Access requests4

Agents2

AI Studio usage API2

Allocations5

Attachments4

Audit log API1

Batch API1

Budgets5

Custom field settings4

Custom fields8

Custom types2

Events1

Exports2

Goal relationships5

Goals12

Jobs1

Memberships5

Ooo entries5

Organization exports2

Portfolio memberships3

Portfolios13

Project briefs4

Project memberships2

Project portfolio settings4

Project statuses4

Project templates5

Projects21

Rates5

Reactions1

Roles5

Rules1

Sections7

Status updates4

Stories7

Tags8

Task templates4

Tasks28

Team memberships4

Teams7

Time periods2

Time tracking categories6

Time tracking entries6

Timesheet approval statuses4

Typeahead1

User task lists2

Users8

Webhooks5

Workspace memberships3

Workspaces6

Goals

Create a goal

Changed on Aug 13, 2026

Creates a new goal in a workspace or team.

Returns the full record of the newly created goal.

post/goals

Request

Base URL: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
URL: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/goals
Auth: one of:
- HTTP bearer
- OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_authorize, token URL https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token)

Query parameters

opt_fieldsstring[]

This endpoint returns a resource which excludes some properties by default. To include those optional properties, set this query parameter to a comma-separated list of the properties you wish to include. Properties can include nested fields. To learn more, see the input/output options guide.

Request body

Example request

{
  "data": {
    "gid": "12345",
    "resource_type": "goal",
    "name": "Grow web traffic by 30%",
    "html_notes": "<body>Start building brand awareness.</body>",
    "notes": "Start building brand awareness.",
    "due_on": "2019-09-15",
    "start_on": "2019-09-14",
    "is_workspace_level": true,
    "team": "12345",
    "workspace": "12345",
    "time_period": "12345",
    "owner": "12345",
    "followers": [
      "12345"
    ]
  }
}

Response

Successfully created a new goal.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "gid": "12345",
    "resource_type": "goal",
    "name": "Grow web traffic by 30%",
    "html_notes": "<body>Start building brand awareness.</body>",
    "notes": "Start building brand awareness.",
    "due_on": "2019-09-15",
    "start_on": "2019-09-14",
    "is_workspace_level": true,
    "likes": [
      {
        "gid": "12345",
        "user": {
          "gid": "12345",
          "resource_type": "user",
          "name": "Greg Sanchez"
        }
      }
    ],
    "num_likes": 5,
    "team": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "team",
      "name": "Marketing"
    },
    "workspace": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "workspace",
      "name": "My Company Workspace"
    },
    "followers": [
      {
        "gid": "12345",
        "resource_type": "user",
        "name": "Greg Sanchez"
      }
    ],
    "time_period": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "time_period",
      "end_on": "2019-09-14",
      "start_on": "2019-09-13",
      "period": "Q1",
      "display_name": "Q1 FY22"
    },
    "metric": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "task",
      "resource_subtype": "number",
      "precision": 2,
      "currency_code": "EUR",
      "initial_number_value": 5.2,
      "target_number_value": 10.2,
      "current_number_value": 8.12,
      "current_display_value": "8.12",
      "progress_source": "manual",
      "can_manage": true
    },
    "owner": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "user",
      "name": "Greg Sanchez"
    },
    "current_status_update": {
      "gid": "12345",
      "resource_type": "status_update",
      "title": "Status Update - Jun 15",
      "resource_subtype": "project_status_update"
    },
    "status": "green",
    "privacy_setting": "public_to_workspace",
    "default_access_level": "editor",
    "custom_fields": [
      {
        "gid": "12345",
        "resource_type": "custom_field",
        "name": "Status",
        "enum_options": [
          {
            "gid": "12345",
            "resource_type": "enum_option",
            "name": "Low",
            "enabled": true,
            "color": "blue"
          }
        ],
        "enabled": true,
        "representation_type": "number",
        "id_prefix": "ID",
        "input_restrictions": [
          "task"
        ],
        "date_value": {
          "date": "2024-08-23",
          "date_time": "2024-08-23T22:00:00.000Z"
        },
        "enum_value": {
          "gid": "12345",
          "resource_type": "enum_option",
          "name": "Low",
          "enabled": true,
          "color": "blue"
        },
        "multi_enum_values": [
          {
            "gid": "12345",
            "resource_type": "enum_option",
            "name": "Low",
            "enabled": true,
            "color": "blue"
          }
        ],
        "number_value": 5.2,
        "text_value": "Some Value",
        "display_value": "blue"
      }
    ],
    "custom_field_settings": [
      {
        "gid": "12345",
        "resource_type": "custom_field_setting",
        "project": {
          "gid": "12345",
          "resource_type": "project",
          "name": "Stuff to buy",
          "resource_subtype": "default_project"
        },
        "parent": {
          "gid": "12345",
          "resource_type": "project",
          "name": "Stuff to buy",
          "resource_subtype": "default_project"
        },
        "custom_field": {
          "gid": "12345",
          "resource_type": "custom_field",
          "name": "Status",
          "enum_options": [
            {
              "gid": "12345",
              "resource_type": "enum_option",
              "name": "Low",
              "enabled": true,
              "color": "blue"
            }
          ],
          "enabled": true,
          "representation_type": "number",
          "id_prefix": "ID",
          "input_restrictions": [
            "task"
          ],
          "date_value": {
            "date": "2024-08-23",
            "date_time": "2024-08-23T22:00:00.000Z"
          },
          "enum_value": {
            "gid": "12345",
            "resource_type": "enum_option",
            "name": "Low",
            "enabled": true,
            "color": "blue"
          },
          "multi_enum_values": [
            {
              "gid": "12345",
              "resource_type": "enum_option",
              "name": "Low",
              "enabled": true,
              "color": "blue"
            }
          ],
          "number_value": 5.2,
          "text_value": "Some Value",
          "display_value": "blue",
          "description": "Development team priority",
          "precision": 2,
          "format": "custom",
          "currency_code": "EUR",
          "custom_label": "gold pieces",
          "custom_label_position": "suffix",
          "is_global_to_workspace": true,
          "has_notifications_enabled": true,
          "asana_created_field": "priority",
          "created_by": {
            "gid": "12345",
            "resource_type": "user",
            "name": "Greg Sanchez"
          },
          "people_value": [
            {
              "gid": "12345",
              "resource_type": "user",
              "name": "Greg Sanchez"
            }
          ],
          "reference_value": [
            {
              "gid": "12345",
              "resource_type": "task",
              "name": "Bug Task"
            }
          ],
          "html_text_value": "<body>Some Value</body>",
          "privacy_setting": "public_with_guests",
          "default_access_level": "user",
          "resource_subtype": "text"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Changes

Aug 13, 20262aac685725ec Revision changes
- info
  added the enum value custom_field_settings.parent.resource_subtype to the property items/ of the query request parameter opt_fields
- info
  added the enum value custom_field_settings.project.resource_subtype to the property items/ of the query request parameter opt_fields
- info
  added the optional property ////////// to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property ////////// to the response with the status
May 21, 2026b3dcd9ce0bf2 Revision changes
- warning
  added the new goal enum value to the /////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new goal enum value to the //////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new goal enum value to the ///// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new portfolio enum value to the /////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new portfolio enum value to the //////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new portfolio enum value to the ///// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new project enum value to the /////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new project enum value to the //////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new project enum value to the ///// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new reference enum value to the ////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new reference enum value to the ////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new reference enum value to the //// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new reference enum value to the //// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new task enum value to the /////////////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new task enum value to the //////////// response property for the response status
- warning
  added the new task enum value to the ///// response property for the response status

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