List templates

List all templates

This endpoint returns a paginated list of templates (they’re called “checklists” in the API) for a given organization.

API vs UI terminology

The Tallyfy UI calls these Templates, but the API uses Checklists in its endpoints and responses.

Endpoint

GET /organizations/{org_id}/checklists

Request

Replace {org_id} with your Organization ID.

Headers

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

Query parameters (optional)

Parameter	Type	Description
q	string	Search templates by title (case-insensitive partial match)
page	integer	Page number for pagination
per_page	integer	Results per page (default: 10)
sort_by	string	Field to sort by (prefix with - for descending)
with	string	Comma-separated includes: steps, tags, folder, permissions, stages, linked_tasks, assets, member_watchers, guest_watchers
status	string	Filter by template status
type	string	Filter by template type
starred	string	Filter starred templates
folder	string	Filter by folder
tag	string	Filter by tag
owner_id	string	Filter by owner
archived	string	Set to only for archived templates, or any truthy value to include them

Code samples

Javascript

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';

const queryParams = '?per_page=10&with=steps'; // Example: Get 10 templates per page with their steps
const apiUrl = `https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/${orgId}/checklists${queryParams}`;

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

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: headers
})
.then(response => {
    return response.json().then(data => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            console.error("Failed to list templates:", data);
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return data;
    });
})
.then(data => {
    console.log('Successfully retrieved templates:');
    console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
    // Access pagination via data.meta.pagination
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error('Error listing templates:', 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}/checklists'

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

# Optional query parameters for filtering/pagination
params = {
     'q': 'Onboarding', # Search templates by title
     'per_page': 10,
     'with': 'steps' # Include step details
}

response = None
try:
    response = requests.get(api_url, headers=headers, params=params)
    response.raise_for_status() # Check for HTTP errors (4xx or 5xx)

    templates_data = response.json()
    print('Successfully retrieved templates:')
    print(json.dumps(templates_data, indent=4))
    # Pagination info: templates_data.get('meta', {}).get('pagination')

except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_err:
    print(f"HTTP error listing templates: {http_err}")
    if response is not None:
        print(f"Response Body: {response.text}")
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
    print(f"Request failed: {req_err}")
except json.JSONDecodeError:
    print("Failed to decode JSON response")
    if response is not None:
        print(f"Response Text: {response.text}")

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap; // Use HashMap for mutable map
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class ListTemplates {

    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 baseUrl = "https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/" + orgId + "/checklists";

        // Optional query parameters
        Map<String, String> queryParamsMap = new HashMap<>();
        // queryParamsMap.put("q", "Onboarding");
        queryParamsMap.put("per_page", "10");
        queryParamsMap.put("with", "steps");

        String queryParamsString = queryParamsMap.entrySet().stream()
            .map(entry -> URLEncoder.encode(entry.getKey(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(entry.getValue(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
            .collect(Collectors.joining("&", "?", ""));

        String apiUrl = baseUrl + (queryParamsMap.isEmpty() ? "" : queryParamsString);

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder()
                .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
                .build();

        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(apiUrl))
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
                .GET()
                .build();

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

            if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
                System.out.println("Successfully retrieved templates:");
                System.out.println(response.body());
                // TODO: Consider parsing the JSON response using Jackson or Gson
            } else {
                System.err.println("Failed to list templates. 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"
  "net/http"
  "net/url"
  "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"
  }

  baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/checklists", orgId)

    // Optional query parameters
    queryParams := url.Values{}
    queryParams.Add("q", "Onboarding")
    queryParams.Add("per_page", "10")
    queryParams.Add("with", "steps")

    apiUrl := baseURL
    if len(queryParams) > 0 {
        apiUrl += "?" + queryParams.Encode()
    }

  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 15 * time.Second}
  req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", apiUrl, nil)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error creating list templates request: %v\n", 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 making list templates request: %v\n", err)
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()

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

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

  fmt.Println("Successfully retrieved templates:")
    // 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 into Go structs if needed
}

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> ListTallyfyTemplates()
{
    utility::string_t accessToken = U("YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    utility::string_t orgId = U("YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");

    uri_builder builder(U("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/"));
    builder.append_path(orgId);
    builder.append_path(U("checklists"));
    // Optional query parameters
    builder.append_query(U("q"), U("Onboarding"));
    builder.append_query(U("per_page"), 10);
    builder.append_query(U("with"), U("steps"));
    utility::string_t apiUrl = builder.to_string();

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

    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"));

    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::OK) {
                    std::wcout << L"Successfully retrieved templates:\n" << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                } else {
                    std::wcerr << L"Failed to list templates. Status: " << response.status_code() << L"\nResponse: " << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                }
            } catch (const http_exception& e) {
                 std::wcerr << L"HTTP exception during list templates: " << e.what() << std::endl;
            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                std::wcerr << L"Exception during list templates response handling: " << e.what() << std::endl;
            }
        });
    });
}

int main() {
    try {
        ListTallyfyTemplates().wait();
    } 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.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Web; // For HttpUtility

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

    public static async Task ListTemplatesAsync()
    {
        var accessToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN") ?? "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN";
        var orgId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ORG_ID") ?? "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID";

        // Build URL with query parameters
        var query = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
        query["q"] = "Onboarding";
        query["per_page"] = "10";
        query["with"] = "steps";
        string queryString = query.ToString();
        var apiUrl = $"https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{orgId}/checklists?{queryString}";

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

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

            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Successfully retrieved templates:");
                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($"Failed to list templates. Status: {response.StatusCode}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Response: {responseBody}");
            }
        }
        catch (HttpRequestException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Request Exception listing templates: {e.Message}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }

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

Response

You’ll get a 200 OK status and a JSON object with a data array. Each item in the array represents a template with fields like id, title, summary, starred, type, status, owner_id, created_by, created_at, last_updated, and more.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "c15bf2be31c3a7fbded5d13fce7aaab9",
      "title": "Customer Onboarding Process",
      "summary": "Standard process for onboarding new customers.",
      "starred": false,
      "type": "procedure",
      "status": "active",
      "owner_id": "user_abc123",
      "created_by": "user_abc123",
      "steps_count": 8,
      "is_pinned": false,
      "created_at": "2025-01-10T10:00:00.000Z",
      "last_updated": "2025-05-15T14:30:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "pagination": {
       "total": 25,
       "count": 10,
       "per_page": 10,
       "current_page": 1,
       "total_pages": 3,
       "links": {
           "next": "https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/checklists?page=2"
       }
    }
  }
}

The meta.pagination object tells you the total count, current page, items per page, and provides links for navigating between pages. They’re sorted by pinned status first, then by your sort_by parameter (defaults to updated).

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