Create task

POST /v1/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks

TODO: Resource-level docs

Path parameters

Body

  • Actions

    The JSON string that specifies the actions that instruct the Assistant on how to perform the task. It is optional and not unique.

  • ActionsUrl string(uri)

    The URL from which the Assistant can fetch actions.

  • FriendlyName string

    A descriptive string that you create to describe the new resource. It is not unique and can be up to 255 characters long.

  • UniqueName string Required

    An application-defined string that uniquely identifies the new resource. It can be used as an alternative to the sid in the URL path to address the resource. This value must be unique and 64 characters or less in length.

Responses

  • 201

    Created

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    • account_sid string | null

      The SID of the Account that created the resource

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • actions_url string(uri) | null

      The URL from which the Assistant can fetch actions

    • assistant_sid string | null

      The SID of the Assistant that is the parent of the resource

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^UA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • date_created string(date-time) | null

      The RFC 2822 date and time in GMT when the resource was created

    • date_updated string(date-time) | null

      The RFC 2822 date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated

    • friendly_name string | null

      The string that you assigned to describe the resource

    • links object(uri-map) | null

      A list of the URLs of related resources

    • sid string | null

      The unique string that identifies the resource

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^UD[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • unique_name string | null

      An application-defined string that uniquely identifies the resource

    • url string(uri) | null

      The absolute URL of the Task resource
POST /v1/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks 
curl \
 -X POST https://autopilot.twilio.com/v1/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks \
 --user "username:password" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
 -d 'ActionsUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com&FriendlyName=string&UniqueName=string'
Request example 
{
  "ActionsUrl": "https://example.com",
  "FriendlyName": "string",
  "UniqueName": "string"
}
Request examples 
{
  "ActionsUrl": "https://example.com",
  "FriendlyName": "string",
  "UniqueName": "string"
}
Response examples (201) 
{
  "account_sid": "string",
  "actions_url": "https://example.com",
  "assistant_sid": "string",
  "date_created": "2023-05-04T09:42:00+00:00",
  "date_updated": "2023-05-04T09:42:00+00:00",
  "friendly_name": "string",
  "links": {},
  "sid": "string",
  "unique_name": "string",
  "url": "https://example.com"
}
Response examples (201) 
{
  "account_sid": "string",
  "actions_url": "https://example.com",
  "assistant_sid": "string",
  "date_created": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
  "date_updated": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
  "friendly_name": "string",
  "links": {},
  "sid": "string",
  "unique_name": "string",
  "url": "https://example.com"
}