Tasks - Meilisearch Documentation

The /tasks route gives information about the progress of asynchronous operations.

Task object

{
  "uid": 4,
  "batchUids": 0,
  "indexUid": "movie",
  "status": "failed",
  "type": "indexDeletion",
  "canceledBy": null,
  "details": {
    "deletedDocuments": 0
  },
  "error": {
    "message": "Index `movie` not found.",
    "code": "index_not_found",
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#index_not_found"
  },
  "duration": "PT0.001192S",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-08-04T12:28:15.159167Z",
  "startedAt": "2022-08-04T12:28:15.161996Z",
  "finishedAt": "2022-08-04T12:28:15.163188Z"
}

`uid`

Type: Integer
Description: Unique sequential identifier of the task.

The task uid is incremented across all indexes in an instance.

`batchUid`

Type: Integer
Description: Unique sequential identifier of the batch this task belongs to.

The batch uid is incremented across all indexes in an instance.

`indexUid`

Type: String
Description: Unique identifier of the targeted index

This value is always null for global tasks.

`status`

Type: String
Description: Status of the task. Possible values are enqueued, processing, succeeded, failed, and canceled

`type`

Type: String
Description: Type of operation performed by the task. Possible values are indexCreation, indexUpdate, indexDeletion, indexSwap, documentAdditionOrUpdate, documentDeletion, settingsUpdate, dumpCreation, taskCancelation, taskDeletion, and snapshotCreation

`canceledBy`

Type: Integer
Description: If the task was canceled, canceledBy contains the uid of a taskCancelation task. If the task was not canceled, canceledBy is always null

`details`

Type: Object
Description: Detailed information on the task payload. This object’s contents depend on the task’s type

`documentAdditionOrUpdate`

Name	Description
`receivedDocuments`	Number of documents received
`indexedDocuments`	Number of documents indexed. `null` while the task status is `enqueued` or `processing`

`documentDeletion`

Name	Description
`providedIds`	Number of documents queued for deletion
`originalFilter`	The filter used to delete documents. `null` if it was not specified
`deletedDocuments`	Number of documents deleted. `null` while the task status is `enqueued` or `processing`

`indexCreation`

Name	Description
`primaryKey`	Value of the `primaryKey` field supplied during index creation. `null` if it was not specified

`indexUpdate`

Name	Description
`primaryKey`	Value of the `primaryKey` field supplied during index update. `null` if it was not specified

`indexDeletion`

Name	Description
`deletedDocuments`	Number of deleted documents. This should equal the total number of documents in the deleted index. `null` while the task status is `enqueued` or `processing`

`indexSwap`

Name	Description
`swaps`	Object containing the payload for the `indexSwap` task

`settingsUpdate`

Name	Description
`rankingRules`	List of ranking rules
`filterableAttributes`	List of filterable attributes
`distinctAttribute`	The distinct attribute
`searchableAttributes`	List of searchable attributes
`displayedAttributes`	List of displayed attributes
`sortableAttributes`	List of sortable attributes
`stopWords`	List of stop words
`synonyms`	List of synonyms
`typoTolerance`	The `typoTolerance` object
`pagination`	The `pagination` object
`faceting`	The `faceting` object

`dumpCreation`

Name	Description
`dumpUid`	The generated `uid` of the dump. This is also the name of the generated dump file. `null` when the task status is `enqueued`, `processing`, `canceled`, or `failed`

`taskCancelation`

Name	Description
`matchedTasks`	The number of matched tasks. If the API key used for the request doesn’t have access to an index, tasks relating to that index will not be included in `matchedTasks`
`canceledTasks`	The number of tasks successfully canceled. If the task cancellation fails, this will be `0`. `null` when the task status is `enqueued` or `processing`
`originalFilter`	The filter used in the cancel task request

Task cancellation can be successful and still have canceledTasks: 0. This happens when matchedTasks matches finished tasks (succeeded, failed, or canceled).

