Kan Comment

Interact with Kanboard task comments
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Overview

This node interacts with Kanboard task comments, allowing users to create new comments or list all comments for a specific task. It is useful for automating task communication and tracking within Kanboard projects. For example, it can be used to automatically add comments to tasks based on external triggers or to retrieve all comments for reporting purposes.

Use Case Examples

  1. Automatically add a comment to a Kanboard task when a related event occurs in another system.
  2. Retrieve and display all comments for a specific task to analyze team communication.

Properties

Name Meaning
Task ID The ID of the task to which the comment relates, required for both creating and listing comments.
Comment Content The text content of the comment to be created, required only for the create operation.
User ID The ID of the user posting the comment, required only for the create operation.

Output

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  • id - The unique identifier of the comment.
  • content - The text content of the comment.
  • user_id - The ID of the user who posted the comment.
  • task_id - The ID of the task associated with the comment.
  • date_creation - The timestamp when the comment was created.

Dependencies

  • Kanboard API with an API key credential

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Kanboard API URL and credentials are correctly configured to avoid authentication errors.
  • Verify that the Task ID provided exists in Kanboard to prevent 'not found' errors.
  • Check that required fields (Task ID, Comment Content, User ID) are not empty when creating a comment.
  • Common error message: 'Kan Comment operation failed' indicates an issue with the API request; check the error message for details and verify network connectivity and API permissions.

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