Lists the tasks in a queue
A documented Google Cloud Tasks operation that only reads, so it can watch for changes without altering anything. Describe what you want to happen and HumDay builds it.
What this operation does
Lists the tasks in a queue.
- GETReads data · projects
cloudtasks.googleapis.com/v2beta3/{parent}/tasks
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which Google Cloud Tasks operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Read-only access is still yours to grant, and still limited to what the contract needs.
Other Google Cloud Tasks operations
- Creates a task and adds it to a queuePOST · changes data
- Creates and buffers a new task without the needPOST · changes data
- Creates a queue. Queues created with this method allow tasksPOST · changes data
- Updates a queue. This method creates the queuePATCH · changes data
- Deletes a task. A task can be deleted if it is scheduledDELETE · changes data
- Forces a task to run nowPOST · changes data
- Pauses the queue. If a queue is paused then the system will stopPOST · changes data
- Purges a queue by deleting all of its tasksPOST · changes data
Questions
- Can HumDay lists the tasks in a queue in Google Cloud Tasks?
- Yes. This operation is published in Google Cloud Tasks's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Does this change anything in my Google Cloud Tasks account?
- No. This is a read-only operation, so it can be used to watch for changes or fetch data without altering anything in Google Cloud Tasks.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your Google Cloud Tasks account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for Google Cloud Tasks at cloudtasks.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v2beta3. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2023-04-21.