---
title: "Kick off a catalog task (add/clean/verify/gather art) for the selected catalog"
method: POST
path: "/catalogs/{catalog_id}/action"
tags: ["Catalogs"]
---

# Kick off a catalog task (add/clean/verify/gather art) for the selected catalog

`POST /catalogs/{catalog_id}/action`

Kick off a catalog update or clean for the selected catalog

## Path parameters

- `catalog_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `task` 'add_to_catalog' | 'clean_catalog' | 'verify_catalog' | 'update_catalog' | 'gather_art' | 'garbage_collect'

## Request body

- CatalogActionRequest
  - `task` 'add_to_catalog' | 'clean_catalog' | 'verify_catalog' | 'update_catalog' | 'gather_art' | 'garbage_collect', required — Catalog task to run

## Response `200`

Success

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` string

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `e8e6b266ea29` — 6 info
  - api operation id `catalogAction` was added
  - added optional request body
  - the `query` request parameter `task` became optional
  - added the new enum value `update_catalog` to the `query` request parameter `task`
  - …2 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 3 breaking, 5 info
  - removed the enum value `garbage_collect` from the `query` request parameter `task`
  - removed the enum value `gather_art` from the `query` request parameter `task`
  - removed the enum value `verify_catalog` from the `query` request parameter `task`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …4 more
- **2026-07-14** `aaf4166bdf3a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-07-06** `21e41c5adb1c` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/catalogs/:catalog_id/action/post.md)

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