---
title: "Changes to Creates external file references for the specified task."
method: POST
path: "/tasks/{taskId}/externalfiles"
---

# Changes to Creates external file references for the specified task.

`POST /tasks/{taskId}/externalfiles`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 15 revisions.

- **2026-09-20** `5332322ffca3`: 1 breaking, 23 warning, 3 info
- **2026-09-17** `1556e0487867`: 1 warning, 1 info
- **2026-09-12** `8e46cf415581`: 1 info
- **2026-08-21** `a13e7c704262`: 3 breaking, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-09-20** `5332322ffca3`: 1 breaking, 23 warning, 3 info
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to `array` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `companyId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `createdBy` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `createdOn` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `description` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `documentId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entityId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entityType` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `externalFileUrl` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `externalProvider` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `fileName` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `fileVersions` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `id` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `isCommentFile` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `isHiddenForConnectUsers` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `mimeType` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `projectId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `projectTemplateId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `taskId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `taskTemplateId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `updatedBy` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `updatedOn` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `userId` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `taskFiles_CreateExternalFiles` removed and replaced with `taskFiles_PostExternalFilesByTaskNameAndTaskId`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
- **2026-09-17** `1556e0487867`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization`
  - the endpoint scheme security `oauth2` was added to the API
- **2026-09-12** `8e46cf415581`: 1 info
  - api operation id `CreateExternalFiles` removed and replaced with `taskFiles_CreateExternalFiles`
- **2026-08-21** `a13e7c704262`: 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the `items/externalFileUrl` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the `items/externalProvider` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the `items/name` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - response property `entityId` deprecated

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/awork-io/apis/api-v1-reference/docs/tasks/:taskId/externalfiles/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/awork-io/apis/api-v1-reference.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/awork-io/apis/api-v1-reference/changes/tasks/:taskId/externalfiles/post)