client.tasks()
Every method in this namespace: its signature, its parameters, what it returns and an example.
Methods
Instructions the assistant runs by itself, on a schedule, when mail arrives or when asked: create a task, change, pause, resume and delete it, run it now, hand the assistant a one-off job, follow each run step by step, and approve or deny what a run asks before it acts.
tasks().listtasks().listAlltasks().iteratetasks().gettasks().createtasks().updatetasks().deletetasks().pausetasks().resumetasks().runtasks().listRunstasks().listAllRunstasks().iterateRunstasks().getRuntasks().startRuntasks().cancelRuntasks().listApprovalstasks().listAllApprovalstasks().iterateApprovalstasks().getApprovaltasks().approvetasks().deny
tasks().list
List the tasks of the workspace, a page at a time
Page list(RequestOptions options)Returns one page of tasks, the most recently changed first. listAll collects every page and iterate walks them lazily. A task is an instruction in plain words that the assistant runs by itself: on a schedule, when mail arrives, or only when asked. Each one says what starts it in trigger, how much it may do without asking in autonomy, when it runs next in nextRunAt, how its last run ended in lastRunStatus and how many approval requests wait for an answer in pendingApprovals.
Give status to read only the tasks that are active or only the ones that are paused. pausedReason says why a paused task stopped: user when somebody paused it, failures after 5 failed runs in a row, and plan_limit when the plan no longer covers it.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly tasks in this state:
activeorpaused. Left out, both are listed.options.limitintPage size, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringThe
nextCursorof the previous page, passed back as it came. Leave it out for the first page.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A Page of task maps, with items, hasMore and nextCursor. Each item has id, name, instruction, status, pausedReason, trigger, autonomy, toolkits, model, notify, maxRunsPerDay, maxSteps, nextRunAt, heldUntil, lastRunAt, lastRunStatus, runCount, pendingApprovals, chatId, createdAt and updatedAt.
Example
Page page = client.tasks().list(RequestOptions.of("status", "active")); for (Map<String, Object> task : page) { System.out.println(task.get("name") + " " + task.get("trigger") + " " + task.get("nextRunAt") + " " + task.get("pendingApprovals"));} if (page.hasMore()) { System.out.println("Next page: " + page.nextCursor());}Notes
Reading tasks needs
threads:readandemails:readbesidetasks:read.A task works across every address of the workspace. A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.The order follows
updatedAt, which moves when a task changes or starts a run. A workspace holds at most 100 tasks, so alimitof 100 reads them all in one request and no task can move between pages.
Also available in
- API
GET /tasks- TypeScript
tasks.list()- Python
tasks.list()- Ruby
tasks.list- PHP
tasks->list- Go
Tasks.List- C#
Tasks.ListAsync- CLI
openemail tasks list
tasks().listAll
Collect every task into one list
List<Map<String, Object>> listAll(RequestOptions options)Walks every page of list and returns all tasks in one list, the most recently changed first. One request per page. Give status to collect only the active tasks or only the paused ones.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly tasks in this state:
activeorpaused. Left out, both are collected.options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A list of task maps holding every task.
Example
List<Map<String, Object>> tasks = client.tasks().listAll(RequestOptions.create().limit(100)); for (Map<String, Object> task : tasks) { if (task.get("pendingApprovals") instanceof Number waiting && waiting.intValue() > 0) { System.out.println(task.get("name") + " " + waiting); }}Notes
If any page fails, the exception is thrown and the tasks already fetched are discarded.
A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
Also available in
- API
GET /tasks- TypeScript
tasks.listAll()- Python
tasks.list_all()- Ruby
tasks.list_all- PHP
tasks->listAll- Go
Tasks.ListAll- C#
Tasks.ListAllAsync
tasks().iterate
Stream the tasks one at a time
PagedIterable iterate(RequestOptions options)Returns a PagedIterable that yields tasks one at a time, the most recently changed first, and requests the next page only once the current one is used up. Nothing is fetched until the loop starts, and breaking out of the for stops the requests.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly tasks in this state:
activeorpaused. Left out, both are walked.options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A PagedIterable that yields one task map per step.
