Task Details):")
            // 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))
            }
            // TODO: Unmarshal JSON if needed
        } else {
             fmt.Println("(Response body empty)")
        }
    } else if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
         fmt.Printf("Successfully archived one-off task %s. Status: %d No Content\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode)
  } else {
    fmt.Printf("Failed to archive task %s. Status: %d\nBody: %s\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode, 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> ArchiveTallyfyTask(const utility::string_t& taskId)
{
    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("/tasks/") + taskId;

    http_client client(apiUrl);
    http_request request(methods::DEL); // DELETE archives the task

    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"));
    // No request body needed

    return client.request(request).then([taskId](http_response response)
    {
        status_code status = response.status_code();
        utility::string_t taskIdW = taskId;

        // Handle potential body (string) for errors or 200 OK message
        return response.extract_string().then([status, taskIdW, response](utility::string_t responseBody)
        {
             if (status == status_codes::OK) {
                 std::wcout << L"Successfully archived one-off task " << taskIdW << L". Status: " << status << L" OK." << std::endl;
                 if (!responseBody.empty()) {
                     std::wcout << L"Response Body (Archived Task Details):\n" << responseBody << std::endl;
                     try {
                         value jsonVal = value::parse(responseBody);
                     } catch (const std::exception& jsonEx) {
                         std::wcerr << L"(Could not parse response body as JSON: " << jsonEx.what() << L")" << std::endl;
                     }
                 } else {
                     std::wcout << L"(Response body empty)" << std::endl;
                 }
             } else if (status == status_codes::NoContent) {
                 std::wcout << L"Successfully archived one-off task " << taskIdW << L". Status: " << status << L" No Content." << std::endl;
             } else {
                 std::wcerr << L"Failed to archive task " << taskIdW << L". Status: " << status << std::endl;
                 std::wcerr << L"Response Body: " << responseBody << std::endl;
                 throw std::runtime_error("Failed to archive task");
             }
        });
    });
}

int main() {
    try {
        ArchiveTallyfyTask(U("TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE")).wait(); // Replace with actual Task ID
    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
        std::cerr << "Error: " << 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.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Text.Json;

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

    public static async Task ArchiveTaskAsync(string taskId)
    {
        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}/tasks/{taskId}";

        try
        {
            using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Delete, apiUrl);
            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
            request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
            request.Headers.Add("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient");
            // No request body needed for DELETE archive

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

            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) // Checks for 2xx (expect 200 or 204)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Successfully archived one-off task {taskId}. Status: {response.StatusCode}");
                if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(responseBody))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Archived task details (if returned):");
                    try {
                        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody);
                        Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(doc.RootElement, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
                    } catch (JsonException) {
                        Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
                    }
                } else if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NoContent){
                     Console.WriteLine("(Received status 204 No Content)");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Failed to archive task {taskId}. Status: {response.StatusCode}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Response: {responseBody}");
            }
        }
        catch (HttpRequestException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Request Exception archiving task {taskId}: {e.Message}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }

    // Example Usage:
    // static async Task Main(string[] args)
    // {
    //     await ArchiveTaskAsync("TASK_ID_TO_ARCHIVE");
    // }
}

Response

A successful request returns a 200 OK status code and a JSON object containing a data

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