Actions16
Task → Create
AI-generatedSummary
Creates a new task within a specified Zoho Projects project.
Inputs
- portalId (required) — Select the portal that contains your project and tasks.
- projectId (required) — Select the project. Portal must be selected first.
- taskName (required) — The name of the new task.
- tasklistId — Optional tasklist for the new task.
- taskAdditionalFields — Optional task fields including description, owner(s), status, start/end date, priority, percent complete, custom fields (JSON), and insightful task ID.
- taskRecurrence — Optional recurrence settings to generate a series of tasks.
- taskDependency — Optional dependency settings to link the new task to a predecessor task.
Output shape
A list of items containing the created task object(s) from Zoho Projects.
Returns the full task object including generated IDs and created timestamps.
Examples
Example 1: Create a standard task with a name and description in a specific project.
Portal, Project, and Task Name are required. Description is optional.
Example 2: Create a recurring task that occurs every 2 weeks for a total of 10 occurrences.
Task Name is required. Recurrence settings configured with Frequency=Weekly, Time Span=2, Number of Occurrences=10.
Example 3: Create a task dependent on a predecessor with a 3-day lag.
Task Name is required. Predecessor Task ID set via dropdown. Dependency Type=FS (Finish to Start). Lag Value=3, Lag Type=Days.