Example
for (Map<String, Object> task : client.tasks().iterate(RequestOptions.of("status", "paused"))) { System.out.println(task.get("name") + " was paused by " + task.get("pausedReason"));}Notes
The
PagedIterableis lazy, so an abandoned loop costs only the pages you consumed.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
Also available in
- API
GET /tasks- TypeScript
tasks.iterate()- Python
tasks.iterate()- Ruby
tasks.iterate- PHP
tasks->iterate- Go
Tasks.Iterate- C#
Tasks.IterateAsync
tasks().get
Read one task by id
Map<String, Object> get(String id, RequestOptions options)Looks up a single task and returns it in the same shape as a row of list: its instruction, its trigger with the schedule or the mail filter, how much it may do alone, its toolkits and limits, when it runs next and how the last run ended.
nextRunAt is set for an active schedule task and null for the other kinds and while paused. heldUntil is set when the workspace ran out of AI actions for the day: the task starts nothing until then. pendingApprovals counts the approval requests of its runs that still wait for an answer.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with id, name, instruction, status, pausedReason, trigger, autonomy, toolkits, model, notify, maxRunsPerDay, maxSteps, nextRunAt, heldUntil, lastRunAt, lastRunStatus, runCount, pendingApprovals, chatId, createdAt and updatedAt.
Example
Map<String, Object> task = client.tasks().get("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1"); System.out.println(task.get("name") + " " + task.get("status") + " " + task.get("nextRunAt"));System.out.println(task.get("trigger"));Notes
A missing task throws a
NotFoundException, whoseisNotFound()is true and whosecode()istask_not_found.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
Also available in
- API
GET /tasks/{id}- TypeScript
tasks.get()- Python
tasks.get()- Ruby
tasks.get- PHP
tasks->get- Go
Tasks.Get- C#
Tasks.GetAsync- CLI
openemail tasks get
tasks().create
Save a task for the assistant to run by itself
Map<String, Object> create(Map<String, Object> body, RequestOptions options)Saves an instruction for the assistant with what starts it and how much it may do alone, and returns the task as it is stored. instruction says what to do in plain words, as you would tell a person. It is the only instruction a run follows: text inside emails is read, never obeyed.
trigger.kind says what starts a run. A schedule task needs trigger.schedule and gets its first run time at once, in nextRunAt. A mail task starts with the next message that reaches an inbox and matches trigger.mail, or with every message when no filter is sent. Mail from an address of the workspace itself never starts one. A manual task waits for run.
autonomy limits what a run does without asking. ask sends every change to a person to approve. organize, the default, lets the run label, archive, bin, snooze, draft, take notes and keep contacts by itself, and email the addresses of the workspace. reply also lets it answer an email without asking, as long as it adds no recipients. Anything else waits as an approval request, which listApprovals reads. A run never reaches billing, members, roles, domains, rules, keys or webhooks.
A task acts with what its caller holds, so the call needs more than tasks:write: threads:read, threads:write, emails:read, emails:send and labels:write, and the read and write scopes of every toolkit the task names.
Parameters
body.nameStringRequiredWhat the task is called in the app, trimmed, 1 to 120 characters.
body.instructionStringRequiredWhat the assistant should do, in plain words, trimmed, 1 to 8,000 characters.
body.trigger.kindStringRequiredscheduleruns on a clock,mailruns when a message arrives, andmanualruns only when started withrun.body.trigger.schedule.cadenceStringNeeded for a
scheduletask and ignored for the other kinds.hourlyruns everyeveryHourshours atminute,dailyruns athour:minuteon each ofweekdays, andmonthlyruns athour:minuteonmonthDay.body.trigger.schedule.everyHoursintFor
hourly: how many hours lie between runs, from 1 to 12, counted from midnight in the time zone. Defaults to 1.body.trigger.schedule.hourintThe hour of the day, 0 to 23, in the time zone of the schedule. Defaults to 8.
body.trigger.schedule.minuteintThe minute of the hour, 0 to 59. Defaults to 0.
body.trigger.schedule.weekdaysList<Integer>For
daily: the days it runs, 0 for Sunday to 6 for Saturday. Left out, it runs every day.body.trigger.schedule.monthDayintFor
monthly: the day of the month, 1 to 28. Defaults to 1.body.trigger.schedule.timezoneStringAn IANA time zone such as
Europe/Berlin. The schedule follows its clock changes. Defaults toUTC.body.trigger.mail.addressesList<String>For a
mailtask: start only for mail delivered to one of these addresses of the workspace, at most 25. Left out or empty, every address counts.body.trigger.mail.fromContainsString or nullFor a
mailtask: start only when the sender address contains this text, whatever the case, up to 200 characters.body.trigger.mail.subjectContainsString or nullFor a
mailtask: start only when the subject contains this text, whatever the case, up to 200 characters.body.autonomyStringHow much a run may do without asking:
ask,organizeorreply. Defaults toorganize.body.toolkitsList<String>Extra groups of tools a run may use beyond reading and organising mail:
contacts,audiences,templates,tracking,translate,files,notes,drafts,sent,insights,subscriptions,calendar,knowledgeandweb. Left out,drafts,notesandknowledge. An empty list gives it none.body.modelStringstandardis the everyday model.advancedreasons better over long jobs and costs ten AI actions where the standard one costs one. Defaults tostandard.body.notifyStringattentionnotifies the workspace owner when a run waits for approval or fails,alwaysalso when it finishes, andneverstays silent. Defaults toattention.body.maxRunsPerDayintThe most runs the task may start in any 24 hours, however often its trigger fires, from 1 to 500. Defaults to 50.
