Create Task (Legacy)

Creates a new task or updates an existing task with the same name. Tasks are reusable code snippets that can be executed in browser sessions. Tasks support versioning with draft and published versions.

If you are using the new Task Builder, see the non-deprecated Tasks endpoints in this API reference.

POST /v1/task

Create Task (Legacy)

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/task \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'anchor-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "web-scraper",
  "language": "typescript"
}
'

200

{}

Authorizations

anchor-api-key · string · header · required

API key passed in the header

Body

application/json

name · string · required

Task name (letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores only)

Required string length: 1 - 255

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

language · enum<string> · required

Programming language for the task

Available options: typescript

code · string

Base64 encoded task code (optional)

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9+/]*={0,2}$

description · string

Optional description of the task

Maximum string length: 1000

browserConfiguration · object

Browser configuration for task execution

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Response

200

application/json

Task created or updated successfully

data · object

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