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Move a ClickUp task to a different list via LocalApiServer

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Move ClickUp Task

When to Use

  • User asks to move a task to a different list
  • Need to relocate a ticket to another list within the workspace

Prerequisites

VS Code setting switchboard.apiToken must be configured.

Usage

CUR="$PWD"
while [ "$CUR" != "/" ] && [ ! -d "$CUR/.agents/skills" ]; do CUR=$(dirname "$CUR"); done
source "$CUR/.agents/skills/_lib/sb_api_call.sh"

sb_api_call PUT "/task/clickup/$TASK_ID/move" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "targetListId": "list-uuid-here",
    "moveCustomFields": true
  }'

Parameters

  • targetListId (required): ID of the destination list
  • moveCustomFields (optional, default true): Bring custom fields to the new list
  • statusMappings (optional): Array of { source_status, destination_status }. Usually omit it — when the task's status has no name match in the target list, the server auto-maps to the target list's first status and returns a warning

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "taskId": "...",
  "targetListId": "...",
  "warning": null,
  "remainsInLists": 0
}
  • warning: non-null when the status was auto-mapped to the target list's first status
  • remainsInLists: number of additional lists (e.g. sprint lists) the task still appears in

Limitations

  • Only the task's home list changes. A task that is also in additional lists (Tasks in Multiple Lists — sprint lists are the common case) remains in them after the move; check remainsInLists in the response.

Error Handling

  • 401 Unauthorized: Token not configured
  • 400 Bad Request: Missing targetListId
  • 503: ClickUp service unavailable
  • 500: Move failed (see error message)