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# Create task

> Create a task on a ticket or project. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/accelo/create_task

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Create a task on a ticket or project.

Accelo API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/accelo.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/accelo/againsts/{against_id}/tasks`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Creates a task with a title against a ticket or project, and returns it with its status, which starts as Pending until the assignee accepts it. An assignee can be notified about the task. Set a due date and priority from the names Accelo shows. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `against_type` | enum | yes | ticket or project. |
| `against_id` | integer | yes | Ticket or project ID. |
| `title` | string | yes | Task title. |
| `description` | string | no | Task details. |
| `assignee_id` | integer | no | Staff ID of the assignee. |
| `due_date` | string | no | ISO date. |
| `priority` | string | no | Priority name as shown in Accelo. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/accelo/againsts/1/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"against_type":"ticket","title":"title"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("accelo", "create_task", {"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1,"title":"title"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('accelo', 'create_task', {"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1,"title":"title"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call accelo create_task --data '{"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1,"title":"title"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "task_id": 7712,
  "title": "Ship the export fix",
  "against": {
    "type": "ticket",
    "id": 1042
  },
  "assignee": "Sam Okafor",
  "status": "Pending",
  "priority": "High",
  "date_due": "2026-10-20"
}
```

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