motion

Motion

Access the Motion API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage tasks, projects, workspaces, comments, and recurring tasks with full CRUD operations.

Quick Start

# List tasks
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/motion/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to api.usemotion.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Motion OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=motion&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'motion'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "motion",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Motion connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to tasks, projects, workspaces, and more with AI-powered scheduling within the connected Motion account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Task Operations

List Tasks

GET /motion/v1/tasks

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string) - Filter by workspace
• projectId (string) - Filter by project
• assigneeId (string) - Filter by assignee
• status (array) - Filter by status (cannot combine with includeAllStatuses)
• includeAllStatuses (boolean) - Return tasks across all statuses
• label (string) - Filter by label
• name (string) - Search task names (case-insensitive)
• cursor (string) - Pagination cursor

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks?workspaceId=WORKSPACE_ID')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Task

GET /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}

Create Task

POST /motion/v1/tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Task name",
  "workspaceId": "WORKSPACE_ID",
  "dueDate": "2024-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "duration": 60,
  "priority": "HIGH",
  "description": "Task description in markdown",
  "projectId": "PROJECT_ID",
  "assigneeId": "USER_ID",
  "labels": ["label1", "label2"],
  "autoScheduled": {
    "startDate": "2024-03-14T09:00:00Z",
    "deadlineType": "SOFT",
    "schedule": "Work Hours"
  }
}

Required Fields:

• name (string) - Task title
• workspaceId (string) - Workspace ID

Optional Fields:

• dueDate (datetime, ISO 8601) - Task deadline (required for scheduled tasks)
• duration (string | number) - "NONE", "REMINDER", or minutes (integer > 0)
• status (string) - Defaults to workspace default status
• projectId (string) - Associated project
• description (string) - GitHub Flavored Markdown supported
• priority (string) - ASAP, HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW
• labels (array) - Label names to add
• assigneeId (string) - User ID for task assignment
• autoScheduled (object) - Auto-scheduling settings with startDate, deadlineType (HARD, SOFT, NONE), and schedule

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    'name': 'New task',
    'workspaceId': 'WORKSPACE_ID',
    'priority': 'HIGH',
    'duration': 30
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Update Task

PATCH /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated task name",
  "status": "Completed",
  "priority": "LOW"
}

Delete Task

DELETE /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}

Move Task

POST /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}/move
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workspaceId": "NEW_WORKSPACE_ID"
}

Unassign Task

POST /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}/unassign

Project Operations

List Projects

GET /motion/v1/projects?workspaceId={workspaceId}

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string, required) - Workspace ID
• cursor (string) - Pagination cursor

Get Project

GET /motion/v1/projects/{projectId}

Create Project

POST /motion/v1/projects
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Project name",
  "workspaceId": "WORKSPACE_ID",
  "description": "Project description",
  "dueDate": "2024-06-30T00:00:00Z",
  "priority": "HIGH",
  "labels": ["label1"]
}

Required Fields:

• name (string) - Project name
• workspaceId (string) - Workspace ID

Optional Fields:

• dueDate (datetime, ISO 8601) - Project deadline
• description (string) - HTML input accepted
• labels (array) - Label names
• priority (string) - ASAP, HIGH, MEDIUM (default), or LOW
• projectDefinitionId (string) - Template ID (requires stages array if provided)
• stages (array) - Stage objects for project templates

Workspace Operations

List Workspaces

GET /motion/v1/workspaces

User Operations

List Users

GET /motion/v1/users?workspaceId={workspaceId}

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string) - Workspace ID (required if no teamId)
• teamId (string) - Team ID (required if no workspaceId)

Note: You must provide either workspaceId or teamId.

Get Current User

GET /motion/v1/users/me

Comment Operations

List Comments

GET /motion/v1/comments?taskId={taskId}

Query Parameters:

• taskId (string, required) - Filter comments by task
• cursor (string) - Pagination cursor

Create Comment

POST /motion/v1/comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "taskId": "TASK_ID",
  "content": "Comment in GitHub Flavored Markdown"
}

Required Fields:

• taskId (string) - Task to comment on

Optional Fields:

• content (string) - Comment content in GitHub Flavored Markdown

Recurring Task Operations

List Recurring Tasks

GET /motion/v1/recurring-tasks?workspaceId={workspaceId}

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string, required) - Filter by workspace
• cursor (string) - Pagination cursor

Create Recurring Task

POST /motion/v1/recurring-tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Weekly review",
  "workspaceId": "WORKSPACE_ID",
  "frequency": "weekly"
}

Delete Recurring Task

DELETE /motion/v1/recurring-tasks/{recurringTaskId}

Schedule Operations

List Schedules

GET /motion/v1/schedules

Status Operations

List Statuses

GET /motion/v1/statuses?workspaceId={workspaceId}

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string, required) - Filter by workspace

Custom Field Operations

List Custom Fields

GET /motion/v1/custom-fields

Create Custom Field

POST /motion/v1/custom-fields
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Field name",
  "type": "text"
}

Delete Custom Field

DELETE /motion/v1/custom-fields/{customFieldId}

Add Custom Field to Project

POST /motion/v1/custom-fields/{customFieldId}/project
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "projectId": "PROJECT_ID"
}

Add Custom Field to Task

POST /motion/v1/custom-fields/{customFieldId}/task
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "taskId": "TASK_ID"
}

Remove Custom Field from Project

DELETE /motion/v1/custom-fields/{customFieldId}/project

Remove Custom Field from Task

DELETE /motion/v1/custom-fields/{customFieldId}/task

Pagination

Motion uses cursor-based pagination:

GET /motion/v1/tasks?cursor=CURSOR_VALUE

Response includes pagination metadata:

{
  "tasks": [...],
  "meta": {
    "nextCursor": "abc123",
    "pageSize": 20
  }
}

Use the nextCursor value in subsequent requests to retrieve more results.

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/motion/v1/tasks',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
data = response.json()

Notes

• All timestamps use ISO 8601 format
• Task descriptions support GitHub Flavored Markdown
• Project descriptions accept HTML input
• Priority values: ASAP, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW
• Deadline types for auto-scheduling: HARD, SOFT, NONE
• Rate limits: 12 req/min (Individual), 120 req/min (Team)
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Resources

• Motion API Documentation
• Motion API Reference
• Motion Cookbooks
• Maton Community
• Maton Support