---
title: "List Goals"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals"
tags: ["Goals", "Public API"]
---

# List Goals

`GET /api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com`
- URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com/api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/authorize.php`
    - Token URL: `/token.php` scopes: `goal`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bamboohr/apis/bamboohr-api/docs/api/v1/performance/employees/:employeeId/goals/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns goals for an employee. Use this endpoint to locate goals by title before updating, commenting on, closing, reopening, or deleting them. Use `filter=status-inProgress` when the user asks for current/active goals, `filter=status-completed` for completed goals, `filter=status-closed` for closed goals, and `filter=status-all` when the user says "all goals", "including closed", or you are resolving a goal by title for a write operation where the status is unknown. If no filter is provided, closed goals are excluded. Results are capped at 50 goals; if a title lookup is ambiguous or absent, do not update or delete a different goal.

OAuth Scopes: goal

## Path parameters

- `employeeId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `filter` 'status-inProgress' | 'status-completed' | 'status-closed' | 'status-all'

## Response `200`

The response content will be a JSON document with the requested information.

- object
  - `goals` TransformedApiGoal[]: All goals of the selected employee
    - `id` string: The id of the goal.
    - `title` string: Title of the goal.
    - `description` string: A description of the goal.
    - `percentComplete` integer: A percentage (0-100) that denotes how complete the goal is.
    - `alignsWithOptionId` string, nullable: The ID of the goal this goal is aligned with. Returns null when not aligned, or an empty string when the goal has no parent set.
    - `sharedWithEmployeeIds` integer[]: Ids of the employees that have access to this goal.
    - `dueDate` string: The due date of the goal.
    - `completionDate` string, nullable: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when the goal was completed.
    - `lastChangedDateTime` string, nullable: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when the goal was last modified.
    - `status` 'in_progress' | 'completed' | 'closed': The status of the goal.
    - `milestones` object[], nullable: All milestones for the individual goal. This array will not exist if milestones are not selected for this goal.
      - `id` integer: The id of the milestone.
      - `employeeGoalId` integer: The id of the goal which encompasses this milestone.
      - `title` string: The title of the milestone.
      - `currentValue` number, nullable: The current value for a numeric milestone. This number will be rounded to the nearest hundredth. On the creation of a numeric milestone this value will automatically be set to the start value of the milestone. If the milestone is a simple checkbox milestone, this value will always be null.
      - `startValue` number, nullable: The starting value for a numeric milestone. This number will be rounded to the nearest hundredth. If the milestone is a simple checkbox milestone, this value will always be null.
      - `endValue` number, nullable: The end goal for a numeric milestone. This number will be rounded to the nearest hundredth. If the milestone is a simple checkbox milestone, this value will always be null.
      - `completedDateTime` string: The date and time in which the goal has been completed. If the goal is not completed the value will be null.
      - `lastUpdateDateTime` string: The date and time in which the goal was last updated.
      - `lastUpdateUserId` integer: The ID of the user who last updated this milestone.
    - `actions` object, nullable: Actions that are available to a goal with milestones enabled. This object will not appear on a goal without milestones.
      - `canEditGoalProgressBar` boolean: Can the user edit the progress bar of this goal.
      - `canEditGoalMilestoneProgressBar` boolean: can the user edit the progress of a milestone in this goal.

## Other responses

- `403`: The authenticated caller does not have permission to view goals for this employee.

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