Delete task

Endpoint

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

This endpoint permanently deletes a standalone (“one-off”) task. This action cannot be undone.

Irreversible Action

Permanently deleting a task cannot be undone. All associated task data will be lost. Consider archiving unless you are absolutely sure.

Note

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

Request

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

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 (fetch)

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';
const taskId = 'ONE_OFF_TASK_ID_TO_DELETE';
const apiUrl = `https://api.tallyfy.com/organizations/${orgId}/tasks/${taskId}/delete`; // Note the /delete suffix

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

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'DELETE',
    headers: headers
})
.then(response => {
    // Expect 204 No Content for successful deletion
    if (response.status === 204) {
        console.log(`Successfully deleted one-off task ${taskId}. Status: ${response.status}`);
        return null; // No body expected
    } else {
        // Error handling...
        return response.json().then(errData => { throw new Error(/*...*/); }).catch(() => { throw new Error(/*...*/); });
    }
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error(`Error deleting one-off task ${taskId}:`, error);
});

Python (requests)

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 = 'ONE_OFF_TASK_ID_TO_DELETE'
api_url = f'https://api.tallyfy.com/organizations/{org_id}/tasks/{task_id}/delete' # Note /delete

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

try:
    response = requests.delete(api_url, headers=headers)
    # Check specifically for 204
    if response.status_code == 204:
        print(f'Successfully deleted one-off task {task_id}. Status: {response.status_code}')
    else:
        # Raise for other non-204 responses (including potential 200 OK with message)
        print(f"Unexpected status code: {response.status_code}")
        try:
             print(f"Response: {response.json()}")
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
             print(f"Response: {response.text}")
        response.raise_for_status() # Raise an error for non-204 status

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    # Error handling...
    print(f"Request failed: {e}")

Java (HttpClient)

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 DeleteOneOffTask {
    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 = "ONE_OFF_TASK_ID_TO_DELETE";
        String apiUrl = String.format("https://api.tallyfy.com/organizations/%s/tasks/%s/delete", orgId, taskId); // Note /delete

        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()
                .build();

        try {
            // Send request expecting no body for 204
            HttpResponse<Void> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.discarding());

            if (response.statusCode() == 204) {
                System.out.println("Successfully deleted one-off task " + taskId + ". Status: " + response.statusCode());
            } else {
                // Error handling - might need to re-request with BodyHandlers.ofString() to see error body
                System.err.println("Failed to delete one-off task. Status: " + response.statusCode());
                // You might need another request to get the error body if status != 204
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            // Error handling...
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

Go (net/http)

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "os"
  "io/ioutil" // Import ioutil to potentially read error body
)

func main() {
  accessToken := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN")
  orgId := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ORG_ID")
    taskId := "ONE_OFF_TASK_ID_TO_DELETE"
    apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.tallyfy.com/organizations/%s/tasks/%s/delete", orgId, taskId) // Note /delete

  client := &http.Client{}
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, apiUrl, nil)
    // Error handling...

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

  resp, err := client.Do(req)
    // Error handling...
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
        fmt.Printf("Successfully deleted one-off task %s. Status: %d\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode)
  } else {
        // Read body for potential error message
        body, readErr := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
        if readErr != nil {
            fmt.Printf("Failed to delete task %s. Status: %d. Could not read error body: %v\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode, readErr)
        } else {
            fmt.Printf("Failed to delete task %s. Status: %d\nBody: %s\n", taskId, resp.StatusCode, string(body))
        }
  }
}

Response

A successful permanent deletion request returns a 204 No Content status code, and no response body.

If the task ID doesn’t exist, is not a one-off task, or you lack permission, an appropriate error status code (404, 403, 400) will be returned, potentially with an error message in the response body.

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Related articles

Tasks > Archive task

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Processes > Delete process

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