# Get task information

**GET /_tasks/{task_id}**

Get information about a task currently running in the cluster.

WARNING: The task management API is new and should still be considered a beta feature.
The API may change in ways that are not backwards compatible.

If the task identifier is not found, a 404 response code indicates that there are no resources that match the request.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `monitor`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **task_id** (string)
  The task identifier.

### Query parameters
- **timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for a response.
  If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- **wait_for_completion** (boolean)
  If `true`, the request blocks until the task has completed.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **completed** (boolean)

- **task** (object)

- **response** (object)

- **error** (object)



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