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Idea states

Idea states represent your workflow columns (e.g. Planned, In development, Shipped). Use these IDs when setting the status field on ideas.


List idea states

GET /api/v1/idea-states/

Retrieve a paginated list of idea states for your company.

Query parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
limitintegerNo20Results per page (max 100).
offsetintegerNo0Number of results to skip.

Example request

curl -sS \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Key scalar*live*...' \
  'https://<your-host>/api/v1/idea-states/'

Success response (200 OK)

{
    "results": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Planned",
            "type": "PLANNED",
            "colour": "#8B5CF6",
            "order": 3,
            "show_on_roadmap": true,
            "slug": "planned-abc123"
        }
    ],
    "count": 1
}

Objects

Idea State object

FieldTypeDescription
idintegerUnique internal ID.
namestringState name.
typestringInternal state type (e.g. PLANNED, IN_PROGRESS).
colourstringHex display colour.
orderintegerDisplay order in the roadmap and dashboard.
show_on_roadmapbooleanWhether this state is visible on the public roadmap.
slugstringURL-safe identifier.
Last Updated: 19/02/2026, 05:48
Contributors: Tlotlego Mogapi
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