GetTasks1 API¶

Returns a paged list of workflow tasks based on XML search criteria. Identical to getTasks but adds startingRow and rowCount parameters for pagination. The response includes startingRow and rowCount attributes in addition to taskCount so clients can page through large result sets.

Endpoint¶

/srv.asmx/GetTasks1

Methods¶

GET /srv.asmx/GetTasks1?AuthenticationTicket=...&xmlcriteria=...&startingRow=...&rowCount=...&SortBy=...&AscendingOrder=...
POST /srv.asmx/GetTasks1 (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetTasks1

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`AuthenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`
`xmlcriteria`	string	Yes	XML string containing filter criteria (see XML Criteria Format below)
`startingRow`	integer	Yes	Zero-based index of the first row to return. Pass `0` to start from the beginning
`rowCount`	integer	Yes	Maximum number of tasks to return per page. Defaults to `100` when `0` or negative
`SortBy`	string	Yes	Sort field name from `TaskSortOption` enum (see Sort Options below)
`AscendingOrder`	boolean	Yes	`true` for ascending sort, `false` for descending

XML Criteria Format¶

The xmlcriteria parameter accepts an XML string with <param> elements, each specifying a NAME and VALUE attribute. All filter parameters are optional — omit a parameter to skip that filter.

<criteria>
  <param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" />
  <param NAME="PRIORITY" VALUE="High" />
  <param NAME="STARTDATE" VALUE="2026-01-01" />
  <param NAME="ENDDATE" VALUE="2026-12-31" />
  <param NAME="DOMAINID" VALUE="1" />
  <param NAME="ASSIGNEEID" VALUE="42" />
  <param NAME="ASSIGNEDBYID" VALUE="15" />
  <param NAME="SUPERVISORID" VALUE="10" />
  <param NAME="WORKFLOWDEFID" VALUE="5" />
  <param NAME="DOCUMENTID" VALUE="100" />
  <param NAME="FLOWID" VALUE="200" />
  <param NAME="DOCUMENTTYPE" VALUE="Invoice" />
</criteria>

Filter Parameters¶

NAME	Value Type	Description
`TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS`	string (enum)	Filter by task completion status (see values below)
`PRIORITY`	string (enum)	Filter by task priority (see values below)
`STARTDATE`	DateTime	Filter tasks with start date on or after this date
`ENDDATE`	DateTime	Filter tasks with start date on or before this date
`DOMAINID` / `LIBRARYID`	integer	Filter by domain/library ID (both names accepted)
`ASSIGNEEID`	integer	Filter by assignee user ID
`ASSIGNEDBYID`	integer	Filter by the user ID who assigned the task
`SUPERVISORID`	integer	Filter by supervisor user ID
`WORKFLOWDEFID`	integer	Filter by workflow definition ID
`DOCUMENTID`	integer	Filter by document ID
`FLOWID`	integer	Filter by workflow instance (flow) ID
`DOCUMENTTYPE`	string	Filter by document type name

TaskCompletionStatus Values¶

Value	Description
`NoCompletionStatus`	No filter (default)
`Due`	Tasks that are currently due
`OverDue`	Tasks that are past their due date
`Completed`	Completed tasks
`NotStarted`	Tasks that have not been started yet
`Reassigned`	Tasks that have been reassigned
`Dropped`	Tasks that have been dropped
`Archived`	Archived tasks

TaskPriority Values¶

Value	Description
`NoPriortySetting`	No priority filter (default)
`Low`	Low priority
`Normal`	Normal priority
`High`	High priority
`Urgent`	Urgent priority

Sort Options¶

The SortBy parameter accepts one of the following TaskSortOption values:

Value	Description
`DefaultSort`	Default sort order
`DocumentID`	Sort by document ID
`Instruction`	Sort by task instruction
`DateAssigned`	Sort by date assigned
`RecurringEndBy`	Sort by recurring end date
`DueDate`	Sort by due date
`ReminderDate`	Sort by reminder date
`Priority`	Sort by priority level
`TaskStatus`	Sort by task status
`FinishDate`	Sort by finish date
`Assignee`	Sort by assignee name
`AssignedBy`	Sort by assigner name
`WorkflowName`	Sort by workflow name
`DocTypeName`	Sort by document type name
`DocumentLibrary`	Sort by document library
`DocumentName`	Sort by document name
`SuperVisor`	Sort by supervisor name