body.maxStepsintThe most model steps one run may take before it has to write its report, from 1 to 60. Defaults to 20.
body.pausedbooleantruecreates the task paused, so it does not run untilresume. A paused task does not count against the active tasks of the plan.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with the new id, status active, or paused when you asked for that, the trigger as it is stored with every default filled in, and nextRunAt set for a schedule.
Example
Map<String, Object> task = client.tasks().create(Body.of( "name", "Label invoices", "instruction", "When an invoice arrives, label it Invoices and add a note with the amount and the due date.", "trigger", Body.of("kind", "mail", "mail", Body.of("subjectContains", "invoice")), "autonomy", "organize")); System.out.println(task.get("id") + " " + task.get("status") + " " + task.get("trigger"));Notes
Each toolkit brings its own scopes:
contactsneedscontacts:readandcontacts:write,audiencesneedsaudiences:read,audiences:writeandcontacts:read, andtemplates,files,drafts,calendarandknowledgeneed their read and write scope. The default toolkits therefore needdrafts:read,drafts:write,knowledge:readandknowledge:write. A missing scope is a 403insufficient_scope.A workspace runs 1 active task on Free, 5 on Starter and 25 on Business, with no cap on Enterprise, and holds at most 100 tasks, paused ones included. One more active task than the plan covers is a 403
task_active_limit_reached, and a task past the 100 a 403task_limit_reached.A
scheduletrigger without its schedule, a time zone that is not known and a toolkit a task may not use are 422invalid_task. A value of the wrong type or length is 422invalid_parameterwithparamnaming it, and a key the body does not take is 422unknown_parameter.A task works across every address of the workspace. A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Not retried automatically, and nothing deduplicates by name, so a retry after a lost response can leave two tasks. List them and delete the spare.
Also available in
- API
POST /tasks- TypeScript
tasks.create()- Python
tasks.create()- Ruby
tasks.create- PHP
tasks->create- Go
Tasks.Create- C#
Tasks.CreateAsync- CLI
openemail tasks create
tasks().update
Change what a task does, what starts it or how much it may do alone
Map<String, Object> update(String id, Map<String, Object> patch, RequestOptions options)Changes a task and returns it as it is stored. Send only what changes: a field left out stays as it is, and a patch with nothing in it is a 422.
A new trigger replaces the old one whole. Send its kind and, for a schedule, the whole schedule again, because what the new trigger leaves out goes back to its default, not to what the task had. A schedule change moves nextRunAt of an active task.
Runs already started keep the settings they began with, and later runs follow the new ones. It neither pauses nor resumes a task: pause and resume do that. Like create, the call needs the scopes the task acts with, counted from the toolkits it has after the change.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.patch.nameStringNew name, trimmed, 1 to 120 characters. Left out, the name stays.
patch.instructionStringNew instruction in plain words, trimmed, 1 to 8,000 characters. Left out, the instruction stays.
patch.trigger.kindStringNeeded whenever any part of
triggeris sent:schedule,mailormanual.patch.trigger.schedule.cadenceStringNeeded for a
scheduletrigger:hourly,dailyormonthly.patch.trigger.schedule.everyHoursintFor
hourly: how many hours lie between runs, from 1 to 12, counted from midnight in the time zone. Defaults to 1.patch.trigger.schedule.hourintThe hour of the day, 0 to 23, in the time zone of the schedule. Defaults to 8.
patch.trigger.schedule.minuteintThe minute of the hour, 0 to 59. Defaults to 0.
patch.trigger.schedule.weekdaysList<Integer>For
daily: the days it runs, 0 for Sunday to 6 for Saturday. Left out, it runs every day.patch.trigger.schedule.monthDayintFor
monthly: the day of the month, 1 to 28. Defaults to 1.patch.trigger.schedule.timezoneStringAn IANA time zone such as
Europe/Berlin. Defaults toUTC.patch.trigger.mail.addressesList<String>For a
mailtrigger: start only for mail delivered to one of these addresses of the workspace, at most 25. Left out or empty, every address counts.patch.trigger.mail.fromContainsString or nullFor a
mailtrigger: start only when the sender address contains this text, whatever the case, up to 200 characters.patch.trigger.mail.subjectContainsString or nullFor a
mailtrigger: start only when the subject contains this text, whatever the case, up to 200 characters.patch.autonomyStringHow much a run may do without asking:
ask,organizeorreply. Left out, it stays.patch.toolkitsList<String>The toolkits a run may use from now on, replacing the list the task had. An empty list gives it none. Left out, they stay.
