---
title: "Adds a Task to the specified Job."
method: POST
path: "/jobs/{jobId}/tasks"
tags: ["Tasks"]
---

# Adds a Task to the specified Job.

`POST /jobs/{jobId}/tasks`

The maximum lifetime of a Task from addition to completion is 180 days. If a Task has not completed within 180 days of being added it will be terminated by the Batch service and left in whatever state it was in at that time.

## Path parameters

- `jobId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `timeout` integer
- `api-version` string, required

## Headers

- `client-request-id` string, uuid
- `return-client-request-id` boolean
- `ocp-date` string, date-time-rfc1123

## Response `201`

The request to the Batch service was successful.

## Other responses

- `default` — The error from the Batch service.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/batchservice.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/batchservice/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/batchservice/versions/4c9161203dbe/schema)