`taskDeletion`

Name	Description
`matchedTasks`	The number of matched tasks. If the API key used for the request doesn’t have access to an index, tasks relating to that index will not be included in `matchedTasks`
`deletedTasks`	The number of tasks successfully deleted. If the task deletion fails, this will be `0`. `null` when the task status is `enqueued` or `processing`
`originalFilter`	The filter used in the delete task request

Task deletion can be successful and still have deletedTasks: 0. This happens when matchedTasks matches enqueued or processing tasks.

`snapshotCreation`

The details object is set to null for snapshotCreation tasks.

`error`

Type: Object
Description: If the task has the failed status, then this object contains the error definition. Otherwise, set to null

Name	Description
`message`	A human-readable description of the error
`code`	The error code
`type`	The error type
`link`	A link to the relevant section of the documentation

`duration`

Type: String
Description: The total elapsed time the task spent in the processing state, in ISO 8601 format

`enqueuedAt`

Type: String
Description: The date and time when the task was first enqueued, in RFC 3339 format

`startedAt`

Type: String
Description: The date and time when the task began processing, in RFC 3339 format

`finishedAt`

Type: String
Description: The date and time when the task finished processing, whether failed, succeeded, or canceled, in RFC 3339 format

Summarized task object

When an API request triggers an asynchronous process, Meilisearch returns a summarized task object. This object contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`taskUid`	Integer	Unique sequential identifier
`indexUid`	String	Unique index identifier (always `null` for global tasks)
`status`	String	Status of the task. Value is `enqueued`
`type`	String	Type of task
`enqueuedAt`	String	Represents the date and time in the RFC 3339 format when the task has been `enqueued`

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Get tasks

GET

/tasks

List all tasks globally, regardless of index. The task objects are contained in the results array.

Tasks are always returned in descending order of uid. This means that by default, the most recently created task objects appear first.

Task results are paginated and can be filtered.

Query parameters

Query Parameter	Default Value	Description
`uids`	`*` (all uids)	Filter tasks by their `uid`. Separate multiple task `uids` with a comma (`,`)
`batchUids`	`*` (all batch uids)	Filter tasks by their `batchUid`. Separate multiple `batchUids` with a comma (`,`)
`statuses`	`*` (all statuses)	Filter tasks by their `status`. Separate multiple task `statuses` with a comma (`,`)
`types`	`*` (all types)	Filter tasks by their `type`. Separate multiple task `types` with a comma (`,`)
`indexUids`	`*` (all indexes)	Filter tasks by their `indexUid`. Separate multiple task `indexUids` with a comma (`,`). Case-sensitive
`limit`	`20`	Number of tasks to return
`from`	`uid` of the last created task	`uid` of the first task returned
`reverse`	`false`	If `true`, returns results in the reverse order, from oldest to most recent
`canceledBy`	N/A	Filter tasks by their `canceledBy` field. Separate multiple task `uids` with a comma (`,`)
`beforeEnqueuedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `enqueuedAt` field
`beforeStartedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `startedAt` field
`beforeFinishedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `finishedAt` field
`afterEnqueuedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `enqueuedAt` field
`afterStartedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `startedAt` field
`afterFinishedAt`	`*` (all tasks)	Filter tasks by their `finishedAt` field

Response

Name	Type	Description
`results`	Array	An array of task objects
`total`	Integer	Total number of tasks matching the filter or query
`limit`	Integer	Number of tasks returned
`from`	Integer	`uid` of the first task returned
`next`	Integer	Value passed to `from` to view the next “page” of results. When the value of `next` is `null`, there are no more tasks to view

Example

curl \
  -X GET 'MEILISEARCH_URL/tasks'

Response: `200 Ok`

{
  "results": [
    {
      "uid": 1,
      "indexUid": "movies_reviews",
      "status": "failed",
      "type": "documentAdditionOrUpdate",
      "canceledBy": null,
      "details": {
        "receivedDocuments": 100,
        "indexedDocuments": 0
      },
      "error": null,
      "duration": null,
      "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-12T10:00:00.000000Z",
      "startedAt": null,
      "finishedAt": null
    },
    {
      "uid": 0,
      "indexUid": "movies",
      "status": "succeeded",
      "type": "documentAdditionOrUpdate",
      "canceledBy": null,
      "details": {
        "receivedDocuments": 100,
        "indexedDocuments": 100
      },
      "error": null,
      "duration": "PT16S",
      "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z",
      "startedAt": "2021-08-11T10:03:00.000000Z",
      "finishedAt": "2021-08-11T10:03:16.000000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 50,
  "limit": 20,
  "from": 1,
  "next": null
}

Get one task

GET

/tasks/{task_uid}

Get a single task.

