# task.create

### Description

`object task.create(object task)`

This method allows to create new task.

### Parameters

`(object)` A task to create.

The method accepts the following parameters.

|Parameter|Type|Description|
|---------|----|-----------|
|**type**<br>(required)|integer|Task type.<br><br>Possible values:<br>6 - Check now.|
|**itemids**<br>(required)|string/array|IDs of items and low-level discovery rules.|

*Note* that tasks can be created for the following types of
items/discovery rules:

-   Zabbix agent
-   SNMPv1/v2/v3 agent
-   Simple check
-   Internal check
-   Aggregate check
-   External check
-   Database monitor
-   HTTP agent
-   IPMI agent
-   SSH agent
-   Telnet agent
-   Calculated check
-   JMX agent

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the created tasks
under the `taskids` property. One task is created for each item and
low-level discovery rule. The order of the returned IDs matches the
order of the passed `itemids`.

### Examples

#### Creating a task

Create a task `check now` for two items. One is an item, the other is a
low-level discovery rule.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": {
        "type": "6",
        "itemids": ["10092", "10093"],
    },
    "auth": "700ca65537074ec963db7efabda78259",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "taskids": [
            "1",
            "2"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### Source

CTask::create() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CTask.php*.