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# Get a delegate task

GET https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/{id}

The task with the journal events past `after`. With `wait` the response waits up to that many seconds for a new event or a terminal status before answering, which is how a client polls without a tight loop.

Reference: https://docs.runtype.com/api-reference/runtype-api/delegate-tasks/get-a-delegate-task

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API key or Clerk session token

## Servers

- `https://api.runtype.com` (Production, default)
- `https://api.runtype-staging.com` (Staging)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — The task id (`dlg_…`).

### Query parameters

- `wait` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `after` (integer, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

The task and its new events

- `events` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems, required)
- `task` (V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTask, required)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Missing API key scope

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Feature disabled, or no such task in this organization

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

The operator agent is not available on this deployment

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

## Types

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTask

- `apiKeyId` (string, required, nullable)
- `clientName` (string, required, nullable)
- `clientVersion` (string, required, nullable)
- `completedAt` (string, required, nullable)
- `createdAt` (string, required)
- `error` (string, required, nullable)
- `id` (string, required)
- `instruction` (string, required)
- `lastEventSeq` (integer, required)
- `modelRoundCount` (integer, required)
- `organizationId` (string, required)
- `question` (string, required, nullable)
- `result` (V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResult, required, nullable)
- `startedAt` (string, required, nullable)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `queued`, `running`, `input_required`, `completed`, `failed`, `cancelled`
- `summary` (string, required, nullable)
- `toolCallCount` (integer, required)
- `totalCost` (double, required, nullable)
- `touchedEntities` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskTouchedEntitiesItems, required)
- `updatedAt` (string, required)
- `userId` (string, required)
- `context` (any, optional)

### ErrorDetailsItems

- `message` (string, required)
- `code` (string, optional) — Stable Runtype validation code (e.g. MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD, INVALID_ENUM).
- `path` (string, optional) — Dotted JSON path to the offending field.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — Actionable hint (allowed values, accepted range, …).

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems0

- `at` (string, required)
- `instruction` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `taskId` (string, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `task_started`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems1

- `at` (string, required)
- `round` (integer, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `model_round`
- `text` (string, optional)
- `thinking` (boolean, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems2

- `at` (string, required)
- `callId` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `tool` (string, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `tool_call`
- `args` (any, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems3

- `at` (string, required)
- `callId` (string, required)
- `durationMs` (integer, required)
- `ok` (boolean, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `summary` (string, required)
- `tool` (string, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `tool_result`
- `entity` (V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf3Entity, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems4

- `at` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `milestone`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems5

- `at` (string, required)
- `question` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `question`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems6

- `at` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `message_received`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems7

- `at` (string, required)
- `result` (V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7Result, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `task_completed`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems8

- `at` (string, required)
- `error` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `task_failed`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItems9

- `at` (string, required)
- `seq` (integer, required)
- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `task_cancelled`

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResult

- `links` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResultLinksItems, required)
- `modelRoundCount` (integer, required)
- `summary` (string, required)
- `toolCallCount` (integer, required)
- `touchedEntities` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResultTouchedEntitiesItems, required)
- `totalCost` (double, optional)
- `warnings` (list of string, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskTouchedEntitiesItems

- `action` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `executed`, `read`
- `id` (string, required)
- `kind` (string, required)
- `name` (string, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf3Entity

- `action` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `executed`, `read`
- `id` (string, required)
- `kind` (string, required)
- `name` (string, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7Result

- `links` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7ResultLinksItems, required)
- `modelRoundCount` (integer, required)
- `summary` (string, required)
- `toolCallCount` (integer, required)
- `touchedEntities` (list of V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7ResultTouchedEntitiesItems, required)
- `totalCost` (double, optional)
- `warnings` (list of string, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResultLinksItems

- `label` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaTaskResultTouchedEntitiesItems

- `action` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `executed`, `read`
- `id` (string, required)
- `kind` (string, required)
- `name` (string, optional)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7ResultLinksItems

- `label` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)

### V1DelegateTasksIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaEventsItemsOneOf7ResultTouchedEntitiesItems

- `action` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `executed`, `read`
- `id` (string, required)
- `kind` (string, required)
- `name` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "events": [
    {
      "at": "2025-01-15T10:23:45.123Z",
      "instruction": "Analyze the latest sales data and generate a summary report with key insights.",
      "seq": 0,
      "taskId": "dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000",
      "type": "task_started"
    }
  ],
  "task": {
    "apiKeyId": "key_01jh1234567890abcdefghijkl",
    "clientName": "runtype-sdk-python",
    "clientVersion": "1.4.2",
    "completedAt": "2025-01-15T10:25:12.456Z",
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:23:44.789Z",
    "error": null,
    "id": "dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000",
    "instruction": "Analyze the latest sales data and generate a summary report with key insights.",
    "lastEventSeq": 8,
    "modelRoundCount": 3,
    "organizationId": "org_01jh9876543210zyxwvutsrqpo",
    "question": null,
    "result": {
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Sales Summary Report",
          "url": "https://app.runtype.com/reports/sales-summary-2025-01-15"
        }
      ],
      "modelRoundCount": 3,
      "summary": "Analyzed Q4 2024 sales data across 5 regions. Total revenue was $2.4M, up 18% YoY. Top performing region was North America at $980K.",
      "toolCallCount": 6,
      "touchedEntities": [
        {
          "action": "read",
          "id": "dataset_sales_q4_2024",
          "kind": "dataset",
          "name": "Sales Q4 2024"
        }
      ],
      "totalCost": 0.0342,
      "warnings": [
        "Missing data for 3 days in the APAC region due to reporting lag."
      ]
    },
    "startedAt": "2025-01-15T10:23:45.100Z",
    "status": "completed",
    "summary": "Generated sales analysis report for Q4 2024 with regional breakdown and YoY comparison.",
    "toolCallCount": 6,
    "totalCost": 0.0342,
    "touchedEntities": [
      {
        "action": "read",
        "id": "dataset_sales_q4_2024",
        "kind": "dataset",
        "name": "Sales Q4 2024"
      }
    ],
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T10:25:12.456Z",
    "userId": "user_01jhabcdefghij1234567890kl"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

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"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	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://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

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://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.runtype.com/v1/delegate-tasks/dlg_01jh0000000000000000000000")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

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()
```