Return multi-select custom field SELECTED values for a task

For tasks in a specific folder, I have created a custom filed called "Impacted Area(s)" that has many values to choose from. I also created a Request Form that shows the values of this field where the requester can select 1, some, or all of the values in "Impacted Area(s)". The selected values are stored in the submitted task (which works great).

I am trying to use the Wrike API to show the values selected.

I am using the following call to return the field values for one of these tasks:
https://www.wrike.com/api/v4/tasks/{Task ID}.

In the resulting JSON, the following is returned:
"id": "[Impacted Area(s) ID]",
"value": "[\"Data\",\"Analytics\"]"

the selected Impacted Area(s) are returned in the "value" field.

If I use the following call to return the field values for the custom field, it shows all of the potential values for the custom field (which is no good to me)... see the API call below:
https://www.wrike.com/api/v4/customfields/{Custom Field ID}.

How do I return the selected values for the "Impacted Area(s)" field as selected for the created task?

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ChoongSeng Chen

Don't quite get what you mean, isn't your call to https://www.wrike.com/api/v4/tasks/{Task ID}. already returning you the selected values in json array form as per your post?

The API method https://www.wrike.com/api/v4/customfields/{Custom Field ID} is meant to get the definition of the Custom Field, which what you've experience is the intended behaviour.

Basudha Sakshyarika

Hi @Brant Brisson! Please let me know if you would like to speak with our support team experts regarding this. I can loop them in. Thank you! 😊

Brant Brisson

Hi ChoongSeng Chen,

I can returen all of the values for the Task ID, I was hoping there was a way to return the values for a specific field within a Task ID WITHOUT having to loop through the results of the Task ID's JSON.

Basudha,

I was able to get this to work using the Python module in Wrike Integrate, BUT, I still thing there is value in being able to return JUST the value of the field within a TASK ID (or other API object) WITHOUT having to loop through the JSON results.

Rohan V

Hi @Brant Brisson, I hope you don’t mind me stepping in for Basudha here. I’m glad that you were able to get this to work, and I’ll forward your feedback to the responsible team. Thank you!