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ClickUp Lookup

Resolve ClickUp dropdown, label, status, and priority options — map names to IDs without hard-coding metadata

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Task Type → List

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Overview

This node operation lists custom task types scoped to a specific workspace (team) in ClickUp. It is useful for retrieving all custom task types defined within a team, allowing users to dynamically access and work with these task types in their workflows without hard-coding IDs or names. For example, a user can list all task types in a team to display them in a dropdown or to automate task categorization based on available types.

Use Case Examples

  1. List all custom task types for a given team to populate a selection menu in a workflow.
  2. Retrieve task types to automate task creation with specific custom types in ClickUp.

Properties

Name Meaning
Authentication Method of authenticating with ClickUp API, either Access Token or OAuth2.
Team (Workspace) Name or ID The ID or name of the team (workspace) to scope the custom task types to. This is required to list task types for that team.

Output

JSON

  • id - The unique identifier of the custom task type.
  • name - The name of the custom task type.
  • description - The description of the custom task type.

Dependencies

  • ClickUp API

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the team ID is correctly specified; missing or incorrect team ID will cause the API call to fail.
  • Authentication errors may occur if the provided access token or OAuth2 credentials are invalid or expired.
  • If no custom task types are returned, verify that the team has custom task types defined in ClickUp.

Links

  • ClickUp API Documentation - Official API documentation for ClickUp, useful for understanding endpoints and data structures related to task types.

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