If you try retrieving a deleted task, Meilisearch will return a task_not_found error.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Description
`task_uid` *	String	`uid` of the requested task

Example

curl \
  -X GET 'MEILISEARCH_URL/tasks/1'

Response: `200 Ok`

{
  "uid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "canceledBy": null,
  "details": {
    "rankingRules": [
      "typo",
      "ranking:desc",
      "words",
      "proximity",
      "attribute",
      "exactness"
    ]
  },
  "error": null,
  "duration": "PT1S",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-10T14:29:17.000000Z",
  "startedAt": "2021-08-10T14:29:18.000000Z",
  "finishedAt": "2021-08-10T14:29:19.000000Z"
}

Cancel tasks

POST

/tasks/cancel?{query_parameter}

Cancel any number of enqueued or processing tasks based on their uid, status, type, indexUid, or the date at which they were enqueued (enqueuedAt) or processed (startedAt).

Task cancellation is an atomic transaction: either all tasks are successfully canceled or none are.

To prevent users from accidentally canceling all enqueued and processing tasks, Meilisearch throws the missing_task_filters error if this route is used without any filters (POST /tasks/cancel).

You can also cancel taskCancelation type tasks as long as they are in the enqueued or processing state. This is possible because taskCancelation type tasks are processed in reverse order, such that the last one you enqueue will be processed first.

Query parameters

A valid uids, statuses, types, indexUids, or date(beforeXAt or afterXAt) parameter is required.

Query Parameter	Description
`uids`	Cancel tasks based on `uid`. Separate multiple `uids` with a comma (`,`). Use `uids=*` for all `uids`
`statuses`	Cancel tasks based on `status`. Separate multiple `statuses` with a comma (`,`). Use `statuses=*` for all `statuses`
`types`	Cancel tasks based on `type`. Separate multiple `types` with a comma (`,`). Use `types=*` for all `types`
`indexUids`	Cancel tasks based on `indexUid`. Separate multiple `uids` with a comma (`,`). Use `indexUids=*` for all `indexUids`. Case-sensitive
`beforeEnqueuedAt`	Cancel tasks before a specified `enqueuedAt` date. Use `beforeEnqueuedAt=*` to cancel all tasks
`beforeStartedAt`	Cancel tasks before a specified `startedAt` date. Use `beforeStartedAt=*` to cancel all tasks
`afterEnqueuedAt`	Cancel tasks after a specified `enqueuedAt` date. Use `afterEnqueuedAt=*` to cancel all tasks
`afterStartedAt`	Cancel tasks after a specified `startedAt` date. Use `afterStartedAt=*` to cancel all tasks

Date filters are equivalent to < or > operations. At this time, there is no way to perform a ≤ or ≥ operations with a date filter.

To learn more about filtering tasks, refer to our dedicated guide.

Example

curl \
  -X POST 'MEILISEARCH_URL/tasks/cancel?uids=1,2'

Response: `200 Ok`

{
  "taskUid": 3,
  "indexUid": null,
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "taskCancelation",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-12T10:00:00.000000Z"
}

Since taskCancelation is a global task, its indexUid is always null.

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Cancel all tasks

You can cancel all processing and enqueued tasks using the following filter:

POST

/tasks/cancel?statuses=processing,enqueued

The API key used must have access to all indexes ("indexes": [*]) and the task.cancel action.

Delete tasks

DELETE

/tasks?{query_parameter}

Delete a finished (succeeded, failed, or canceled) task based on uid, status, type, indexUid, canceledBy, or date. Task deletion is an atomic transaction: either all tasks are successfully deleted, or none are.