patch.modelStringstandardoradvanced, which costs ten AI actions where the standard one costs one. Left out, it stays.patch.notifyStringWhen the workspace owner is notified:
attention,alwaysornever. Left out, it stays.patch.maxRunsPerDayintThe most runs the task may start in any 24 hours, from 1 to 500. Left out, it stays.
patch.maxStepsintThe most model steps one run may take, from 1 to 60. Left out, it stays.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with the unchanged id and status, and everything else as it is now.
Example
Map<String, Object> task = client.tasks().update("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1", Body.of( "trigger", Body.of( "kind", "schedule", "schedule", Body.of("cadence", "daily", "hour", 8, "weekdays", List.of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), "timezone", "Europe/Berlin") ))); System.out.println(task.get("trigger") + " " + task.get("nextRunAt"));Notes
A missing task is a 404
task_not_found. An empty patch or a value of the wrong type or length is 422invalid_parameter, a key the patch does not take 422unknown_parameter, and a trigger without its schedule, a time zone that is not known or a toolkit a task may not use 422invalid_task.The key or app needs the read and write scopes of every toolkit the task has after the change, or the call is a 403
insufficient_scope.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.The SDK retries this call after a network failure, since the same patch sent twice leaves the same task.
Also available in
- API
PATCH /tasks/{id}- TypeScript
tasks.update()- Python
tasks.update()- Ruby
tasks.update- PHP
tasks->update- Go
Tasks.Update- C#
Tasks.UpdateAsync- CLI
openemail tasks update
tasks().delete
Delete a task with every run it made
Map<String, Object> delete(String id, RequestOptions options)Deletes a task for good, with every run it made and their records. A run in flight is stopped and its open approval requests are closed. What the runs already did in the mailbox stays done.
There is no undo. To stop a task and keep its history, use pause.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with object set to task, id and deleted set to true.
Example
Map<String, Object> removed = client.tasks().delete("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1"); System.out.println(removed.get("id") + " " + removed.get("deleted"));Notes
The SDK does not retry a delete. A 404
task_not_foundon your own second attempt after a lost response means the first one worked.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
Also available in
- API
DELETE /tasks/{id}- TypeScript
tasks.delete()- Python
tasks.delete()- Ruby
tasks.delete- PHP
tasks->delete- Go
Tasks.Delete- C#
Tasks.DeleteAsync- CLI
openemail tasks delete
tasks().pause
Stop a task from starting new runs
Map<String, Object> pause(String id, RequestOptions options)Stops a task from starting new runs: its schedule no longer fires and arriving mail no longer starts it. A run already going carries on, and its approval requests can still be answered. run still starts a paused task by hand. Pausing a paused task leaves it paused. It takes no body.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with status paused, pausedReason user and nextRunAt null.
Example
Map<String, Object> task = client.tasks().pause("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1"); System.out.println(task.get("status") + " " + task.get("pausedReason"));Notes
A missing task is a 404
task_not_found.To stop a run that is already going, use
cancelRun.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Retried automatically on network failure and retryable statuses, since pausing twice leaves the same paused task.
Also available in
- API
POST /tasks/{id}/pause- TypeScript
tasks.pause()- Python
tasks.pause()- Ruby
tasks.pause- PHP
tasks->pause- Go
Tasks.Pause- C#
Tasks.PauseAsync- CLI
openemail tasks pause
tasks().resume
Turn a paused task back on
Map<String, Object> resume(String id, RequestOptions options)Turns a paused task back on, whoever or whatever paused it: a person, 5 failed runs in a row or the plan. It clears the failure count and heldUntil, and gives a schedule task its next run time. A schedule picks up at its next time, and the runs it missed while paused are not made up. It takes no body.
A task acts with what its caller holds, so the call needs the same scopes as create: threads:read, threads:write, emails:read, emails:send and labels:write beside tasks:write, and the read and write scopes of every toolkit the task names.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with status active, pausedReason and heldUntil null and, for a schedule, nextRunAt set.
Example
Map<String, Object> task = client.tasks().resume("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1"); System.out.println(task.get("status") + " " + task.get("nextRunAt"));Notes
A plan that covers no more active tasks answers 403
task_active_limit_reached: 1 on Free, 5 on Starter, 25 on Business and no cap on Enterprise. A missing task is a 404task_not_found.A key or an app without the scopes of a toolkit the task names is refused with 403
insufficient_scope.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Retried automatically on network failure and retryable statuses, since resuming twice leaves the same active task.
