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Task Resource

A Task represents a single item of work waiting to be processed. Tasks can represent whatever type of work is important for your team. Twilio applications can create tasks from phone calls or SMS messages. Your CRM or ticketing system can generate tasks from emails or chat messages sent in by your customers. Your own applications can create custom tasks representing whatever unique work your users handle.

Task properties

Pagination is not supported under this resource. Please avoid usage of the page query parameter.

Task Attributes

Every Task has attributes, allowing you to pass along whatever data is required for your application to route the task and take the appropriate action on assignment. Attributes are expressed in JSON data, for example:

{ 
    "type": "call", 
    "contact": "+15558675309", 
    "customer-value": "gold", 
    "task-reason": "support", 
    "callSid": "CA42ed11..." 
}

Task Version

Tasks have a version, represented in the ETag header when you POST or GET the Task Resource. ETags are a method of showing whether a resource has changed; if the ETag is the same, then the resource is the same.

Tasks can also use the If-Match header when updating or deleting a Task Resource. If the ETag does not match the provided version, the operation will fail with a 412 response. You can then GET the latest version of the Task and try updating it again. When the If-Match is not provided, the Task will update without a check.

You can read about Task Mutation and Conflict Resolution to learn about working with Task versions.

Task Lifecycle

A Task does not have an explicit Lifecycle property, but it's an important concept for understanding how Tasks work. A Task's lifecycle is controlled by a Workflow, which will manage the Task's priority and find matching Workers to handle the Task. The Task State page and Workflows and Assignment page provide more detail on the Task lifecycle.

If you wish to update the assignment status of a task to wrapping or completed and also update its attributes, you will need to send two API requests: one for changing the assignment status, and one for updating the attributes.

Resource Properties in REST API format
account_sid
sid<AC> Not PII

The SID of the Account that created the Task resource.

age
integer Not PII

The number of seconds since the Task was created.

assignment_status
enum:status Not PII

The current status of the Task's assignment. Can be: pending, reserved, assigned, canceled, wrapping, or completed.

attributes

The JSON string with custom attributes of the work. Note If this property has been assigned a value, it will only be displayed in FETCH action that returns a single resource. Otherwise, it will be null.

addons
string Not PII

An object that contains the addon data for all installed addons.

date_created
date_time<iso8601> Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601 format.

date_updated
date_time<iso8601> Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601 format.

task_queue_entered_date
date_time<iso8601> Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the Task entered the TaskQueue, specified in ISO 8601 format.

priority
integer Not PII

The current priority score of the Task as assigned to a Worker by the workflow. Tasks with higher priority values will be assigned before Tasks with lower values.

reason
string Not PII

The reason the Task was canceled or completed, if applicable.

sid
sid<WT> Not PII

The unique string that we created to identify the Task resource.

task_queue_sid
sid<WQ> Not PII

The SID of the TaskQueue.

task_queue_friendly_name
string Not PII

The friendly name of the TaskQueue.

task_channel_sid
sid<TC> Not PII

The SID of the TaskChannel.

task_channel_unique_name
string Not PII

The unique name of the TaskChannel.

timeout
integer Not PII

The amount of time in seconds that the Task can live before being assigned.

workflow_sid
sid<WW> Not PII

The SID of the Workflow that is controlling the Task.

workflow_friendly_name
string Not PII

The friendly name of the Workflow that is controlling the Task.

workspace_sid
sid<WS> Not PII

The SID of the Workspace that contains the Task.

url
url Not PII

The absolute URL of the Task resource.

links
uri_map Not PII

The URLs of related resources.

Create a Task resource

post
https://taskrouter.twilio.com/v1/Workspaces/{WorkspaceSid}/Tasks
Parameters
Parameters in REST API format
workspace_sid
Path
post sid<WS> Not PII

The SID of the Workspace that the new Task belongs to.

timeout
Optional
post integer Not PII

The amount of time in seconds the new task can live before being assigned. Can be up to a maximum of 2 weeks (1,209,600 seconds). The default value is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). On timeout, the task.canceled event will fire with description Task TTL Exceeded.

priority
Optional
post integer Not PII

The priority to assign the new task and override the default. When supplied, the new Task will have this priority unless it matches a Workflow Target with a Priority set. When not supplied, the new Task will have the priority of the matching Workflow Target. Value can be 0 to 2^31^ (2,147,483,647).

