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# List tasks

GET https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/

List long-running operations started by your business, optionally filtered by status.

Required permissions: `task:list`.

Reference: https://docs.thepennyinc.com/api-reference/penny-banking/platform/tasks/list

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com` (Sandbox — safe for testing, no real money movement., default)
- `https://live.api.thepennyinc.com` (Live — real businesses, real money movement.)

## Request

### Query parameters

- `status` (enum, optional, nullable) — Filter tasks by their current status.
  - Allowed values: `received`, `scheduled`, `pending`, `pending_subtasks`, `running`, `failed`, `completed`, `cancelled`
- `page_size` (integer, optional, default: 100) — Maximum number of results to return per page. Defaults to 100.
- `next_page_token` (string, optional, nullable) — Pagination key used to retrieve the next page of results.

### Headers

- `X-Penny-As-Business` (string, optional, nullable) — Act on behalf of another business that has granted you access. Requires the `business:act_as` permission.

## Response

### 200

The matching tasks.

- `items` (list of Task, required) — The list of items returned by the API.
- `count` (integer, required) — The total number of items returned in this response.
- `next_page_token` (string, optional, nullable) — A token for retrieving the next page of results, if applicable.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request was malformed: a required field is missing or a value has the wrong type or format.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication failed.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The caller does not have permission to perform this action.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The request was well-formed but could not be processed because it breaks a business rule.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too many requests; retry after the Retry-After header.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

## Types

### Task

The progress of a background task started by your business, such as a bulk operation.

- `task_id` (string, required) — Penny's unique identifier for this task.
- `version` (integer, required) — A number that increases each time this task's details change. Use it to confirm you are looking at the latest information.
- `version_time` (datetime, required) — The date and time this task's details were last changed.
- `business_id` (string, required) — The business this task was run for.
- `status` (enum, required) — This task's current status: 'received', 'scheduled', 'pending', 'pending_subtasks', 'running', 'failed', 'completed', or 'cancelled'.
  - Allowed values: `received`, `scheduled`, `pending`, `pending_subtasks`, `running`, `failed`, `completed`, `cancelled`
- `source_reference` (TaskSourceReferenceResponse, optional, nullable) — The object that scheduled this task, if one is known.
- `scheduled_time` (datetime, optional, nullable) — When this task is scheduled to run.
- `start_time` (datetime, optional, nullable) — When this task started running.
- `finished_time` (datetime, optional, nullable) — When this task finished running.

### TaskSourceReferenceResponse

The object that scheduled this task, such as a fee scheduling a follow-up assessment.

- `object_type` (enum, required) — The kind of object that scheduled this task.
  - Allowed values: `fee`, `program`, `business`, `card`
- `object_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the object that scheduled this task.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "task_id": "task_0193749d-6d72-7481-83a4-6d724813a48a",
      "version": 1,
      "version_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "business_id": "business_01937b95-484e-75af-8c68-484e5afc68d3",
      "status": "received",
      "source_reference": {
        "object_type": "fee",
        "object_id": "policy_01937df9-5eb9-784b-8aee-5eb984baee06"
      },
      "scheduled_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "start_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "finished_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "next_page_token": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/"

headers = {
    "X-Penny-As-Business": "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-Penny-As-Business': 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'
  }
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Penny-As-Business"] = 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/")
  .header("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'X-Penny-As-Business' => 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Penny-As-Business": "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/tasks/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```