Also available in
- API
POST /tasks/{id}/resume- TypeScript
tasks.resume()- Python
tasks.resume()- Ruby
tasks.resume- PHP
tasks->resume- Go
Tasks.Resume- C#
Tasks.ResumeAsync- CLI
openemail tasks resume
tasks().run
Start a run of a task now
Map<String, Object> run(String id, RequestOptions options)Starts a run of a task at once, whatever its trigger and whether or not it is paused, and returns the run as it was queued. The run works in the background. Read it again with getRun to follow it until status is done, failed or cancelled. While it is waiting, an approval request is open, which listApprovals reads.
The run uses the instruction and the settings the task has now, and counts towards its maxRunsPerDay. It takes no body. A task acts with what its caller holds, so the call needs the same scopes as create, counted from the toolkits of the task.
Parameters
idStringRequiredTask id such as
tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1, aslistreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with a new id, status queued, trigger manual and the taskId and taskName of the task. transcript and approvals fill in as the run works.
Example
Map<String, Object> queued = client.tasks().run("tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1");Map<String, Object> run = client.tasks().getRun((String) queued.get("id")); System.out.println(run.get("status") + " " + run.get("result"));Notes
A task that has started
maxRunsPerDayruns in the last 24 hours answers 409task_run_limit_reached. A missing task is a 404task_not_found.A key or an app without the scopes of a toolkit the task names is refused with 403
insufficient_scope.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Not retried automatically: every call starts another run, so a retry after a lost response can start two. Read
listRunswithtaskIdbefore you try again.
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POST /tasks/{id}/run- TypeScript
tasks.run()- Python
tasks.run()- Ruby
tasks.run- PHP
tasks->run- Go
Tasks.Run- C#
Tasks.RunAsync- CLI
openemail tasks run
tasks().listRuns
List task runs, a page at a time
Page listRuns(RequestOptions options)Returns one page of runs, newest first: every run in the workspace, or the runs of one task with taskId. listAllRuns collects every page and iterateRuns walks them lazily. A run is one execution. It belongs to a task, named in taskId and taskName, or it is a one-off job started with startRun, where both are null.
status is queued until a runner picks the run up, running while it works, waiting while an approval request is open, then done, failed or cancelled. result is the report the run wrote when it finished, and error says why a failed run failed. steps, toolCalls and actions count how often the model was asked what to do next, how many tool calls ran and how many AI actions the run has cost the workspace. getRun adds the record of each step.
Runs are kept for 90 days.
Parameters
options.taskIdStringOnly the runs of this task, by its id. Left out, the runs of every task and the one-off runs are listed.
options.statusStringOnly runs in this state:
queued,running,waiting,done,failedorcancelled.options.limitintPage size, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringThe
nextCursorof the previous page, passed back as it came. Leave it out for the first page.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A Page of run maps, with items, hasMore and nextCursor. Each item has id, taskId, taskName, trigger, threadId, status, instruction, autonomy, model, steps, toolCalls, actions, result, error, errorDetail, pendingApprovals, chatId, createdAt, updatedAt, startedAt and finishedAt.
Example
Page page = client.tasks().listRuns(RequestOptions.create().set("taskId", "tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1").set("status", "failed")); for (Map<String, Object> run : page) { System.out.println(run.get("id") + " " + run.get("createdAt") + " " + run.get("error") + " " + run.get("errorDetail"));} if (page.hasMore()) { System.out.println("Next page: " + page.nextCursor());}Notes
triggersays what started the run:schedule,mailormanual. A run that mail started names the conversation inthreadId.errorisai_limitwhen the workspace ran out of AI actions for the day,ai_unavailablewhen AI is not set up, andattemptsorno_progresswhen the run kept failing or stood still.errorDetailadds a sentence about it.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.The cursor is opaque and holds where the last row sat in this order, so a run that starts between pages never breaks the walk.
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tasks().listAllRuns
Collect every task run into one list
List<Map<String, Object>> listAllRuns(RequestOptions options)Follows nextCursor from page to page and returns every run that matches in one list, newest first, in the shape listRuns returns. limit sets the page size of each request, not the total. A busy workspace keeps a great many runs for its 90 days, so give taskId or status, or prefer iterateRuns when you do not need them all in memory.
Parameters
options.taskIdStringOnly the runs of this task, by its id.
options.statusStringOnly runs in this state:
queued,running,waiting,done,failedorcancelled.options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A list of run maps holding every matching run across all pages.
