---
title: "PUT /task/description/{id}"
method: PUT
path: "/task/description/{id}"
tags: ["Tasks"]
---

# PUT /task/description/{id}

`PUT /task/description/{id}`

Update only the description of a task

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `description` string, required

## Response `200`

Task description updated successfully

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `projectId` string, required
  - `position` number, required
  - `number` number, required
  - `userId` string, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `status` 'to-do' | 'in-progress' | 'in-review' | 'done' | 'archived' | 'planned', required
  - `priority` 'no-priority' | 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'urgent', required
  - `dueDate` unknown
  - `createdAt` unknown, required

## Changes

- **2026-01-11** `f6c7baa36924` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `dueDate` became optional for the status `200`
  - removed `subschema #1, subschema #2` from the `dueDate` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2025-12-14** `38f83a691e6a` — 1 breaking, 11 warning, 1 info
  - the `status` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - added the new `archived` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `done` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `high` enum value to the `priority` response property for the response status `200`
  - …9 more
- **2025-12-11** `93b231773126` — 1 breaking, 11 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the required property `createdAt` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `description` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `dueDate` to the response with the `200` status
  - …8 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/usekaneo/apis/kaneo-api/changes/task/description/:id/put.md)

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