## Create a task

**post** `/api/tasks`

Run a new task against an existing worker and wait for the result. Send a `taskId` of a prior task to add a follow-up turn instead of starting a fresh task. Send `multipart/form-data` to attach files; the bytes are bootstrapped into the worker's workspace before the task starts. The task runs to completion on the server even if the connection drops; subscribe to task webhooks for long-running tasks.

### Body Parameters

- `input: string`

- `budget: optional "low" or "standard" or "high" or "unlimited"`

  Compute budget the worker is allowed to spend on the task. Defaults to `standard`.

  - `"low"`

  - `"standard"`

  - `"high"`

  - `"unlimited"`

- `taskId: optional string`

  Optional client-provided task id. Reuse this id to add turns to an existing task.

- `workerId: optional string`

  Worker id the task belongs to. If omitted, a new worker is created on-the-fly using the input as instructions.

### Returns

- `Worker object { id, created_at, error, 13 more }`

  - `id: string`

  - `created_at: number`

  - `error: unknown`

  - `files: array of object { filename, mediaType, url, size }`

    - `filename: string`

    - `mediaType: string`

    - `url: string`

    - `size: optional number`

  - `incomplete_details: unknown`

  - `messages: array of unknown`

  - `metadata: map[unknown]`

  - `object: "worker"`

    - `"worker"`

  - `output: array of object { id, content, role, 2 more }`

    - `id: string`

    - `content: array of object { text, type }`

      - `text: string`

      - `type: "output_text"`

        - `"output_text"`

    - `role: "assistant"`

      - `"assistant"`

    - `status: "completed"`

      - `"completed"`

    - `type: "message"`

      - `"message"`

  - `output_text: string`

  - `running: boolean`

  - `sources: array of object { id, title, type, url }`

    - `id: string`

    - `title: string`

    - `type: "url"`

      - `"url"`

    - `url: string`

  - `status: "running" or "completed" or "pending"`

    - `"running"`

    - `"completed"`

    - `"pending"`

  - `structured_output: map[unknown]`

  - `url: string`

    Web URL of the worker in the Handinger dashboard.

  - `usage: optional object { credits, durationMs }`

    - `credits: optional number`

    - `durationMs: optional number`

### Example

```http
curl https://handinger.com/api/tasks \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $HANDINGER_API_KEY" \
    -d "{
          \"input\": \"What's the weather today in Barcelona?\",
          \"budget\": \"standard\",
          \"taskId\": \"tsk_2Z-YWz3hFq6VlW\",
          \"workerId\": \"wrk_vk81XUHKHG-qr4\"
        }"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "error": null,
  "files": [
    {
      "filename": "filename",
      "mediaType": "mediaType",
      "url": "url",
      "size": 0
    }
  ],
  "incomplete_details": null,
  "messages": [
    {}
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "object": "worker",
  "output": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "content": [
        {
          "text": "text",
          "type": "output_text"
        }
      ],
      "role": "assistant",
      "status": "completed",
      "type": "message"
    }
  ],
  "output_text": "output_text",
  "running": true,
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "title": "title",
      "type": "url",
      "url": "url"
    }
  ],
  "status": "running",
  "structured_output": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "url": "https://v3.handinger.com/worker/wrk_vk81XUHKHG-qr4",
  "usage": {
    "credits": 0,
    "durationMs": 0
  }
}
```