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1. API Description

Domain name for API request: mps.tencentcloudapi.com.

  • This API is used to query tasks.
  • If the data is large, one API call may not be able to obtain all the tasks in the query. You can use the ScrollToken parameter to query tasks with multiple calls.
  • Only tasks in the last seven days (168 hours) can be queried.

A maximum of 100 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter NameRequiredTypeDescription
ActionYesStringCommon Params. The value used for this API: DescribeTasks.
VersionYesStringCommon Params. The value used for this API: 2019-06-12.
RegionNoStringCommon Params. This parameter is not required for this API.
StatusYesStringFilter: Task status. Valid values: WAITING (waiting), PROCESSING (processing), FINISH (completed).
LimitNoIntegerNumber of returned entries. Default value: 10. Maximum value: 100.
ScrollTokenNoStringScrolling identifier which is used for pulling in batches. If a single request cannot pull all the data entries, the API will return ScrollToken, and if the next request carries it, the next pull will start from the next entry.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter NameTypeDescription
TaskSetArray of TaskSimpleInfoTask overview list.
ScrollTokenStringScrolling identifier. If a request does not return all the data entries, this field indicates the ID of the next entry. If this field is an empty string, there is no more data.
TotalCountIntegerThe total number of records that meet the conditions.
RequestIdStringThe unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Example

Example1 Querying tasks

Input Example

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: mps.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: DescribeTasks
<Common request parameters>

{
    "Status": "FINISH",
    "Limit": "5"
}

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "TotalCount": 12,
        "TaskSet": [
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId1",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            },
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId2",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            },
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId3",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            },
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId4",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            },
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId5",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            }
        ],
        "ScrollToken": "taskId6",
        "RequestId": "46311b39-10ce-47eb-b2b6-7ce82bb4476d"
    }
}

Example2 Querying tasks that are being processed

Input Example

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: mps.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: DescribeTasks
<Common request parameters>

{
    "Status": "PROCESSING",
    "Limit": "5"
}

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "TotalCount": 1,
        "TaskSet": [
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId7",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "0000-00-00T00:00:00Z"
            }
        ],
        "ScrollToken": "",
        "RequestId": "46311b39-10ce-47eb-b2b6-7ce82bb4476d"
    }
}

Example3 Querying tasks and paginating the results

Input Example

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: mps.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: DescribeTasks
<Common request parameters>

{
    "Status": "FINISH",
    "ScrollToken": "taskId6",
    "Limit": "5"
}

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "TotalCount": 1,
        "TaskSet": [
            {
                "TaskId": "taskId6",
                "TaskType": "WorkflowTask",
                "SubTaskTypes": [
                    "action-trans"
                ],
                "CreateTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "BeginProcessTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z",
                "FinishTime": "2018-12-27T13:57:15Z"
            }
        ],
        "ScrollToken": "",
        "RequestId": "46311b39-10ce-47eb-b2b6-7ce82bb4476d"
    }
}

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6. Error Code

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

Error CodeDescription
FailedOperation.InvalidMpsUserOperation failed: unauthorized MPS user.
InternalErrorInternal error.
InvalidParameterValueIncorrect parameter value.
InvalidParameterValue.LimitParameter error: Limit.