Update Universal Activity crm.activity.todo.update

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Scope: crm

Who can execute the method: a user with permission to edit the CRM item for which the activity is being updated

The crm.activity.todo.update method updates several properties of a universal activity in a single call.

The method overwrites the activity: if you do not pass title, description, or pingOffsets, the title and description become empty, and the reminders are deleted. To change a single property, use the crm.activity.todo.updateDeadline, crm.activity.todo.updateDescription, crm.activity.todo.updateColor, or crm.activity.todo.updateResponsibleUser methods.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

id*
integer

Identifier of the activity being updated, for example 999.

You can retrieve the identifier using the crm.activity.list method with the filter PROVIDER_ID = CRM_TODO. A closed activity cannot be updated

ownerTypeId*
integer

Identifier of the CRM object type in whose timeline the activity is located, for example 2 for a deal

ownerId*
integer

Identifier of the CRM entity in whose timeline the activity is located, for example 1.

The ownerTypeId and ownerId values are returned by the crm.activity.get method in the OWNER_TYPE_ID and OWNER_ID fields. If the activity does not belong to this entity, the method returns the NOT_FOUND error

deadline*
datetime

Deadline for the activity in ISO 8601 format, for example 2026-11-03T15:00:00+01:00.

If you do not specify a time zone, the time is interpreted in the time zone of the user on whose behalf the request is executed. If you pass only a date, for example 2026-11-03, the deadline is set to the start of the day, 00:00

title
string

Title of the activity. If the parameter is not passed, the title becomes empty

description
string

Description of the activity. Supports BB code, for example [b]important[/b]. If the parameter is not passed, the description becomes empty

responsibleId
integer

Identifier of the employee responsible for the activity, for example 1. You can retrieve the identifier using the user.get method.

Only a company employee can be assigned as responsible. If the parameter is not passed or equals 0, the responsible user does not change

parentActivityId
integer

Identifier of another activity in the timeline to link the activity to, for example 888. You can retrieve the identifier using the crm.activity.list method.

If the parameter is not passed or the activity is not found, the current link is retained

pingOffsets
array

Array of integers: how many minutes before the deadline to send reminders. For example, [0, 15] creates 2 reminders: 15 minutes before the deadline and at the moment it occurs.

The method discards negative and non-numeric values and merges duplicates. If the parameter is not passed, all reminders are deleted

colorId
string

Identifier of the activity color in the timeline. Pass the value as a string, for example "3": a number causes the 100 error. Possible values:

  • default — yellow, the default color
  • 1 — blue
  • 2 — turquoise
  • 3 — orange
  • 4 — green
  • 5 — purple
  • 6 — gray
  • 7 — pink

If the parameter is not passed or the value is not in the list, the color does not change. The method does not return an error for an invalid value

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":999,"ownerTypeId":2,"ownerId":1,"deadline":"2026-11-04T15:00:00+01:00","title":"New case title","description":"New case description","responsibleId":1,"pingOffsets":[15,30],"colorId":"7"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/crm.activity.todo.update
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":999,"ownerTypeId":2,"ownerId":1,"deadline":"2026-11-04T15:00:00+01:00","title":"New case title","description":"New case description","responsibleId":1,"pingOffsets":[15,30],"colorId":"7","auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/crm.activity.todo.update
        
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
        // $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
        import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        import type { B24Frame } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        // Shape of the payload returned in result (match the "response handling" section of the page)
        type TodoUpdateResult = {
          id: number,
        }
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<TodoUpdateResult>({
            method: 'crm.activity.todo.update',
            params: {
              id: 999,
              ownerTypeId: 2,
              ownerId: 1,
              deadline: '2026-11-04T15:00:00+01:00',
              title: 'New activity title',
              description: 'New activity description',
              responsibleId: 1,
              pingOffsets: [15, 30],
              colorId: '7',
            },
            requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
          })
        
          // The payload is available only on a successful response
          if (!response.isSuccess) {
            console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
          } else {
            const result = response.getData()!.result
            console.info('Updated todo activity id:', result.id)
          }
        } catch (error) {
          // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
          console.error(error)
        }
        