task_channel
Optional
post string Not PII

When MultiTasking is enabled, specify the TaskChannel by passing either its unique_name or sid. Default value is default.

workflow_sid
Optional
post sid<WW> Not PII

The SID of the Workflow that you would like to handle routing for the new Task. If there is only one Workflow defined for the Workspace that you are posting the new task to, this parameter is optional.

attributes
Optional
post string PII MTL: 30 DAYS

A URL-encoded JSON string with the attributes of the new task. This value is passed to the Workflow's assignment_callback_url when the Task is assigned to a Worker. For example: { "task_type": "call", "twilio_call_sid": "CAxxx", "customer_ticket_number": "12345" }.

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        Create a Task

        Please contact us if your use case will require more than 25,000 in-flight Tasks for any given Workspace. We define in-flight Tasks as all Tasks that are not in status canceled or completed.

        Fetch a Task resource

        get
        https://taskrouter.twilio.com/v1/Workspaces/{WorkspaceSid}/Tasks/{Sid}
        Parameters
        Parameters in REST API format
        workspace_sid
        Path
        get sid<WS> Not PII

        The SID of the Workspace with the Task to fetch.

        sid
        Path
        get sid<WT> Not PII

        The SID of the Task resource to fetch.

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              Fetch Task

              Read multiple Task resources

              get
              https://taskrouter.twilio.com/v1/Workspaces/{WorkspaceSid}/Tasks
              Parameters
              Parameters in REST API format
              workspace_sid
              Path
              get sid<WS> Not PII

              The SID of the Workspace with the Tasks to read.

              priority
              Optional
              get integer Not PII

              The priority value of the Tasks to read. Returns the list of all Tasks in the Workspace with the specified priority.

              assignment_status
              Optional
              get string[] Not PII

              The assignment_status of the Tasks you want to read. Can be: pending, reserved, assigned, canceled, wrapping, or completed. Returns all Tasks in the Workspace with the specified assignment_status.

              workflow_sid
              Optional
              get sid<WW> Not PII

              The SID of the Workflow with the Tasks to read. Returns the Tasks controlled by the Workflow identified by this SID.

              workflow_name
              Optional
              get string Not PII

              The friendly name of the Workflow with the Tasks to read. Returns the Tasks controlled by the Workflow identified by this friendly name.

              task_queue_sid
              Optional
              get sid<WQ> Not PII

              The SID of the TaskQueue with the Tasks to read. Returns the Tasks waiting in the TaskQueue identified by this SID.

              task_queue_name
              Optional
              get string Not PII

              The friendly_name of the TaskQueue with the Tasks to read. Returns the Tasks waiting in the TaskQueue identified by this friendly name.

              evaluate_task_attributes
              Optional
              get string Not PII

              The attributes of the Tasks to read. Returns the Tasks that match the attributes specified in this parameter.

              ordering
              Optional
              get string Not PII

              How to order the returned Task resources. y default, Tasks are sorted by ascending DateCreated. This value is specified as: Attribute:Order, where Attribute can be either Priority or DateCreated and Order can be either asc or desc. For example, Priority:desc returns Tasks ordered in descending order of their Priority. Multiple sort orders can be specified in a comma-separated list such as Priority:desc,DateCreated:asc, which returns the Tasks in descending Priority order and ascending DateCreated Order.

              has_addons
              Optional
              get boolean Not PII

              Whether to read Tasks with addons. If true, returns only Tasks with addons. If false, returns only Tasks without addons.

              Example 1
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                    Read all Tasks

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                          Fetches all Tasks which have a language attribute of "en" or "fr" and a "skill_rating" attribute with value greater than 5.1

                          List Tasks with Filters

                          Fetches all Tasks which have a language attribute of "en" or "fr" and a "skill_rating" attribute with value greater than 5.1

                          Tasks are deleted 5 minutes after either they are canceled or completed. You can still query events that occurred for a Task via the Events API.

