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Authentik Tasks API

Background task schedules and runs executed by the authentik worker.

Authentik Tasks API is one of 27 APIs that Authentik publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include tasks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 10 operations across 8 paths, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026.11.0-rc1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /api/v3.

10 operations 8 paths 17 schemas 6 GET1 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026.11.0-rc1
Base URL
https://{authentik_host}/api/v3
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer+Agent, HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 4

Authentik Tasks API declares 4 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik). It uses HTTP bearer+agent authentication (authentik_device_auth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik_device_enroll). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik_device_federation).

Paths & Operations 10

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 6 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

tasks 10
GET
/tasks/schedules/
tasks_schedules_list 10 params → 200400403
GET
/tasks/schedules/{id}/
tasks_schedules_retrieve 1 param → 200400403
PUT
/tasks/schedules/{id}/
tasks_schedules_update 1 param body → 200400403
PATCH
/tasks/schedules/{id}/
tasks_schedules_partial_update 1 param body → 200400403
POST
/tasks/schedules/{id}/send/
Trigger this schedule now
tasks_schedules_send_create 1 param → 204404500400403
GET
/tasks/tasks/
tasks_tasks_list 14 params → 200400403
GET
/tasks/tasks/{message_id}/
tasks_tasks_retrieve 1 param → 200400403
POST
/tasks/tasks/{message_id}/retry/
Retry task
tasks_tasks_retry_create 1 param → 204400404403
GET
/tasks/tasks/status/
Global status summary for all tasks
tasks_tasks_status_retrieve → 200400403
GET
/tasks/workers/
Get currently connected worker count.
tasks_workers_list → 200400403

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Task (15 properties), Schedule (12 properties), GlobalTaskStatus (10 properties), Pagination (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Task
object
15 properties 8 required
Pagination
object
7 properties 7 required
PatchedScheduleRequest
object
3 properties
PaginatedTaskList
object
3 properties 3 required
LogLevelEnum
string
ScheduleRequest
object
3 properties 1 required
ValidationError
object
Validation Error
2 properties
Schedule
object
12 properties 10 required
Autocomplete
object
Worker
object
3 properties 3 required
PaginatedScheduleList
object
3 properties 3 required
TaskAggregatedStatusEnum
string
LogEvent
object
Single log message with all context logged.
5 properties 5 required
LastTaskStatusEnum
string
GlobalTaskStatus
object
10 properties 10 required
TaskStatusEnum
string
GenericError
object
Generic API Error
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

authentik-tasks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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