Create new tasks via URL with preset information

Now you can create new tasks via URL with preset information such as project, To-Do list, subtasks, comments, and deadlines (fixed and floating).

Practical examples

Project for the new task

Preset the project for the newly created task by adding pid=project number to the URL. Example of a URL address https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&pid=1024.

But keep in mind that the user has to have access to the project to create the task.

Copy the project number and add it to the URL for creating a task.

To-Do list for the new task

This feature works only with the combination with pid, separate these two features with &. To preset the To-Do list, write tlid=To-Do list number. To find the To-Do list number go to the detail of the To-Do list. Example of URL https://app.freelo.io/dashboard?createTask=true&pid=1024&tlid=3299.

Then, add the To-Do list number to the URL – tlid=To-Do list number.

Task name

To preset the task name use tt=task name and add this to the URL. There is an example of the URL https://app.freelo.io?createTask=true&tt=name.

For multiword names use %20, for example tt=multiword%20task%20name

First comment

Also, you can preset the first comment of the task by adding tc=comment to the URL. There is an example of the URL https://app.freelo.io?createTask=true&tc=comment.

Smart subtasks

Moreover, you can preset one or more smart subtasks. To preset the subtasks use st[index]=subtask, if you need to add more subtasks use st[0]=subtask1&st[1]=subtask2.

Task deadline

To preset the task deadline use td. You can preset set due dates and floating as well.

Firm deadlines:

• • • 2021-09-30 – sets only date
      https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&td=2022-09-30
    • 2021-09-30T20:45 – sets the date and time
      https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&td=2022-09-30T20:45
    • 2021-09-30T20:45_2021-10-04T23:45 – sets the due date from – to
      https://app.freelo.io?createTask=true&td=2022-09-30T20:45_2022-10-04T23:45

If there is no set firm deadline for the task you can set the deadline X days after creation for example. To preset floating deadlines use td=X days after creation (td=5 means that the deadline will be 5 days after the task creation). Or you can preset the deadline from – to via td=X:Y (td=3:5 deadline will be set from 3. to 5. the day after the creation of the task).

Floating deadlines

• • • X– sets the due date for X days after creating the task
      https://app.freelo.io?createTask=true&td=5
    • X:Y – sets the due date from (X) to (Y) days after creating the task
      https://app.freelo.io?createTask=true&td=5

Redirect after task creation

If you don’t want to stay on the Dashboard after creating a task, there are two redirection options.

To be redirected to the detailed To-Do list where you created the new task, type &r=tl at the end of the URL. The base URL for this redirect is https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&r=t

To redirect to the detail of the newly created task, use &r=t at the end of the URL. The base URL is https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&r=t

If you want to redirect to the project detail after creating the task, type &r=p at the end of the URL. The base URL is https://app.freelo.io/?createTask=true&r=p

Completely preset task

You can combine all these parameters together to create a URL that will lead to the creation of a task with a preset project, To-Do list, task name, deadline, etc. Just separate the points with &.

The URL of such a preset task is for example:

https://app.freelo.io/dashboard?createTask=true&pid=71603&tlid=187200&tt=Report&tc=And%20here%20you%20can%20comment%20on%20the%20task.&st[0]=subtask1&st[1]=subtask2&td=2021-01-01

What is it good for

Creating a task via a URL with preset information can be useful, for example, to link other administrations or systems.

E-shop

For example, you can have a button on the order list to create a task in Freelo if the order
is problematic in some way. When creating a task, the client’s name, the order number,
etc. are automatically filled in. Another example would be to create a task with a claim,
where the information will also be preset and you just fill in what is needed.

Customer support

You can also have a similar add-on to your communication tool with clients (e-mail, chat…). In your
e-mail you can have the add-on that will preset certain information directly into the task in Freelo for example, the task title will be the same as the subject of the e-mail, the task content (first comment) will be the text of the e-mail, the project, and the To-Do list will be preset at the same time.