                          You may use the following operators in your EvaluateTaskAttributes:

                          • Equality: ==, =
                          • Inequality: !=
                          • Greater than: >
                          • Less than: <
                          • Greater than or equal to: >=
                          • Less than or equal to: <=
                          • Use parentheses to indicate precedence of operations: ( )
                          • Use brackets to indicate lists/arrays: [ ]
                          • HAS, >- for determining whether the value of the Task attribute on the left-hand side of the expression contains the string on the right side of the comparison.
                          • CONTAINS - for determining whether the value of the Task attribute on the left-hand side of the expression contains the value on the right side of the comparison.
                          • IN, <- for determining whether the value of the Task attribute on the left-hand side of the expression is * contained in the list on the right-hand side.
                          • NOT IN, <- for determining whether the value of the Task attribute on the left-hand side of the expression is * not contained in the list on the right-hand side.
                          • AND if both the left and right subexpressions are true, resolves to true, otherwise false
                          • OR - if one or both of the left or right subexpressions are true, resolves to true, otherwise false

                          By default, this will return the first 50 Tasks. Supply a PageSize parameter to fetch more than 50 Tasks. See paging for more information.

                          Update a Task resource

                          post
                          https://taskrouter.twilio.com/v1/Workspaces/{WorkspaceSid}/Tasks/{Sid}
                          Parameters
                          Parameters in REST API format
                          workspace_sid
                          Path
                          post sid<WS> Not PII

                          The SID of the Workspace with the Task to update.

                          sid
                          Path
                          post sid<WT> Not PII

                          The SID of the Task resource to update.

                          attributes
                          Optional
                          post string PII MTL: 30 DAYS

                          The JSON string that describes the custom attributes of the task.

                          assignment_status
                          Optional
                          post enum:status Not PII

                          The new status of the task. Can be: canceled, to cancel a Task that is currently pending or reserved; wrapping, to move the Task to wrapup state; or completed, to move a Task to the completed state.

                          reason
                          Optional
                          post string Not PII

                          The reason that the Task was canceled or completed. This parameter is required only if the Task is canceled or completed. Setting this value queues the task for deletion and logs the reason.

                          priority
                          Optional
                          post integer Not PII

                          The Task's new priority value. When supplied, the Task takes on the specified priority unless it matches a Workflow Target with a Priority set. Value can be 0 to 2^31^ (2,147,483,647).

                          task_channel
                          Optional
                          post string Not PII

                          When MultiTasking is enabled, specify the TaskChannel with the task to update. Can be the TaskChannel's SID or its unique_name, such as voice, sms, or default.

                          if_match
                          Header
                          post string Not PII

                          If provided, applies this mutation if (and only if) the ETag header of the Task matches the provided value. This matches the semantics of (and is implemented with) the HTTP If-Match header.

                          Example 1
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                                Update a Task

                                When a pending Task's attributes are updated, the Task will be re-driven through the Workflow identified by the WorkflowSid associated with the task. Depending on the Workflow's filters, TaskRouter may move the Task into a different TaskQueue. The age of the Task will remain the same. If the Task is moved to a new TaskQueue, its TaskQueue position relative to other tasks will be determined by its age and priority, as usual.

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                                      Use the If-Match header to check Task Version

                                      Check for version match before updating a Task

                                      Use the If-Match header to check Task Version

                                      The previous version of Etag can be found in the client by accessing the following attribute:

                                      client.httpClient.lastResponse.headers.etag

                                      Delete a Task resource

                                      delete
                                      https://taskrouter.twilio.com/v1/Workspaces/{WorkspaceSid}/Tasks/{Sid}

                                      Deletes the Task identified by TaskSid. For all pending reservations associated with the deleted Task, these will also be deleted at task deletion time.

                                      Parameters
                                      Parameters in REST API format
                                      workspace_sid
                                      Path
                                      delete sid<WS> Not PII

                                      The SID of the Workspace with the Task to delete.

                                      sid
                                      Path
                                      delete sid<WT> Not PII

                                      The SID of the Task resource to delete.

                                      if_match
                                      Header
                                      delete string Not PII

                                      If provided, deletes this Task if (and only if) the ETag header of the Task matches the provided value. This matches the semantics of (and is implemented with) the HTTP If-Match header.

                                      Example 1
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                                            Delete a Task

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                                                  Use the If-Match header to check Task Version

                                                  Check for version match before deleting a Task

                                                  Use the If-Match header to check Task Version
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