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          async function updateTodoActivity() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'crm.activity.todo.update',
                params: {
                  id: 999,
                  ownerTypeId: 2,
                  ownerId: 1,
                  deadline: '2026-11-04T15:00:00+01:00',
                  title: 'New activity title',
                  description: 'New activity description',
                  responsibleId: 1,
                  pingOffsets: [15, 30],
                  colorId: '7',
                },
                requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
              })
        
              // The payload is available only on a successful response
              if (!response.isSuccess) {
                console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
                return
              }
        
              const result = response.getData().result
              console.info('Updated todo activity id:', result.id)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateTodoActivity)
        </script>
        

        from datetime import datetime, timedelta
        
        from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.crm.activity.todo.update(
                bitrix_id=999,
                owner_type_id=2,
                owner_id=1,
                deadline=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=2),
                title="Updated follow-up",
                description="Send updated proposal",
                responsible_id=1,
                ping_offsets=[15, 30],
                color_id="7",
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'crm.activity.todo.update',
                    [
                        'id'            => 999,
                        'ownerTypeId'   => 2,
                        'ownerId'       => 1,
                        'deadline'      => (new DateTime('+1 day'))->format(DATE_ATOM),
                        'title'         => 'New case title',
                        'description'   => 'New case description',
                        'responsibleId' => 1,
                        'pingOffsets'   => [15, 30],
                        'colorId'       => '7'
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            print_r($result);
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            "crm.activity.todo.update",
            {
                id: 999,
                ownerTypeId: 2,
                ownerId: 1,
                deadline: new Date().toISOString(),
                title: 'New case title',
                description: 'New case description',
                responsibleId: 1,
                pingOffsets: [15, 30],
                colorId: '7'
            },
            result => {
                if (result.error())
                    console.error(result.error());
                else
                    console.dir(result.data());
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'crm.activity.todo.update',
            [
                'id' => 999,
                'ownerTypeId' => 2,
                'ownerId' => 1,
                'deadline' => date('c', strtotime('+1 day')), // Tomorrow at the same time in ISO 8601 format
                'title' => 'New case title',
                'description' => 'New case description',
                'responsibleId' => 1,
                'pingOffsets' => [15, 30],
                'colorId' => '7'
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "crm.activity.todo.update", b24.Params{
        	"id":            999,
        	"ownerTypeId":   2,
        	"ownerId":       1,
        	"deadline":      time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339),
        	"title":         "New case title",
        	"description":   "New case description",
        	"responsibleId": 1,
        	"pingOffsets":   []int{15, 30},
        	"colorId":       "7",
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("crm.activity.todo.update: %w", err)
        }
        
        var item struct {
        	ID b24.ID `json:"id"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &item); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println(item.ID)
        

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "id": 999
            },
            "time": {
               "start": 1724068028.331234,
                "finish": 1724068028.726591,
                "duration": 0.3953571319580078,
                "processing": 0.13033390045166016,
                "date_start": "2025-01-21T13:47:08+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2025-01-21T13:47:08+02:00",
                "operating": 0
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
object

Object with the identifier of the updated activity (detailed description)

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Object result

Name
type

Description

id
integer

Identifier of the updated activity, matches the passed id

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error": "NOT_FOUND",
            "error_description": "Item was not found."
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only error_description shows the reason

error_description
string

Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Status

Code

Description

Value

400

100

Could not find value for parameter

The required parameter ownerTypeId, ownerId, or deadline is not passed. The description contains the parameter name

400

0

Internal server error.

The required parameter id is not passed

400

100

Invalid value {3} to match with parameter {colorId}. Should be value of type string.

The colorId value is passed as a number, not a string

400

WRONG_DATETIME_FORMAT

Incorrect date format

The deadline value could not be recognized as a date

400

NOT_FOUND

Item was not found

No activity with this id exists, or it does not belong to the CRM entity from ownerTypeId and ownerId

400

ACCESS_DENIED

Access denied

The user does not have permission to edit the CRM entity

400

0

Cannot update files in a completed activity

The activity is closed and cannot be updated

400

0

The specified user cannot be assigned as responsible

The user from responsibleId is not found or is not a company employee

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

429

OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT
Method is blocked due to operation time limit

The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed

401

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only

401

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support

401

ACCESS_DENIED
REST is available only on commercial plans

REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — REST is available only by subscription

401

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found

404

ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND
Method not found!

No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope

401

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with provided by the access token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The access token has expired

401

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users

403

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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