Response Structure¶

Success Response¶

<response success="true" taskCount="250" startingRow="0" rowCount="100">
  <tasks>
    <Task>
      <TaskID>301</TaskID>
      <TaskName>Review Document</TaskName>
      <ShortInstruction>Please review and approve this document.</ShortInstruction>
      <StepNumber>2</StepNumber>
      <StepName>Review Step</StepName>
      <FlowID>50</FlowID>
      <FlowName>Document Approval</FlowName>
      <FlowDefID>5</FlowDefID>
      <Priority>High</Priority>
      <TaskStatus>InProgress</TaskStatus>
      <ApprovalStatus>Pending</ApprovalStatus>
      <StartDate>2026-02-01 09:00:00</StartDate>
      <StartDtae>2026-02-01 09:00:00</StartDtae>
      <FinishDate></FinishDate>
      <DueDate>2026-02-15 17:00:00</DueDate>
      <ShortComments></ShortComments>
      <TaskDefID>101</TaskDefID>
      <LinkedTaskID>0</LinkedTaskID>
      <AssigneeID>42</AssigneeID>
      <AssigneeType>User</AssigneeType>
      <AssigneeName>John Smith</AssigneeName>
      <AssignedByID>15</AssignedByID>
      <AssignedByName>Jane Doe</AssignedByName>
      <SuperVisorID>10</SuperVisorID>
      <SupervisorName>Admin User</SupervisorName>
      <DocumentID>1234</DocumentID>
      <DocumentName>Q1_Report.docx</DocumentName>
      <StartVersionNumber>1.0</StartVersionNumber>
      <EndVersionNumber>0.0</EndVersionNumber>
      <DocumentTypeId>3</DocumentTypeId>
      <DocumentTypeName>Report</DocumentTypeName>
      <DocumentFolderID>500</DocumentFolderID>
      <DocumentLibraryID>1</DocumentLibraryID>
      <DocumentLibraryName>Main Library</DocumentLibraryName>
      <DocumentCheckedOutByID>0</DocumentCheckedOutByID>
      <DocumentCheckedOutByName></DocumentCheckedOutByName>
      <DocumentTemplateID>0</DocumentTemplateID>
      <RedirectedFrom_UserID>0</RedirectedFrom_UserID>
      <RedirectedFrom_UserName></RedirectedFrom_UserName>
      <AdHoc>false</AdHoc>
      <DeadLine>14</DeadLine>
      <OnCompleteNotice>False</OnCompleteNotice>
      <RightType RightTypeId="2" RightTypeName="READ" RightTypeText="Read Only" />
      <Permissions>
        <Permission Name="EditDocument" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="ChangeFinishdate" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="Postpone" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="ChangePriority" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="EditNextStep" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="EditAllSteps" Value="False" />
      </Permissions>
      <RequirementDetails>
        <Requirement>
          <Name>Approval Required</Name>
          <RequirementType>Approval</RequirementType>
          <Definition>Manager approval needed</Definition>
          <ObjectId>1</ObjectId>
        </Requirement>
      </RequirementDetails>
      <Requirements></Requirements>
      <Supervisor_NotificationOnDue>1</Supervisor_NotificationOnDue>
      <SupervisorNotificationDate>2026-02-14 09:00:00</SupervisorNotificationDate>
      <AllowedStartTimeSpan>0</AllowedStartTimeSpan>
      <AllowedStartDate></AllowedStartDate>
      <ReminderTimeSpan>1</ReminderTimeSpan>
      <ReminderDate>2026-02-14 09:00:00</ReminderDate>
      <Attachments>
        <Attachment>
          <AttachmentDate>2026-02-05 10:30:00</AttachmentDate>
          <DocumentId>1235</DocumentId>
          <DocumentName>SupportingEvidence.pdf</DocumentName>
          <Path>/Main Library/Contracts</Path>
          <WorkflowId>50</WorkflowId>
          <StepNumber>1</StepNumber>
          <StepName>Submit Step</StepName>
          <UserId>15</UserId>
        </Attachment>
      </Attachments>
    </Task>
    <!-- ... up to rowCount tasks ... -->
  </tasks>
</response>

