---
title: "Delete a task"
method: DELETE
path: "/v6/jobs/{jobId}/tasks/{taskId}"
tags: ["File Validation Monitors"]
---

# Delete a task

`DELETE /v6/jobs/{jobId}/tasks/{taskId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.extole.io`
- URL: `https://api.extole.io/v6/jobs/{jobId}/tasks/{taskId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `Authorization`
  - API key in query parameter `access_token`
  - API key in cookie `extole_token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/extole/apis/integration-api-server-to-extole/docs/v6/jobs/:jobId/tasks/:taskId/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Soft-deletes the task and compacts remaining order values.

## Path parameters

- `jobId` string, required
- `taskId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- union
  - object
    - `id` string, required
    - `order` integer, required
    - `task_type` 'FILE_HEADER_VALIDATOR', required
    - `expected_headers` string[], required
    - `match_mode` 'EXACT_SET' | 'ORDERED' | 'SUBSET', required
    - `on_mismatch` 'FAIL' | 'WARN', required
  - object
    - `id` string, required
    - `order` integer, required
    - `task_type` 'START_AUDIENCE_OPERATION', required
  - object
    - `id` string, required
    - `order` integer, required
    - `task_type` 'START_BATCH_JOB', required
    - `data_source_type` 'AUDIENCE_LIST' | 'FILE_ASSET' | 'REPORT', required
    - `event_name` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `429`: Too Many Requests

---

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