## Create a task

`client.tasks.create(TaskCreateParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): Worker`

**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.

### Parameters

- `body: TaskCreateParams`

  - `input: string`

  - `budget?: "low" | "standard" | "high" | "unlimited"`

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

    - `"low"`

    - `"standard"`

    - `"high"`

    - `"unlimited"`

  - `taskId?: string`

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

  - `workerId?: string`

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

### Returns

- `Worker`

  - `id: string`

  - `created_at: number | null`

  - `error: unknown`

  - `files: Array<File>`

    - `filename: string | null`

    - `mediaType: string`

    - `url: string`

    - `size?: number`

  - `incomplete_details: unknown`

  - `messages: Array<unknown>`

  - `metadata: Record<string, unknown>`

  - `object: "worker"`

    - `"worker"`

  - `output: Array<Output>`

    - `id: string`

    - `content: Array<Content>`

      - `text: string`

      - `type: "output_text"`

        - `"output_text"`

    - `role: "assistant"`

      - `"assistant"`

    - `status: "completed"`

      - `"completed"`

    - `type: "message"`

      - `"message"`

  - `output_text: string`

  - `running: boolean`

  - `sources: Array<Source>`

    - `id: string`

    - `title: string | null`

    - `type: "url"`

      - `"url"`

    - `url: string`

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

    - `"running"`

    - `"completed"`

    - `"pending"`

  - `structured_output: Record<string, unknown> | null`

  - `url: string`

    Web URL of the worker in the Handinger dashboard.

  - `usage?: Usage`

    - `durationMs?: number`

### Example

```typescript
import Handinger from '@ramensoft/handinger';

const client = new Handinger({
  apiKey: process.env['HANDINGER_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const worker = await client.tasks.create({
  input: "What's the weather today in Barcelona?",
  workerId: 'wrk_vk81XUHKHG-qr4',
});

console.log(worker.id);
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "error": null,
  "files": [
    {
      "filename": "filename",
      "mediaType": "mediaType",
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "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": {
    "durationMs": 0
  }
}
```