---
title: "Executes a manual automation for a task."
method: POST
path: "/projects/{projectId}/automations/{automationId}/execute"
tags: ["projectAutomations"]
---

# Executes a manual automation for a task.

`POST /projects/{projectId}/automations/{automationId}/execute`

Can be used to trigger an automation that uses a manual trigger for a specific task.
            The calling user becomes the initiator of the automation execution.
            <Check title="Required Permissions" icon="key">The user must have write permissions on the specified task.</Check>

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, uuid, required
- `automationId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- AutomationExecuteForm
  - `taskId` string, uuid, required — The id of the task to execute the automation for.

## Response `202`

Accepted

- ProjectAutomationsPostExecuteProjectAutomationResponse202 — Empty response body

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found

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