Asana API: creating a project needs a workspace or team ID

TL;DR

Use a personal access token with the official client rather than basic auth with an API key, which is the legacy pattern. Then add tasks one by one against the new project ID.

Steps

1. When you create Asana projects via the API, fetch the workspace or team ID first and include it in the create call; the project wont create without one. Then add tasks one by one against the new project ID. Use a personal access token with the official client rather than basic auth with an API key, which is the legacy pattern.

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Why this happens

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Source: Stack Overflow #30601424 (accepted answer, 4 votes): the asker wanted to create projects with tasks from Python. The accepted answer: a project create call must include a workspace or team ID, which you look up from the API first, and then tasks are created separately against the new project.

Verified resolution: When you create Asana projects via the API, fetch the workspace or team ID first and include it in the create call; the project wont create without one. Then add tasks one by one against the new project ID. Use a personal access token with the official client rather than basic auth with an API key, which is the legacy pattern.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30601424/how-can-i-create-a-new-project-with-tasks-in-asana-using-python