Submit a Task

This endpoint submits a task.

You can submit a task as one of these user roles:

User
Admin on behalf of a user, with the input_provider parameter:

The required path parameter is task_id.

Note: The default format for the response is XML format. To return a response in JSON format, add &format=json to the request.

Submitting as a User

Request:

http://Orchestrator_IP_address/aspera/orchestrator/api/submit_task/task_id.format?login=admin&outputs[Filename]=output_param

For example:

http://Orchestrator_IP_address/aspera/orchestrator/api/submit_task/1.xml?login=admin&outputs[Filename]=tron.avi

Example response (XML):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<User_task>
   <input_provider>admin</input_provider>
   <task>
      <userInput_id>2</userInput_id>
      <state_id>2626</state_id>
      <created_at>Fri Dec 04 03:38:23 UTC 2015</created_at>
      <updated_at>Fri Dec 04 06:01:55 UTC 2015</updated_at>
      <role_id>1</role_id>
      <status>Complete</status>
      <completedBy>1</completedBy>
      <user_id />
      <id>1</id>
   </task>
   <user_inputs>Filenametron.avi</user_inputs>
</User_task>

Submitting as an Admin on Behalf of a User

An admin can submit a task on behalf of a user by passing the input_provider parameter.

Request:

http://Orchestrator_IP_address/aspera/orchestrator/api/submit_task/task_id.format?login=admin&input_provider=<user>&outputs[Filename]=<output_param>

For example:

http://Orchestrator_IP_address/aspera/orchestrator/api/submit_task/55.xml?login=admin&input_provider='lola'&outputs[Filename]=tron.avi

Example response (JSON):

{  
   "input_provider":"lola",
   "task":{  
      "active_assignment":{  
         "userInput_id":2,
         "state_id":2626,
         "created_at":"2015-12-04T03:38:23Z",
         "updated_at":"2015-12-04T06:01:55Z",
         "role_id":1,
         "status":"Complete",
         "completedBy":1,
         "user_id":null,
         "id":1
      }
   },
   "user_inputs":{  
      "Filename":"tron.avi"
    }
}