Example
List<Map<String, Object>> runs = client.tasks().listAllRuns(RequestOptions.create().set("taskId", "tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1").limit(100));long actions = runs.stream().mapToLong(run -> run.get("actions") instanceof Number spent ? spent.longValue() : 0).sum(); System.out.println(runs.size() + " runs cost " + actions + " AI actions");Notes
If any page fails, the exception is thrown and the runs already fetched are discarded.
A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().iterateRuns
Stream the task runs one at a time
PagedIterable iterateRuns(RequestOptions options)Returns a PagedIterable that yields runs one at a time, newest first, and requests the next page only once the current one is used up. Nothing is fetched until the loop starts, and breaking out of the for stops the requests.
Parameters
options.taskIdStringOnly the runs of this task, by its id.
options.statusStringOnly runs in this state:
queued,running,waiting,done,failedorcancelled.options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A PagedIterable that yields one run map per step.
Example
for (Map<String, Object> run : client.tasks().iterateRuns(RequestOptions.of("status", "waiting"))) { System.out.println(run.get("id") + " " + run.get("taskName") + " waits for " + run.get("pendingApprovals") + " answers");}Notes
The
PagedIterableis lazy, so an abandoned loop costs only the pages you consumed.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().getRun
Read one run with every step it took
Map<String, Object> getRun(String id, RequestOptions options)Returns one run with everything it did: the fields of a row of listRuns, the record of the run in transcript, in order, and its approval requests in approvals, newest first. steps stays the count it is in listRuns.
The entry of transcript with role user holds the instruction the run started with. Each entry with role assistant is one step: the text the assistant wrote and calls, the tools it called at that step. A call names its tool as the MCP server lists it, with the args it was called with, done, which is false while the call waits for approval or has not run yet, and result, what the tool answered.
A run is queued, then running, and waiting while an approval request is open. Read it again until it is done, failed or cancelled. result then holds the report it wrote.
Parameters
idStringRequiredRun id such as
run_2b8d4f6a1c3e5079b6d8f0a2, aslistRunsreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with the fields of a row of listRuns, plus transcript, a list of steps that each have role, text, at and calls, and approvals, a list of approval requests in the shape getApproval returns.
Example
Map<String, Object> run = client.tasks().getRun("run_2b8d4f6a1c3e5079b6d8f0a2"); if (run.get("transcript") instanceof List<?> transcript) { for (Object step : transcript) { System.out.println(step); }} System.out.println(run.get("status") + " " + run.get("result"));Notes
A missing run throws a
NotFoundException, whoseisNotFound()is true and whosecode()istask_run_not_found. Runs are kept for 90 days, so an older one is missing too.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Read only, so the SDK retries it after a network failure like any other read.
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GET /task-runs/{id}- TypeScript
tasks.getRun()- Python
tasks.get_run()- Ruby
tasks.get_run- PHP
tasks->getRun- Go
Tasks.GetRun- C#
Tasks.GetRunAsync- CLI
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tasks().startRun
Hand the assistant a one-off job to do in the background
Map<String, Object> startRun(Map<String, Object> body, RequestOptions options)Hands the assistant one job to do in the background, with no task saved: a long tidy-up, a report, or anything that should not wait on an open chat. It returns the run as it was queued. Follow it with getRun, and answer what it asks with approve or deny.
instruction is the whole job, in plain words. threadId hands the run one conversation as its starting point. autonomy, toolkits, model and maxSteps mean what they mean on a task and take the same defaults. The workspace owner is notified when the run waits for approval or fails.
A workspace starts at most 100 of these in any 24 hours. A run acts with what its caller holds, so the call needs the same scopes as create: threads:read, threads:write, emails:read, emails:send and labels:write beside tasks:write, and the read and write scopes of every toolkit it names.
Parameters
body.instructionStringRequiredWhat the assistant should do, in plain words, trimmed, 1 to 8,000 characters. It is the only instruction the run follows: text inside emails is read, never obeyed.
body.autonomyStringHow much the run may do without asking:
ask,organizeorreply. Defaults toorganize.body.toolkitsList<String>Extra groups of tools the run may use beyond reading and organising mail, such as
contacts,calendar,knowledgeorweb. Left out,drafts,notesandknowledge. An empty list gives it none.body.modelStringstandardis the everyday model.advancedreasons better over long jobs and costs ten AI actions where the standard one costs one. Defaults tostandard.body.maxStepsintThe most model steps the run may take before it has to write its report, from 1 to 60. Defaults to 20.
body.threadIdStringA conversation to hand the run as its starting point, by the id
threads.listreturns.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with a new id, status queued, trigger manual, and taskId and taskName null. transcript and approvals fill in as the run works.
