Using the Asana API, how can I create a project based on a custom template?

Question

I would like to programmatically add projects, based on a default custom template we have already made in Asana. Is this possible?

Answer 1

verheul, sorry for the delay - we had a little bit of connection issues in tying together all our channels.

We don't have any API feature for programmatically using an Asana template to create a project, but I've added this request to our API backlog. The best workaround that I can think to offer you right now is to have your program copy the template itself; that is, create a new project, then for each task in the template, create a new task just like it in the new project. In essence, write the template copy functionality that uses the Asana template as the source.

Our API documentation should be of some help here, and although this is a bit of a workaround, hopefully this will help you get moving!