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# Task Resources
 
 
###API Summary 

- [List tasks](tasks.md)

###Properties

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Property</th>
    <th>Description</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/id</td>
    <td>The task id</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/request_id</td>
    <td>The parent request id</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/cluster_name</td>
    <td>The name of the parent cluster</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/attempt_cnt</td>
    <td>The number of attempts at completing this task</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/command</td>
    <td>The task command</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/exit_code</td>
    <td>The exit code</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/host_name</td>
    <td>The name of the host</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/role</td>
    <td>The role</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/stage_id</td>
    <td>The stage id</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/start_time</td>
    <td>The task start time</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/status</td>
    <td>The task status</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/stderr</td>
    <td>The stderr from running the taks</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Tasks/stdout</td>
    <td>The stdout from running the task</td>  
  </tr>
</table>


###Status

The current status of a task resource can be determined by looking at the Tasks/status property.


    GET api/v1/clusters/c1/requests/2/tasks/12?fields=Tasks/status

    200 OK
    {
      "href" : "your.ambari.server/api/v1/clusters/c1/requests/2/tasks/12?fields=Tasks/status",
      "Tasks" : {
      "cluster_name" : "c1",
      "id" : 12,
      "request_id" : 2,
      "status" : "COMPLETED"
    }

The following table lists the possible values of the task resource Tasks/status.
<table>
  <tr>
    <th>State</th>
    <th>Description</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>PENDING</td>
    <td>Not queued for a host.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>QUEUED</td>
    <td>Queued for a host.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>IN_PROGRESS</td>
    <td>Host reported it is working.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>COMPLETED</td>
    <td>Host reported success.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>FAILED</td>
    <td>Failed.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>TIMEDOUT</td>
    <td>Host did not respond in time.</td>  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>ABORTED</td>
    <td>Operation was abandoned.</td>  
  </tr>
</table>

