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# task.create

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### Description

`object task.create(object/array tasks)`

This method allows to create tasks.

::: noteclassic
This method is available to users of any type (to *Admin* and *User* type users since Zabbix 7.4.3).
Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role settings.
See [User roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles) for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object/array)` A task to create.

The method accepts tasks with the [standard task properties](object#task-object).

Note that 'Execute now' tasks can be created only for the following types of items/discovery rules:

-   Zabbix agent (passive)
-   Simple check
-   SNMP agent (v1/v2/v3)
-   Zabbix internal
-   External check
-   Database monitor
-   HTTP agent
-   IPMI agent
-   SSH agent
-   TELNET agent
-   JMX agent
-   Calculated
-   Dependent item
-   Script
-   Browser

If the item/discovery rule is of type "Dependent item", then its master item must also be one of the above types.

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### 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`.

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### Examples

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#### Creating a task

Create an 'Execute now' task for an item and a low-level discovery rule.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": [
        {
            "type": 6,
            "request": {
                "itemid": "10092"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": 6,
            "request": {
                "itemid": "10093"
            }
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

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

Create a 'Refresh proxy configuration' task for two proxies.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": [
        {
            "type": 2,
            "request": {
                "proxyids": ["10459", "10460"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "taskids": [
            "1"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Create a 'Diagnostic information' task.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": [
        {
            "type": 1,
            "request": {
                "alerting": {
                    "stats": [
                        "alerts"
                    ],
                    "top": {
                        "media.alerts": 10
                    }
                },
                "lld": {
                    "stats": "extend",
                    "top": {
                        "values": 5
                    }
                }
            },
            "proxyid": 0
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "taskids": [
            "3"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [Task](/manual/api/reference/task/object)
-   ['Execute now' request object](/manual/api/reference/task/object#execute-now-request-object)
-   ['Refresh proxy configuration' request object](/manual/api/reference/task/object#refresh-proxy-configuration-request-object)
-   ['Diagnostic information' request object](/manual/api/reference/task/object#diagnostic-information-request-object)

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### Source

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

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