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# Create a task

> Create a task on a contact, account or deal. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Create a task on a contact, account or deal.

Freshsales API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/freshsales.md

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

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

Creates the task as the Add task form does, with the first task type in your list. The owner is you unless you name another user. A collaborator gets an email when the task is created. The task stays open until someone completes it. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `title` | string | yes | Task title. |
| `due` | string | yes | Due date and time, ISO 8601. Freshsales uses 30-minute steps. |
| `related_to_type` | string | yes | Contact, Account or Deal. |
| `related_to_id` | integer | yes | Id of that record. |
| `description` | string | no | Longer text for the task. |
| `owner` | string | no | Name or email of the owner. Default you. |
| `collaborators` | array | no | Names or emails of users to share the task with. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/freshsales/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"Follow up: Annual support plan (41 days old, last activity 02 Oct)","due":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","related_to_type":"Deal","related_to_id":7000388}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("freshsales", "create_task", {"title":"Follow up: Annual support plan (41 days old, last activity 02 Oct)","due":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","related_to_type":"Deal","related_to_id":7000388})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('freshsales', 'create_task', {"title":"Follow up: Annual support plan (41 days old, last activity 02 Oct)","due":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","related_to_type":"Deal","related_to_id":7000388});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call freshsales create_task --data '{"title":"Follow up: Annual support plan (41 days old, last activity 02 Oct)","due":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","related_to_type":"Deal","related_to_id":7000388}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "task_id": 8800140,
  "title": "Follow up: Annual support plan (41 days old, last activity 02 Oct)",
  "due": "2026-10-26T10:00:00",
  "status": "open",
  "owner": "Dana Reyes",
  "related_to": {
    "type": "Deal",
    "id": 7000388,
    "name": "Annual support plan"
  },
  "collaborators": []
}
```

Previous: [List tasks](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/freshsales/list_tasks.md)
Next: [Complete or reopen a task](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/freshsales/complete_task.md)

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