---
title: "Kick off a catalog task (add/clean/verify/gather art) for the selected catalog"
method: POST
path: "/catalogs/{catalog_id}/action"
tags: ["Catalogs"]
---

# Kick off a catalog task (add/clean/verify/gather art) for the selected catalog

`POST /catalogs/{catalog_id}/action`

Kick off a catalog update or clean for the selected catalog

## Path parameters

- `catalog_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `task` 'add_to_catalog' | 'clean_catalog' | 'verify_catalog' | 'update_catalog' | 'gather_art' | 'garbage_collect'

## Request body

- CatalogActionRequest
  - `task` 'add_to_catalog' | 'clean_catalog' | 'verify_catalog' | 'update_catalog' | 'gather_art' | 'garbage_collect', required — Catalog task to run

## Response `200`

Success

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` string

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

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