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# Overview

Initiatives are high-level strategic goals that help organize and track work across multiple projects, epics, and work items, providing a way to group related work and measure progress toward larger objectives.

[Learn more about Initiatives](https://docs.plane.so/core-concepts/projects/initiatives)

## The Initiatives object

**Attributes**

* `id` *uuid*

  Unique identifier for the initiative

* `name` *string* **(required)**

  Name of the initiative

* `description` *string*

  Plain text description of the initiative

* `description_html` *string*

  HTML description of the initiative

* `description_stripped` *string*

  Stripped version of the HTML description

* `description_binary` *string*

  Binary description of the initiative

* `lead` *uuid*

  User ID of the initiative lead

* `start_date` *date*

  Start date of the initiative in YYYY-MM-DD format

* `end_date` *date*

  End date of the initiative in YYYY-MM-DD format

* `logo_props` *object*

  Logo properties for the initiative

* `state` *string*

  State of the initiative. Can be: DRAFT, PLANNED, ACTIVE, COMPLETED, CLOSED

* `workspace` *uuid*

  Workspace UUID which is automatically saved

* `created_at` *timestamp*

  The timestamp when the initiative was created

* `updated_at` *timestamp*

  The timestamp when the initiative was last updated

* `created_by` *uuid*

  ID of the user who created the initiative

* `updated_by` *uuid*

  ID of the user who last updated the initiative

<ResponseExample>
  ```json INITIATIVES OBJECT theme={null}
  {
  	"id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  	"created_at": "2023-11-19T11:56:55.176802Z",
  	"updated_at": "2023-11-19T11:56:55.176809Z",
  	"name": "Q1 Product Launch",
  	"description": "Launch new product features in Q1",
  	"description_html": "<p>Launch new product features in Q1</p>",
  	"lead": "16c61a3a-512a-48ac-b0be-b6b46fe6f430",
  	"start_date": "2024-01-01",
  	"end_date": "2024-03-31",
  	"state": "ACTIVE",
  	"workspace": "cd4ab5a2-1a5f-4516-a6c6-8da1a9fa5be4"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>