/createTask: Create Task

• URL:https://[root]/community/users/[userName]/tasks/createTask(POST only)
  
• Version Introduced:10.8.1

Example usage

The following is a sample ArcGIS Online POST request for the createTask operation, demonstrating how to create a task for a scene service:

POST /sharing/rest/community/users/NBadmin/tasks/a7ce628005004e758f3387d735b3e1ca/createTask HTTP/1.1
Host: org.arcgis.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

title=OnceAnHour30Times&type=ExecuteSceneCook&parameters={"service_url": "https://machine.esri.com/webadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/ServiceName/SceneServer", "num_of_caching_service_instances": 2, "layer": "{}", "update_mode": "PARTIAL_UPDATE_NODES"}&itemId=029b61ca770e428d9468a2a55f40b9fb&startDate=1589428800000&endDate=1589428800000&minute=*/1&hour=*&dayOfMonth=*&month=*&dayOfWeek=?&maxOccurrences=30&f=pjson

The following is a sample ArcGIS Enterprise POST request for the createTask operation, demonstrating how to create a task for a scene service:

POST /webadaptor/sharing/rest/community/users/NBadmin/tasks/a7ce628005004e758f3387d735b3e1ca/createTask HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

title=OnceAnHour30Times&type=ExecuteSceneCook&parameters={"service_url": "https://machine.esri.com/webadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/ServiceName/SceneServer", "num_of_caching_service_instances": 2, "layer": "{}", "update_mode": "PARTIAL_UPDATE_NODES"}&itemId=029b61ca770e428d9468a2a55f40b9fb&startDate=1589428800000&endDate=1589428800000&minute=*/1&hour=*&dayOfMonth=*&month=*&dayOfWeek=?&maxOccurrences=30&f=pjson

Description

The createTask operation creates a scheduled task for a specified Notebook Server installation, Insights workbook, scene service, ArcGIS Workflow Manager workflow, and administrative report. Once the task has been created, it can be updated using the update operation. Additionally, scheduled tasks can be disabled, re-enabled, and deleted.

Note:

Support for scene services and ArcGIS Workflow Manager was added at Enterprise 10.9. Support for administrative reports (ExecuteReport) was added at Enterprise 11.0. Support for geoprocessing services was added at Enterprise 11.1.

Request parameters

Parameter	Details
title (Optional)	Title of the task. Example title=OnceAMinute30Times
type (Required)	The type of task that will be run on the specified item. Values: ExecuteNotebook | UpdateInsightsWorkbook | ExecuteSceneCook | ExecuteWorkflowManager | ExecuteReport | GPService
taskURL (Optional; required for geoprocessing service)	The URL of the task of an asynchronous geoprocessing service on any of the federated servers of your portal. Example: https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/ServiceName/GPServer/TaskName
parameters (Optional; required for scene services, administrative reports, and geoprocessing service)	A JSON object of additional parameters that will be added to the task run request. This parameter is required for scene services. Syntax example for a scene service (formatted for readability) { "service_url": <scene service URL>, "num_of_caching_service_instances": 2, //2 instances are required "layer": "{<list of scene layers to cook>}", //The default is all layers "update_mode": "PARTIAL_UPDATE_NODES" //RECREATE_ALL_NODES (Re-cook full scene cache) | PARTIAL_UPDATE_NODES (Update scene cache from latest edits to the scene service) | PARTIAL_UPDATE_ATTRIBUTES (Update only attributes and not geometries) } Scene service example parameters={"service_url": https://machine.esri.com/wedadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/ServiceName/SceneServer, "num_of_caching_service_instances": 2, "layer": "{}", "update_mode":"PARTIAL_UPDATE_NODES"} Administrative reports example parameters={​​"reportType":"org","reportSubType":"activity","timeDuration":"daily", "title":"MyTitle"}​​ Geoprocessing service example (formatted for readability) { "in_features": { "url": "https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/ServiceName/FeatureServer/0" }, "buffer_distance_or_field": { "distance": 5, "units": "esriKilometers" }, "esri_out_feature_service_name": { "serviceProperties": { "serviceUrl": "https://machine.domain.com/server/rest/services/Hosted/OutputFeatureServiceName/FeatureServer" }, "itemProperties": { "overwrite": true, "newFeatureServiceOnOverwriteFail": true } } }
itemId (Required; optional for administrative reports and geoprocessing service)	Item ID of the item the scheduled task will be run on. Example itemID=029b61ca770e428d9468a2a55f40b9fb
startDate (Optional)	The date, in Epoch milliseconds, the scheduled task will begin running. Example startDate=1589428800000
endDate (Optional)	The date, in Epoch milliseconds, the scheduled task will stop running. Example endDate=1589428800000
minute (Required)	A valid CRON expression (, - * /) that specifies the minute value for the task's schedule. Example minute=*/1
hour (Required)	A valid CRON expression (, - * /) that specifies the hour value for the task's schedule. The hour, dayOfWeek, and dayOfMonth parameters must be adjusted for UTC. Example hour=3 hour=*
dayOfMonth (Required)	A valid CRON expression (, - * ? / L W C) that specifies the day of the month for the task's schedule. Adjust the dayOfMonth value to UTC hours. For example, 8:00 p.m. PDT on the fourth day of the month would be 3:00 a.m. UTC on the fifth day of the month. Values for this parameter can be 1 through 31, representing a day of the month. Example dayOfMonth=5 dayOfMonth=*
month (Required)	A valid CRON expression (, - * /) that specifies the month for the task's schedule. To represent a specific month, use values 1 through 12 (January to December). Examples //Any month month=* //A specific month (August) month=8 //Every two months month=*/2
dayOfWeek (Required)	A valid CRON expression (, - * ? / L C #) that specifies the day of the week for the task's schedule. Adjust the dayOfWeek value to UTC hours. For example, Monday, 8:00 p.m. PDT would be Tuesday, 3:00 a.m. UTC. Values for this parameter can be 1 through 7, representing Sunday through Saturday. Example dayOfWeek=2 dayOfWeek=?
maxOccurrences (Optional)	The maximum number of times this task will run. Example maxOccurrences=30
f	The response format. The default format is html. Values: html | json | pjson

