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POST
/
1
/
tasks
/
{taskID}
/
run
curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.us.algolia.com/1/tasks/6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f/run \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-algolia-api-key: ALGOLIA_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-algolia-application-id: ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID' \
  --data '{"runMetadata":{}}'
{
  "createdAt": "<string>",
  "runID": "6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"
}
Use runTask instead. You can check the status of task runs with the observability endpoints. Required ACL: addObject, deleteIndex, editSettings

Authorizations

ā€‹
x-algolia-application-id
string
header
required

Your Algolia application ID.

ā€‹
x-algolia-api-key
string
header
required

Your Algolia API key with the necessary permissions to make the request. Permissions are controlled through access control lists (ACL) and access restrictions. The required ACL to make a request is listed in each endpoint's reference.

Path Parameters

ā€‹
taskID
string
required

Unique identifier of a task. Universally unique identifier (UUID) of a task.

Example:

"6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"

Body

application/json
ā€‹
runMetadata
object

Additional information that will be passed to the created run.

Response

OK

API response for running a task.

ā€‹
createdAt
string
required

Date and time when the resource was created, in RFC 3339 format.

ā€‹
runID
string
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID) of a task run.

Example:

"6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"

Last modified on March 23, 2026