Motion

Motion API integration with managed OAuth. Manage tasks, projects, workspaces, and more with AI-powered scheduling. Use this skill when users want to create, update, or manage tasks and projects in Motion, or query their scheduled work. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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

Quick Start

bash

# 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

text

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:

text

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

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

bash

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

bash

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

bash

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:

json

{
  "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

bash

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:

bash

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

bash

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:

bash

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

bash

GET /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}

Create Task

bash

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:

bash

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

bash

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

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

Delete Task

bash

DELETE /motion/v1/tasks/{taskId}

Move Task

bash

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

{
  "workspaceId": "NEW_WORKSPACE_ID"
}

Unassign Task

bash

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

Project Operations

List Projects

bash

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

Query Parameters:

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

Get Project

bash

GET /motion/v1/projects/{projectId}

Create Project

bash

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

bash

GET /motion/v1/workspaces

User Operations

List Users

bash

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

bash

GET /motion/v1/users/me

Comment Operations

List Comments

bash

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

Query Parameters:

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

Create Comment

bash

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

bash

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

Query Parameters:

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

Create Recurring Task

bash

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

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

Delete Recurring Task

bash

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

Schedule Operations

List Schedules

bash

GET /motion/v1/schedules

Status Operations

List Statuses

bash

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

Query Parameters:

• workspaceId (string, required) - Filter by workspace

Custom Field Operations

List Custom Fields

bash

GET /motion/v1/custom-fields

Create Custom Field

bash

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

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

Delete Custom Field

bash

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

Add Custom Field to Project

bash

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

{
  "projectId": "PROJECT_ID"
}

Add Custom Field to Task

bash

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

{
  "taskId": "TASK_ID"
}

Remove Custom Field from Project

bash

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

Remove Custom Field from Task

bash

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

Pagination

Motion uses cursor-based pagination:

bash

GET /motion/v1/tasks?cursor=CURSOR_VALUE

Response includes pagination metadata:

json

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

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

Code Examples

JavaScript

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

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

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Motion connection or invalid request
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Motion API

Resources

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