Get One

Get One

This request returns the current state of the specified task. The outcome, failure or success, is not available. Note: The specified task is filtered - tasks that belong to another user are not returned. Note: Different tasks have different result types. Note: During the task execution, warnings may occur. Those indicate a failure, which is not considered critical. The execution will continue as if nothing happened.

Request
URI
GET
https://{api_host}/tasks/{taskId}
COPY
Path Parameters
string
taskId
Required

List of task UUIDs

taskId example
03275f31-92eb-49dc-b4cc-41d7ddc8f00f
Query Parameters
string
site
Optional

Optional site to retrieve the task from. Could be a remote site or the local one.

site example
site1
Header Parameters
string
operationID
Optional

Operation ID for correlating logs across multiple services


Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

OK

Returns H4ApiTask_of_object of type(s) application/vnd.vmware.h4-v4.7+json;charset=UTF-8
{
    "endTime": 1499929558827,
    "error": {
        "args": [],
        "code": "Forbidden",
        "msg": "Permission denied.",
        "stacktrace": "com.vmware.h4.api.error.exceptions.PermissionDeniedException: Permission denied."
    },
    "id": "f61d60d2-698a-46dc-a266-88df27644956",
    "lastUpdated": 1499929558827,
    "progress": 100,
    "resultType": "string",
    "site": "site2",
    "startTime": 1499929548951,
    "state": "string",
    "user": "root",
    "warnings": [],
    "workflowInfo": {}
}
integer As int64 As int64
endTime
Optional

Timestamp in msec of the completion time of the task. -1 indicates that the task did not complete yet.

error
Optional

error

string As uuid As uuid
id
Optional

The unique identifier of the long-running task. It is unique and can be used for monitoring.

integer As int64 As int64
lastUpdated
Optional

Timestamp in msec of the last task status update.

integer As int32 As int32
progress
Optional

Percentage-based progress of the task.

object
result
Optional

The result of the task. Populates only when the execution succeeds.

string
resultType
Optional

Indicates the type of the task result. Populates only when the execution succeeds.

string
site
Optional

Site on which the task runs.

integer As int64 As int64
startTime
Optional

Timestamp in msec of the creation time of the task.

state
Optional

state

string
user
Optional

The user who started the task.

warnings
Optional

Warnings, which occurred during the task execution.

workflowInfo
Optional

workflowInfo


400

The returned error codes include (but are not limited to): BadUserInput

Returns ApiError of type(s) application/vnd.vmware.h4-v4.7+json;charset=UTF-8
{
    "args": [],
    "code": "Forbidden",
    "msg": "Permission denied.",
    "stacktrace": "com.vmware.h4.api.error.exceptions.PermissionDeniedException: Permission denied."
}
array of string
args
Optional

Positional arguments.

string
code
Optional

Specific error code.

string
msg
Optional

Detailed error message.

string
stacktrace
Optional

Exception stacktrace.


401

The returned error codes include (but are not limited to): NotAuthenticated, RemoteAuthenticationFailure

Returns ApiError of type(s) application/vnd.vmware.h4-v4.7+json;charset=UTF-8
{
    "args": [],
    "code": "Forbidden",
    "msg": "Permission denied.",
    "stacktrace": "com.vmware.h4.api.error.exceptions.PermissionDeniedException: Permission denied."
}
array of string
args
Optional

Positional arguments.

string
code
Optional

Specific error code.

string
msg
Optional

Detailed error message.

string
stacktrace
Optional

Exception stacktrace.


404

The returned error codes include (but are not limited to): SiteNotFound, TaskNotFound

Returns ApiError of type(s) application/vnd.vmware.h4-v4.7+json;charset=UTF-8
{
    "args": [],
    "code": "Forbidden",
    "msg": "Permission denied.",
    "stacktrace": "com.vmware.h4.api.error.exceptions.PermissionDeniedException: Permission denied."
}
array of string
args
Optional

Positional arguments.

string
code
Optional

Specific error code.

string
msg
Optional

Detailed error message.

string
stacktrace
Optional

Exception stacktrace.


500

The returned error codes include (but are not limited to): GeneralServerFailure

Returns ApiError of type(s) application/vnd.vmware.h4-v4.7+json;charset=UTF-8
{
    "args": [],
    "code": "Forbidden",
    "msg": "Permission denied.",
    "stacktrace": "com.vmware.h4.api.error.exceptions.PermissionDeniedException: Permission denied."
}
array of string
args
Optional

Positional arguments.

string
code
Optional

Specific error code.

string
msg
Optional

Detailed error message.

string
stacktrace
Optional

Exception stacktrace.