Additional example usage

The following is a sample ArcGIS Enterprise POST request for createTask, demonstrating creating a task for a notebook:

POST /webadaptor/sharing/rest/community/users/NBadmin/tasks/a7ce628005004e758f3387d735b3e1ca/createTask HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

title=OnceAMinute30Times&type=ExecuteNotebook&parameters=&itemId=029b61ca770e428d9468a2a55f40b9fb&startDate=1589428800000&endDate=1589428800000&minute=*/1&hour=*&dayOfMonth=*&month=*&dayOfWeek=?&maxOccurrences=30&f=pjson

Additional example usage 2

The following is a sample ArcGIS Enterprise POST request for createTask, demonstrating creating a task for a geoprocessing service:

Schedule a pairwise buffer geoprocessing service with an overwritten output feature service. You can have a customized boundary for your request. You need to provide a valid administrator token.

POST /webadaptor/sharing/rest/community/users/GPadmin/createTask HTTP/2
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type:	multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------4137116237415213046158097313
Content-Length: 2490

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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="title"

TestGPServiceTask
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="type"

GPService
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="taskURL"

https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/Level1_Async/GPServer/Pairwise%20Buffer
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="parameters"

{
    "in_features": {
        "url": "https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/ServiceName/FeatureServer/0"
    },
    "buffer_distance_or_field": {
        "distance": 5,
        "units": "esriKilometers"
    },
    "esri_out_feature_service_name": {
        "serviceProperties": {
            "serviceUrl": "https://machine.domain.com/server/rest/services/Hosted/OutputFeatureServiceName/FeatureServer"
        },
        "itemProperties": {
            "overwrite": true,
            "newFeatureServiceOnOverwriteFail": true
        }
    }
}
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="itemId"


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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="startDate"

1691451979521
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="endDate"


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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="minute"

*/10
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="hour"

*
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="dayOfMonth"

*
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="month"

*
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="dayOfWeek"

?
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="maxOccurrences"

5
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="f"

json
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Content-Disposition: form-data; name="token"

j18phrBxUy4tX_JAIGFEDqCsVkNsPZfwt-1X2ehnRqcihHaJ54Lbt97Y6pOn83jD6ytI8x9tMkqod3uQ6HYqvIqwUTEdKkkNQiEM2S_ehwGuUuIiQkmKbo6KdnUeuVqKmxaWdAXCy2nftfxKhW47rd_jAccwT8bQyls5p8f14Nts5I5_4fS2URnQ70H5W83O
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JSON Response example

{
  "success": true,
  "taskId": "ddea837537ef435c9496c5fc22799973"
}