---
title: "Update a task"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/tasks/{taskId}"
tags: ["Tasks"]
---

# Update a task

`PATCH /v1/tasks/{taskId}`

Update a task in Comp AI. Manage compliance task lifecycle, assignments, review approvals, evidence uploads, policy links, and activity history.

## Path parameters

- `taskId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `title` string — Task title
  - `description` string — Task description
  - `status` 'todo' | 'in_progress' | 'in_review' | 'done' | 'not_relevant' | 'failed'
  - `assigneeId` string, nullable — Assignee member ID, or null to unassign
  - `approverId` string, nullable — Approver member ID, or null to unassign
  - `frequency` 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'quarterly' | 'yearly'
  - `integrationScheduleFrequency` 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'quarterly' | 'yearly' — Cadence for running the integration check attached to this task
  - `department` string — Built-in values: none, admin, gov, hr, it, itsm, qms. Custom department names are also accepted.
  - `reviewDate` string, date-time
  - `notRelevantJustification` string — Required justification when marking evidence tasks as not_relevant

## Response `200`

Task updated successfully

- TaskResponseDto
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the task
  - `title` string, required — Task title
  - `description` string — Task description
  - `status` 'todo' | 'in_progress' | 'done' | 'blocked', required — Task status
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — Task creation timestamp
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — Task last update timestamp
  - `taskTemplateId` object, nullable — Task template ID
  - `integrationScheduleFrequency` 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'quarterly' | 'yearly', required — Cadence for running the integration check attached to this task
  - `integrationLastRunAt` object, nullable — Last successful integration check run timestamp

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request body or task not found
- `404` — Task not found

## Changes

> 56 revisions in range; 4 could not be searched.

- **2026-06-05** `33c685841b7a` — 7 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the enum value `admin` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `gov` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `hr` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `it` of the request property `department`
  - …4 more
- **2026-06-05** `7ca7c363a732` — 1 breaking, 7 info
  - request property `department` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - added the new `admin` enum value to the request property `department`
  - added the new `gov` enum value to the request property `department`
  - added the new `hr` enum value to the request property `department`
  - …4 more
- **2026-06-05** `d0f58f24175b` — 7 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the enum value `admin` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `gov` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `hr` of the request property `department`
  - removed the enum value `it` of the request property `department`
  - …4 more
- **2026-06-04** `d7d0199d846f` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `oauth2` was removed from the API
- **2026-05-29** `5382c53ab431` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `oauth2` was added to the API

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/trycompai/apis/comp-ai-api/changes/v1/tasks/:taskId/patch.md)

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