# Remove a dependency

DELETE`/v1/tasks/{task_id}/dependencies/{dependency_id}`[Token scope: `tasks:write`](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/guides/authentication/#scopes)

Request

**curl**


```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://tasksmate-fdfsarhnf5gacfb7.eastus-01.azurewebsites.net/v1/tasks/<task_id>/dependencies/<dependency_id>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TASKSMATE_TOKEN"
```

**Python**


```python
from tasksmate import TasksMate

tm = TasksMate()  # reads TASKSMATE_TOKEN
result = tm.tasks.remove_dependency("<task_id>", "<dependency_id>")
print(result)
```

Response 200

```json
{
  "project_id": "project-1234",
  "org_id": "org-1234",
  "sub_tasks": [
    "task-5678"
  ],
  "dependencies": [
    "task-4321"
  ],
  "title": "Implement Login",
  "description": "Implement OAuth2 login flow.",
  "status": "not_started",
  "assignee": "",
  "start_date": "2024-07-31",
  "due_date": "2024-08-01",
  "priority": "high",
  "task_type": "task",
  "tags": [
    "backend",
    "auth"
  ],
  "type_data": {},
  "metadata": [
    {
      "field": "status",
      "new": "in_progress",
      "old": "not_started"
    }
  ],
  "created_by": "string",
  "updated_by": "string",
  "is_subtask": false,
  "bug_id": "B1234",
  "tracker_id": "TR1234",
  "restricted_to": [],
  "team_id": "string",
  "sprint_id": "SP12345",
  "milestone_id": "MS12345",
  "goal_id": "G12345",
  "task_id": "string",
  "created_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "restricted_to_user_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "has_access": false,
  "has_edit_access": false
}
```

Remove a dependency from an existing task.

## Authorizations

-   **[bearerAuth](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/#bearerauth)**
-   **[TasksMateToken](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/#tasksmatetoken)**

## Parameters

### Path Parameters

**task\_id**

required

_Task Id_

string

**dependency\_id**

required

_Dependency Id_

string

## Responses

### 200

Successful Response

application/json

_TaskInDB_

Returned by `tasks.add_dependency`, `tasks.add_subtask`, `tasks.create`, `tasks.read` and 7 more.

object

**project\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**org\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**sub\_tasks**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**dependencies**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**title**

required

_Title_

Task title

string

**description**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**status**

Any of:

**TaskStatusEnum**
_TaskStatusEnum_

A task’s status. `backlog` comes first wherever statuses are ordered (filters, grouping and the `status` sort); otherwise it is an ordinary status, accepted everywhere.

string

Allowed values: backlog not\_started in\_progress blocked completed archived on\_hold

**null**


null

**assignee**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**start\_date**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date

**null**


null

**due\_date**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date

**null**


null

**priority**

Any of:

**PriorityEnum**
_PriorityEnum_

Priority enum for projects and tasks

string

Allowed values: high medium low none critical

**null**


null

**task\_type**

Any of:

**TaskTypeEnum**
_TaskTypeEnum_

The kind of task: `task`, `bug` or `agent`, in sort order (`sort_by=task_type`).

-   A label, never a permission.
-   A goal is not a task type but a container of a project’s tasks (`goal_id`): `task_type=goal` is refused on write (422) and in `filter[task_type]` (400).

string

Allowed values: task bug agent

**null**


null

**tags**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**type\_data**

Any of:

**object**
object

**_key_**

additional properties

any

**null**


null

**metadata**

Any of:

**Array<object>**


Array<object>

object

**_key_**

additional properties

any

**null**


null

**created\_by**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**updated\_by**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**is\_subtask**

Any of:

**boolean**


boolean

**null**


null

**bug\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**tracker\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**restricted\_to**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**team\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**sprint\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**milestone\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**goal\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**task\_id**

required

_Task Id_

string

**created\_at**

required

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**updated\_at**

required

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**restricted\_to\_user\_ids**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**has\_access**

Any of:

**boolean**


boolean

**null**


null

**has\_edit\_access**

Any of:

**boolean**


boolean

**null**


null

Example

```json
{
  "project_id": "project-1234",
  "org_id": "org-1234",
  "sub_tasks": [
    "task-5678"
  ],
  "dependencies": [
    "task-4321"
  ],
  "title": "Implement Login",
  "description": "Implement OAuth2 login flow.",
  "status": "not_started",
  "assignee": "",
  "start_date": "2024-07-31",
  "due_date": "2024-08-01",
  "priority": "high",
  "task_type": "task",
  "tags": [
    "backend",
    "auth"
  ],
  "type_data": {},
  "metadata": [
    {
      "field": "status",
      "new": "in_progress",
      "old": "not_started"
    }
  ],
  "created_by": "string",
  "updated_by": "string",
  "is_subtask": false,
  "bug_id": "B1234",
  "tracker_id": "TR1234",
  "restricted_to": [],
  "team_id": "string",
  "sprint_id": "SP12345",
  "milestone_id": "MS12345",
  "goal_id": "G12345",
  "task_id": "string",
  "created_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "restricted_to_user_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "has_access": false,
  "has_edit_access": false
}
```

### 400

Bad request — a query parameter outside what the operation accepts (`invalid-parameter`)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Bad request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 401

Missing or invalid bearer token

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 403

Authenticated, but not allowed

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Authenticated, but not allowed",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 404

Not found

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Not found",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 409

Conflict (a duplicate, or an `Idempotency-Key` still in flight)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Conflict (a duplicate, or an `Idempotency-Key` still in flight)",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 412

`If-Match` does not match the current `ETag`

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "`If-Match` does not match the current `ETag`",
  "status": 412,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 422

The body or query did not validate (`validation`), or an `Idempotency-Key` was reused

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "The body or query did not validate (`validation`), or an `Idempotency-Key` was reused",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 429

An access token over its per-minute limit (`rate-limit`; see `Retry-After`)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "An access token over its per-minute limit (`rate-limit`; see `Retry-After`)",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 500

Unexpected server error — quote `request_id`

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Unexpected server error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

---
Source: https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/operations/tasksremove_dependency/