Example
Map<String, Object> queued = client.tasks().startRun(Body.of( "instruction", "Find every invoice that arrived this month and label it Invoices.", "autonomy", "organize", "maxSteps", 30)); System.out.println(queued.get("id") + " " + queued.get("status"));Notes
Past 100 one-off runs in 24 hours the call answers 409
task_run_limit_reached.A toolkit a run may not use is 422
invalid_task, a value of the wrong type or length 422invalid_parameterwithparamnaming it, and a key the body does not take 422unknown_parameter. A missing scope of a toolkit is a 403insufficient_scope.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Not retried automatically: every call starts another run, so a retry after a lost response can start two. Read
listRunsbefore you try again.
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tasks().cancelRun
Stop a run that has not ended
Map<String, Object> cancelRun(String id, RequestOptions options)Stops a run that is queued, running or waiting for approval, and closes its open approval requests, which become cancelled. What the run already did stays done: nothing is rolled back. The task it belongs to is left as it is and runs again when its trigger next fires. It takes no body.
Parameters
idStringRequiredRun id such as
run_2b8d4f6a1c3e5079b6d8f0a2, aslistRunsreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with status cancelled and finishedAt set, and transcript showing how far it got.
Example
Map<String, Object> run = client.tasks().cancelRun("run_2b8d4f6a1c3e5079b6d8f0a2"); System.out.println(run.get("status") + " " + run.get("finishedAt") + " " + run.get("toolCalls"));Notes
A run that has already ended answers 409
task_run_finished, and a missing one 404task_run_not_found.To keep a task from starting more runs, use
pause.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.Not retried automatically. A 409
task_run_finishedon your own second attempt after a lost response means the first one worked or the run ended by itself, andgetRunsays which.
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tasks().listApprovals
List what runs are waiting for a person to allow
Page listApprovals(RequestOptions options)Returns one page of approval requests, newest first. An approval request is a tool call a run stopped at because it may not make it alone: tool names the tool, summary says in one line what would happen, and args holds the exact arguments it would be called with. A reply shows the recipients worked out from the message it answers.
Without status the list holds only the requests still pending. Give status to read the ones that were approved, denied, expired or cancelled, and runId or taskId to read those of one run or of one task. listAllApprovals collects every page and iterateApprovals walks them lazily.
A request waits 7 days. Then it expires and the run carries on without it. Answer one with approve or deny.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly requests in this state:
pending,approved,denied,expiredorcancelled. Left out, the list holds the ones still pending.options.runIdStringOnly the requests of this run, by its id.
options.taskIdStringOnly the requests of the runs of this task, by its id.
options.limitintPage size, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringThe
nextCursorof the previous page, passed back as it came. Leave it out for the first page.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A Page of approval request maps, with items, hasMore and nextCursor. Each item has id, runId, taskId, taskName, tool, summary, args, status, createdAt, expiresAt and decidedAt.
Example
Page page = client.tasks().listApprovals(); for (Map<String, Object> approval : page) { System.out.println(approval.get("id") + " " + approval.get("taskName") + " " + approval.get("summary") + " " + approval.get("expiresAt"));} if (page.hasMore()) { System.out.println("Next page: " + page.nextCursor());}Notes
No value of
statusmeans the requests still pending. Read each other state in turn to see the rest.taskIdandtaskNameare null on a request of a one-off run.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().listAllApprovals
Collect every approval request into one list
List<Map<String, Object>> listAllApprovals(RequestOptions options)Walks every page of listApprovals and returns all the requests that match in one list, newest first. One request per page. Without status it collects only the requests still pending, which is the list a person has to answer.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly requests in this state:
pending,approved,denied,expiredorcancelled. Left out, the ones still pending are collected.options.runIdStringOnly the requests of this run, by its id.
options.taskIdStringOnly the requests of the runs of this task, by its id.
options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A list of approval request maps holding every matching request.
Example
List<Map<String, Object>> pending = client.tasks().listAllApprovals(RequestOptions.of("runId", "run_2b8d4f6a1c3e5079b6d8f0a2")); for (Map<String, Object> approval : pending) { System.out.println(approval.get("tool") + " " + approval.get("summary"));}Notes
If any page fails, the exception is thrown and the requests already fetched are discarded.
A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().iterateApprovals
Stream the approval requests one at a time
PagedIterable iterateApprovals(RequestOptions options)Returns a PagedIterable that yields approval requests one at a time, newest first, and requests the next page only once the current one is used up. Without status it yields only the requests still pending. Nothing is fetched until the loop starts, and breaking out of the for stops the requests.
