todoTask: delta

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Get a set of todoTask resources that have been added, deleted, or updated in a specified todoTaskList.

A delta function call for todoTask resources in a todoTaskList is similar to a GET request, except that by appropriately applying state tokens in one or more of these calls, you can query for incremental changes in the todoTask in that todoTaskList. This allows you to maintain and synchronize a local store of a user's todoTask resources without having to fetch the entire set from the server every time.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) Tasks.ReadWrite Tasks.Read
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Tasks.ReadWrite Tasks.Read
Application Tasks.ReadWrite.All Tasks.Read.All

HTTP request

GET /me/todo/lists/{id}/tasks/delta
GET /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/todo/lists/{todoTaskListId}/tasks/delta

Query parameters

Tracking changes in a todoTask collection incurs a round of one or more delta function calls. If you use any query parameter (other than $deltatoken and $skiptoken), you must specify it in the initial delta request. Microsoft Graph automatically encodes any specified parameters into the token portion of the @odata.nextLink or @odata.deltaLink URL provided in the response. You only need to specify any desired query parameters once upfront. In subsequent requests, simply copy and apply the @odata.nextLink or @odata.deltaLink URL from the previous response, as that URL already includes the encoded, desired parameters.

Query parameter Type Description
$deltatoken string A state token returned in the @odata.deltaLink URL of the previous delta function call for the same todoTask collection, indicating the completion of that round of change tracking. Save and apply the entire @odata.deltaLink URL including this token in the first request of the next round of change tracking for that collection.
$skiptoken string A state token returned in the @odata.nextLink URL of the previous delta function call, indicating there are further changes to be tracked in the same todoTask collection.

OData query parameters

  • You can use a $select query parameter as in any GET request to specify only the properties your need for best performance. The id property is always returned.
  • Delta query support $select, $top, and $expand for todoTask.
  • There is limited support for $filter and $orderby:
    • The only supported $filter expressions are $filter=receivedDateTime+ge+{value} or $filter=receivedDateTime+gt+{value}.
    • The only supported $orderby expression is $orderby=receivedDateTime+desc. If you do not include an $orderby expression, the return order is not guaranteed.
  • There is no support for $search.

Request headers

Name Type Description
Authorization string Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type string application/json. Required.
Prefer string odata.maxpagesize={x}. Optional.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and todoTask collection object in the response body.

Example

Request

To track changes in the todoTask resources in a todoTaskList since the last round of change tracking, you would make one or more delta function calls to get the set of incremental changes. The following example shows how to begin a next round of change tracking, using the URL in the @odata.deltaLink returned from the last delta function call of the last round, which contains a deltaToken. This delta function call limits the maximum number of todoTask in the response body to 2.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/gDbc8U7HGwADDZocJgAAAA==/tasks/delta?$deltatoken=w0vf2jHg2mBXU-I2AK0FSWl0dopNtG8u5YoM

Response

If the request is successful, the response would include a state token, which is either a skipToken
(in an @odata.nextLink response header) or a deltaToken (in an @odata.deltaLink response header). Respectively, they indicate whether you should continue with the round or you have completed getting all the changes for that round.

The response below shows a skipToken in an @odata.nextLink response header.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
   "@odata.deltaLink":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/gDbc8U7HGwADDZocJgAAAA==/tasks/delta?$deltatoken=MoVMZ_DzHG4AhT3WE8VioVS1IXZJ-ArqK5fknOjnKFY",
   "value":[
      {
         "@odata.etag":"W/\"4rfRVIPi9EqXgDbc8U7HGwADLLQ9xQ==\"",
         "importance":"normal",
         "isReminderOn":false,
         "status":"notStarted",
         "title":"empty task3",
         "createdDateTime":"2020-08-12T04:54:29.1925206Z",
         "lastModifiedDateTime":"2020-08-12T04:54:29.4903939Z",
         "id":"AAMkADMwNTcyZjQzLTdkMGItNDdjMy04ZTYwLTJhYmUzNGI5ZDEwMwBGAAAAAAB5M0K0qlJySLOAgV22zPnuBwDit9FUg_L0SpeANtzxTscbAAMNmhwmAADit9FUg_L0SpeANtzxTscbAAMxlnrYAAA=",
         "body":{
            "content":"",
            "contentType":"text"
         }
      }
   ]
}