Error Response¶

<response success="false" error="Error message" errorCode="4000" />

Response Attributes¶

Attribute	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	`true` if the request succeeded, `false` otherwise
`taskCount`	integer	Total number of tasks matching the filter criteria (across all pages)
`startingRow`	integer	The zero-based row offset used for this page
`rowCount`	integer	Number of `<Task>` elements returned in this response (≤ requested `rowCount`)
`error`	string	Present only when `success="false"`. Contains the error code and message

Task Element Properties¶

Element	Type	Description
`TaskID`	integer	Unique identifier of the task instance
`TaskName`	string	Name of the task
`ShortInstruction`	string	First 255 characters of the task instruction. For the full text use GetTask which also returns `extendedInstruction`
`StepNumber`	integer	Step number within the workflow
`StepName`	string	Name of the workflow step
`FlowID`	integer	Workflow instance (flow) ID
`FlowName`	string	Name of the workflow definition
`FlowDefID`	integer	Workflow definition ID
`Priority`	string	Task priority: `Low`, `Normal`, `High`, `Urgent`
`TaskStatus`	string	Current task status
`ApprovalStatus`	string	Approval status of the task
`StartDate`	DateTime	Task start date. Use this element.
`StartDtae`	DateTime	Deprecated. Same value as `StartDate`. Retained for backward compatibility only (typo in an earlier release). Do not use in new integrations
`FinishDate`	DateTime	Task completion date (empty if not finished)
`DueDate`	DateTime	Task due date
`ShortComments`	string	First 255 characters of the assignee's comments. For the full text use GetTask which also returns `extendedComment`
`TaskDefID`	integer	Task definition ID
`LinkedTaskID`	integer	ID of a linked task (0 if none)
`AssigneeID`	integer	User ID of the task assignee
`AssigneeType`	string	Type of assignee: `User` or `Group`
`AssigneeName`	string	Display name of the assignee
`AssignedByID`	integer	User ID of who assigned the task
`AssignedByName`	string	Display name of the assigner
`SuperVisorID`	integer	User ID of the task supervisor
`SupervisorName`	string	Display name of the supervisor
`DocumentID`	integer	ID of the document associated with the task
`DocumentName`	string	Name of the associated document
`StartVersionNumber`	string	Document version when the task started
`EndVersionNumber`	string	Document version when the task ended
`DocumentTypeId`	integer	Document type definition ID
`DocumentTypeName`	string	Document type name
`DocumentFolderID`	integer	Folder ID containing the document
`DocumentLibraryID`	integer	Library/domain ID of the document
`DocumentLibraryName`	string	Library/domain name
`DocumentCheckedOutByID`	integer	User ID who has the document checked out (0 if not checked out)
`DocumentCheckedOutByName`	string	Name of user who has document checked out
`DocumentTemplateID`	integer	Template ID used for the document (0 if none)
`RedirectedFrom_UserID`	integer	Original assignee user ID if task was redirected (0 if not redirected)
`RedirectedFrom_UserName`	string	Original assignee name if redirected
`AdHoc`	boolean	Whether this is an ad-hoc task
`DeadLine`	integer	Deadline in hours from task creation. `0` means no deadline.
`OnCompleteNotice`	boolean	`True` if the assigner and the workflow submitter are notified when the task is completed. The same value as the task definition's `OnCompleteNotice` in GetFlowDef.
`RightType`	XML element	Document access right required by this task. Attributes: `RightTypeId` (integer: `0`=NOACCESS … `6`=FULLCONTROL), `RightTypeName` (enum name, e.g. `READ`), `RightTypeText` (localized label).
`Permissions`	XML element	Six task-assignee permissions. Each `<Permission Name="..." Value="True\|False"/>`: `EditDocument`, `ChangeFinishdate`, `Postpone`, `ChangePriority`, `EditNextStep`, `EditAllSteps`.
`RequirementDetails`	XML	Nested list of task requirements
`Requirements`	string	Requirements summary
`Supervisor_NotificationOnDue`	integer	Days before due date to notify supervisor
`SupervisorNotificationDate`	DateTime	Date when supervisor notification is sent
`AllowedStartTimeSpan`	integer	Time span before task can be started
`AllowedStartDate`	DateTime	Earliest allowed start date
`ReminderTimeSpan`	integer	Reminder time span in days
`ReminderDate`	DateTime	Date when reminder is sent
`Attachments`	XML	Nested list of workflow attachments. Each `<Attachment>` includes `<AttachmentDate>`, `<DocumentId>`, `<DocumentName>`, `<Path>` (folder path only), `<WorkflowId>`, `<StepNumber>`, `<StepName>`, and `<UserId>`