To prevent users from accidentally deleting the entire task history, Meilisearch throws the missing_task_filters error if this route is used without any filters (DELETE /tasks).

Query parameters

A valid uids, statuses, types, indexUids, canceledBy, or date(beforeXAt or afterXAt) parameter is required.

Query Parameter	Description
`uids`	Delete tasks based on `uid`. Separate multiple `uids` with a comma (`,`). Use `uids=*` for all `uids`
`statuses`	Delete tasks based on `status`. Separate multiple `statuses` with a comma (`,`). Use `statuses=*` for all `statuses`
`types`	Delete tasks based on `type`. Separate multiple `types` with a comma (`,`). Use `types=*` for all `types`
`indexUids`	Delete tasks based on `indexUid`. Separate multiple `uids` with a comma (`,`). Use `indexUids=*` for all `indexUids`. Case-sensitive
`canceledBy`	Delete tasks based on the `canceledBy` field
`beforeEnqueuedAt`	Delete tasks before a specified `enqueuedAt` date. Use `beforeEnqueuedAt=*` to delete all tasks
`beforeStartedAt`	Delete tasks before a specified `startedAt` date. Use `beforeStartedAt=*` to delete all tasks
`beforeFinishedAt`	Delete tasks before a specified `finishedAt` date. Use `beforeFinishedAt=*` to delete all tasks
`afterEnqueuedAt`	Delete tasks after a specified `enqueuedAt` date. Use `afterEnqueuedAt=*` to delete all tasks
`afterStartedAt`	Delete tasks after a specified `startedAt` date. Use `afterStartedAt=*` to delete all tasks
`afterFinishedAt`	Delete tasks after a specified `finishedAt` date. Use `afterFinishedAt=*` to delete all tasks

Date filters are equivalent to < or > operations. At this time, there is no way to perform a ≤ or ≥ operations with a date filter.

To learn more about filtering tasks, refer to our dedicated guide.

Example

curl \
  -X DELETE 'MEILISEARCH_URL/tasks?uids=1,2'

Response: `200 Ok`

{
  "taskUid": 3,
  "indexUid": null,
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "taskDeletion",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-12T10:00:00.000000Z"
}

Since taskDeletion is a global task, its indexUid is always null.

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Delete all tasks

You can delete all finished tasks by using the following filter:

DELETE

/tasks?statuses=failed,canceled,succeeded

The API key used must have access to all indexes ("indexes": [*]) and the task.delete action.

API reference

Errors

​Task object

​uid

​batchUid

​indexUid

​status

​type

​canceledBy

​details

​documentAdditionOrUpdate

​documentDeletion

​indexCreation

​indexUpdate

​indexDeletion

​indexSwap

​settingsUpdate

​dumpCreation

​taskCancelation

​taskDeletion

​snapshotCreation

​error

​duration

​enqueuedAt

​startedAt

​finishedAt

​Summarized task object

​Get tasks

​Query parameters

​Response

​Example

​Response: 200 Ok

​Get one task

​Path parameters

​Example

​Response: 200 Ok

​Cancel tasks

​Query parameters

​Example

​Response: 200 Ok

​Cancel all tasks

​Delete tasks

​Query parameters

​Example

​Response: 200 Ok

​Delete all tasks

Task object

`uid`

`batchUid`

`indexUid`

`status`

`type`

`canceledBy`

`details`

`documentAdditionOrUpdate`

`documentDeletion`

`indexCreation`

`indexUpdate`

`indexDeletion`

`indexSwap`

`settingsUpdate`

`dumpCreation`

`taskCancelation`

`taskDeletion`

`snapshotCreation`

`error`

`duration`

`enqueuedAt`

`startedAt`

`finishedAt`

Summarized task object

Get tasks

Query parameters

Response

Example

Response: `200 Ok`

Get one task

Path parameters

Example

Response: `200 Ok`

Cancel tasks

Query parameters

Example

Response: `200 Ok`

Cancel all tasks

Delete tasks

Query parameters

Example

Response: `200 Ok`

Delete all tasks