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# Create a task

> Create and publish a Quick Task for one or more users, with a title, optional description and due date. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Create and publish a Quick Task for one or more users, with a title, optional description and due date.

Connecteam API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/connecteam.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/connecteam/tasks`

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

Creates a single Quick Task like Add Task > Single Task > Publish Task. Connecteam requires a title and an assignee. With several assignees the task is done by them together as a team; set separate_tasks to create one task for each user instead. Assignees can read everything in the task, and it appears in their Quick Tasks. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `title` | string | yes | Task title. |
| `assignee_ids` | array | yes | User IDs from list_users. |
| `description` | string | no | More detail for the assignees. |
| `due_date` | date | no | Due date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `separate_tasks` | boolean | no | true creates one task for each assignee. Default: false, one task for the team. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/connecteam/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"title","assignee_ids":"assignee ids"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("connecteam", "create_task", {"title":"title","assignee_ids":"assignee ids"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('connecteam', 'create_task', {"title":"title","assignee_ids":"assignee ids"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call connecteam create_task --data '{"title":"title","assignee_ids":"assignee ids"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "task_id": 70331,
      "title": "Restock the walk-in cooler",
      "assignees": [
        "Marco Bell"
      ],
      "due_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "open"
    },
    {
      "task_id": 70332,
      "title": "Restock the walk-in cooler",
      "assignees": [
        "Ana Lopez"
      ],
      "due_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "open"
    }
  ]
}
```

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