Required Permissions¶

User must be authenticated (valid authentication ticket required)
Anonymous users cannot call this API (returns insufficient rights error)
Tasks returned are scoped to the authenticated user. Unless the criteria name a document or a workflow, the list holds:
the tasks the caller is assigned to, assigned, or supervises;
for an administrator, every task in every library;
for a library manager, every task in the libraries they manage.
User Managers and Policy Managers see only the tasks they take part in. Up to 8.7 they saw every task in every library, because the list borrowed the Control Panel's libraries to administer.

Pagination¶

Use taskCount, startingRow, and rowCount together to implement full pagination:

Page 1: startingRow=0,   rowCount=100  → returns tasks 0–99
Page 2: startingRow=100, rowCount=100  → returns tasks 100–199
Page 3: startingRow=200, rowCount=100  → returns tasks 200–249 (taskCount=250)

When the returned rowCount attribute is less than the requested rowCount, you have reached the last page.

Example Requests¶

Request (GET)¶

GET /srv.asmx/GetTasks1?AuthenticationTicket=abc123&xmlcriteria=<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>&startingRow=0&rowCount=50&SortBy=DueDate&AscendingOrder=true HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com

Request (POST)¶

POST /srv.asmx/GetTasks1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

AuthenticationTicket=abc123&xmlcriteria=<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>&startingRow=0&rowCount=50&SortBy=DueDate&AscendingOrder=true

Request (SOAP 1.1)¶

POST /srv.asmx HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetTasks1"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetTasks1 xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <AuthenticationTicket>abc123-def456</AuthenticationTicket>
      <xmlcriteria><![CDATA[<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>]]></xmlcriteria>
      <startingRow>0</startingRow>
      <rowCount>50</rowCount>
      <SortBy>DueDate</SortBy>
      <AscendingOrder>true</AscendingOrder>
    </GetTasks1>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

JavaScript¶

Every call answers XML with HTTP 200, success or not, so success is the thing to branch on and errorCode is the number to report.

async function call(action, params) {
  const response = await fetch(`/srv.asmx/${action}?${new URLSearchParams(params)}`);
  const root = new DOMParser()
    .parseFromString(await response.text(), 'text/xml')
    .documentElement;

  if (root.getAttribute('success') !== 'true') {
    throw new Error(`${root.getAttribute('errorCode')}: ${root.getAttribute('error')}`);
  }
  return root;
}

getTasks with paging. startingRow is zero based and rowCount caps the page; taskCount in the answer is the size of the whole match, not of the page.

const root = await call('GetTasks1', {
  authenticationTicket: ticket,
  xmlcriteria: '<criteria><item NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>',
  startingRow: 0,
  rowCount: 25,
  SortBy: 'DueDate',
  AscendingOrder: true
});

console.log(root.getAttribute('taskCount'),     // everything that matched
            root.getAttribute('startingRow'),
            root.getAttribute('rowCount'));     // what came back in this page

Notes¶

When rowCount is 0 or negative the server defaults to 100 rows per page.
taskCount always reflects the total number of matching tasks, not just the current page.
The xmlcriteria parameter must be valid XML. An empty criteria element <criteria></criteria> returns all tasks visible to the authenticated user.
Filter parameters are case-insensitive for the NAME attribute (internally converted to uppercase).
Unrecognized parameter names in xmlcriteria will cause an error response.
Invalid enum values for SortBy, TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS, or PRIORITY will return a descriptive error.
The response includes both <StartDate> (correct spelling, use this) and <StartDtae> (legacy typo, deprecated).
Task requirements and attachments are dynamically loaded for each task in the result set.

getTasks - Same API without paging (returns all matching tasks)
GetTask - Get a single task by task ID with full instruction and comment text
GetUsersTaskPerformance - Get user task performance statistics

Error Codes¶

The errorCode values this operation returns, checked against a running server:

`errorCode`	When
`4010`	the ticket is expired or unknown
`4000`	`SortBy` is not a `TaskSortOption` name, a criterion value is not valid for its `NAME`, or `xmlcriteria` is not well formed
`HTTP 400`	a required string parameter was empty; refused by model binding, so there is no error document