Retrieving To-Do Tasks with a Single Graph API Call

Question

Hi,

I am currently using PowerAutomate to retrieve all tasks and assigned tasks for users via Graph API calls. So far, I have attempted two methods:

Method 1:

• To Do Tasks: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{user-email}/todo/lists/tasks
• Planner Tasks: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{user-email}/planner/tasks

Method 2:

1. Retrieve all groups:
   GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups?$filter=groupTypes/any(c:c+eq+'Unified')
2. Retrieve all plans:
   GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/plans?$filter=owner eq 'groupId'
   or
   GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/{groupId}/planner/plans
3. Retrieve tasks for each plan:
   GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks?$filter=planId eq '{planId}'

While these methods successfully fetch the required tasks, they involve multiple API calls. I am seeking a more efficient approach that allows me to retrieve all tasks (both assigned and planned) in a single API call, without having to send multiple requests as in the methods outlined above.

Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Answer 1

Hello Hadi Mahmood,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Support!

For your problem, we suggest that you can use JSON batching to combine multiple HTTP requests into a single request and retrieve all tasks (both assigned and planned) from a single request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$batch
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "/users/{user-email}/todo/lists/tasks"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "/users/{user-email}/planner/tasks"
    }
  ]
}

For more information about JSON batching please check this document:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/json-batching

Hope this helps.

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