Parameters
options.statusStringOnly requests in this state:
pending,approved,denied,expiredorcancelled. Left out, the ones still pending are walked.options.runIdStringOnly the requests of this run, by its id.
options.taskIdStringOnly the requests of the runs of this task, by its id.
options.limitintPage size for each request, from 1 to 100. The server defaults to 25.
options.cursorStringStarts the walk after this cursor instead of the first page.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for every page of this walk.
Returns
A PagedIterable that yields one approval request map per step.
Example
for (Map<String, Object> approval : client.tasks().iterateApprovals(RequestOptions.of("taskId", "tsk_5c1e9a7b3d2f48e6a0b4c7d1"))) { System.out.println(approval.get("id") + " " + approval.get("tool") + " " + approval.get("summary"));}Notes
The
PagedIterableis lazy, so an abandoned loop costs only the pages you consumed.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().getApproval
Read one approval request by id
Map<String, Object> getApproval(String id, RequestOptions options)Looks up a single approval request and returns it in the same shape as a row of listApprovals: the run that asked and its task, the tool the run wants to call, the one-line summary, the exact args and its status. args are what will be done once it is approved, unless approve replaces the subject or the words of a send or a reply.
Parameters
idStringRequiredApproval request id such as
apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7, aslistApprovalsreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with id, runId, taskId, taskName, tool, summary, args, status, createdAt, expiresAt and decidedAt.
Example
Map<String, Object> approval = client.tasks().getApproval("apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7"); System.out.println(approval.get("tool") + " " + approval.get("summary"));System.out.println(approval.get("args"));Notes
A missing request throws a
NotFoundException, whoseisNotFound()is true and whosecode()istask_approval_not_found.taskIdandtaskNameare null on a request of a one-off run.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.
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tasks().approve
Let a run do what it asked for
Map<String, Object> approve(String id, Map<String, Object> body, RequestOptions options)Approves a pending request, so the run makes the tool call with the arguments the request shows. For a send or a reply, subject and body replace what the run wrote, and the answer shows the changed args. For any other tool they are ignored. Call approve with the id alone to approve the request as it stands.
The run picks up again once every request of its step is answered, so a run that asked for three things waits for three answers. A task acts with what its caller holds, so approving needs the scopes the run works with: the same as create, counted from the toolkits of its task.
Parameters
idStringRequiredApproval request id such as
apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7, aslistApprovalsreturns it.body.subjectStringFor a send or a reply: the subject to use instead of the one the run wrote, trimmed, 1 to 998 characters.
body.bodyStringFor a send or a reply: the words to send instead of the ones the run wrote, trimmed, 1 to 100,000 characters.
options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with status approved, decidedAt set and args as the tool will be called with them.
Example
Map<String, Object> approval = client.tasks().approve("apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7", Body.of("subject", "Your refund is on its way")); System.out.println(approval.get("status") + " " + approval.get("decidedAt"));Notes
A request that was already answered, has expired, or whose run has ended answers 409
task_approval_decided. A missing one is a 404task_approval_not_found.There is no undo once the run has acted, so read
argsfirst.A key or an app without the scopes of a toolkit the task names is refused with 403
insufficient_scope, and a key the body does not take is 422unknown_parameter.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.The SDK does not retry it. A 409
task_approval_decidedon your own second attempt after a lost response means the first one worked or somebody else answered, andgetApprovalsays how.
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tasks().deny
Refuse what a run asked for
Map<String, Object> deny(String id, RequestOptions options)Denies a pending request. The run is told, does not try that call again, and carries on with the rest of its task once every request of its step is answered. Nothing the request described is done. It takes no body.
Parameters
idStringRequiredApproval request id such as
apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7, aslistApprovalsreturns it.options.apiKeyStringOverrides the client's API key for this call only.
Returns
A map with status denied and decidedAt set.
Example
Map<String, Object> approval = client.tasks().deny("apr_9f3a1c5e7b2d4608a1c3e5f7"); System.out.println(approval.get("status") + " " + approval.get("tool"));Notes
A request that was already answered, has expired, or whose run has ended answers 409
task_approval_decided. A missing one is a 404task_approval_not_found.To stop the whole run instead of one request, use
cancelRun.A key or an app limited to particular addresses or domains is refused with 422
capability_unsupported, and an app acting for a member whose role does not reach every address with 403owner_only.The SDK does not retry it. A 409
task_approval_decidedon your own second attempt after a lost response means the first one worked or somebody else answered, andgetApprovalsays how.
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POST /task-approvals/{id}/deny- TypeScript
tasks.deny()- Python
tasks.deny()- Ruby
tasks.deny- PHP
tasks->deny- Go
Tasks.Deny- C#
Tasks.DenyAsync- CLI
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