---
title: "Creates a new workflow task with the same fields and assignee as the provided task and creates a relationship between the two tasks"
method: POST
path: "/workflow-tasks/{workflow_task_id}:copy"
tags: ["workflowTasks"]
---

# Creates a new workflow task with the same fields and assignee as the provided task and creates a relationship between the two tasks

`POST /workflow-tasks/{workflow_task_id}:copy`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/workflow-tasks/{workflow_task_id}:copy`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates a new workflow task based on the provided task

## Path parameters

- `workflow_task_id` string, required

## Response `201`

OK

- WorkflowTask
  - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task
  - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task
  - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
    - `reason` string
  - `assignee` UserSummary
    - `handle` string
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
  - `clonedFrom` WorkflowTaskSummary
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task
  - `createdAt` string: The ISO formatted date and time that the task was created
  - `creationOrigin` CreationOrigin
    - `application` string, nullable
    - `originId` string, nullable
    - `originModalUuid` string, uuid, nullable
    - `originType` string, nullable
  - `creator` UserSummary
    - `handle` string
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
  - `executionOrigin` WorkflowTaskExecutionOrigin: The context into which a task was executed
    - `entryId` string, nullable
    - `originModalUuid` string, uuid, nullable
    - `type` 'API' | 'ENTRY' | 'MODAL'
  - `fields` Fields
  - `modifiedAt` string: The ISO formatted date and time that the task was last modified
  - `outputs` WorkflowOutputSummary[]
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task group
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow output
  - `scheduledOn` string, date, nullable: The date on which the task is scheduled to be executed
  - `schema` WorkflowTaskSchemaSummary
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task schema
    - `name` string: The name of the workflow task schema
  - `status` WorkflowTaskStatus
    - `displayName` string: The status label
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task status
    - `statusType` 'PENDING' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'FAILED' | 'CANCELLED' | 'INVALID' | 'COMPLETED': The status type
  - `webURL` string, uri: URL of the workflow task
  - `workflowTaskGroup` WorkflowTaskGroupSummary
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task group
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task group
    - `name` string: The name of the workflow task group
  - `executionFlowchartId` string: The ID of the flowchart that this task will execute. This will only be defined if the task has exectutionType FLOWCHART
  - `executionType` 'DIRECT' | 'ENTRY' | 'FLOWCHART' | 'PROCEDURE' | 'PROCEDURE_METHOD' | 'PROCEDURE_STEP': The method by which the task of the workflow is executed
  - `nextOutputs` WorkflowOutputSummary[]: The outputs in the flowchart which are generated by this task.
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task group
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow output
  - `nextTasks` WorkflowTaskSummary[]: The downstream tasks in the flowchart which are generated by this task.
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task
  - `responsibleParties` PartySummary[]: List of users and teams that are responsible for this task
    - `handle` string
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
  - `rootTask` WorkflowTaskSummary
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task
  - `sourceOutputs` WorkflowOutputSummary[]: The parent outputs in the flowchart which were used to generate this task.
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task group
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow output
  - `sourceTasks` WorkflowTaskSummary[]: The parent tasks in the flowchart which were used to generate this task.
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow task
  - `workflowOutputs` WorkflowOutputSummary[]: The outputs of the workflow task group
    - `displayId` string: User-friendly ID of the workflow task group
    - `id` string: The ID of the workflow output

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `404`: Not found

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