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Retrieves information about a specific task.
Request
bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json
Path Parameters
stringin pathrequired
12345The ID of the task.
Response
application/jsonTask
Returns a task object.
application/jsonClient error
Returns an error when the task could not be found or the user does not have access to the file the task is assigned to.
application/jsonClient error
An unexpected client error.
Request Example
cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/tasks/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"TypeScript Gen
await client.tasks.getTaskById(task.id!);Python Gen
client.tasks.get_task_by_id(task.id).NET Gen
await client.Tasks.GetTaskByIdAsync(taskId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(task.Id));Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.tasks.getTaskById(taskId: task.id!)Java
BoxTask task = new BoxTask(api, "id");
BoxTask.Info info = task.getInfo();Python
task = client.task(task_id='12345').get()
print(f'Task ID is {task.id} and the type is {task.type}').NET
BoxTask task = await client.TasksManager.GetTaskAsync("11111");Node
client.tasks.get('11111')
.then(task => {
/* task -> {
type: 'task',
id: '11111',
item:
{ type: 'file',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
sha1: '0bbd79a105c504f99573e3799756debba4c760cd',
name: 'box-logo.png' },
due_at: '2014-04-03T11:09:43-07:00',
action: 'review',
message: 'Please review for publication!',
task_assignment_collection: { total_count: 0, entries: [] },
is_completed: false,
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
created_at: '2013-04-03T11:12:54-07:00' }
*/
});Response Example
{
"id": "11446498",
"type": "task",
"action": "review",
"completion_rule": "all_assignees",
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"due_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"is_completed": true,
"item": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file",
"etag": "1",
"file_version": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
},
"name": "Contract.pdf",
"sequence_id": "3",
"sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37"
},
"message": "Legal review",
"task_assignment_collection": {
"entries": [
{
"id": "11446498",
"type": "task_assignment",
"item": {
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "file",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contract.pdf",
"sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37",
"file_version": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
}
},
"assigned_to": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"message": "Please review",
"completed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"assigned_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"reminded_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"resolution_state": "incomplete",
"assigned_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
}
}
],
"total_count": 100
}
}