---
title: "Sort tasks on KanBan"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tasks/sort"
tags: ["tasks"]
---

# Sort tasks on KanBan

`POST /api/v1/tasks/sort`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com`
- URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com/api/v1/tasks/sort`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-API-TOKEN`, `X-Requested-With`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/docs/api/v1/tasks/sort/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Sorts tasks after drag and drop on the KanBan.

## Query parameters

- `include` string

## Headers

- `X-API-TOKEN` string, required
- `X-Requested-With` string, required

## Request body

- TaskSortRequest
  - `task_ids` string[], required: Array of task IDs to be sorted
  - `status_id` integer: Status ID to assign to sorted tasks
  - `sort_order` string[]: Array of task IDs in the desired sort order

## Response `200`

Returns an Ok, 200 HTTP status

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication error
- `403`: Authorization error
- `422`: Validation error
- `429`: Rate Limit Exceeded
- `5XX`: Server error
- `default`: Unexpected Error

## Changes

> 110 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2025-10-10** `873a5da14619`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body
- **2024-06-06** `8e82a2bd77e0`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `default`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `message` to the response with the `default` status
- **2024-06-05** `e61df65649e2`: 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `default`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `message` from the response with the `default` status
- **2024-03-07** `71171a40d629`: 5 breaking, 9 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `401`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `403`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `422`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `429`
  - …10 more
- **2024-02-18** `88bbc1f38ff7`: 5 breaking, 9 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `401`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `403`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `422`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `429`
  - …10 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/changes/api/v1/tasks/sort/post.md)

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