admin-resource5

API Gateway26

application-resource15

audit-resource3

authorization-resource5

business-rule-resource10

context-controller1

environment-resource7

event-execution-resource2

event-message-resource2

event-resource16

global-schema-resource2

group-resource10

health-check-resource1

human-task14

get/api/human/tasks/backPopulateFullTextIndexAPI for backpopulating index data
delete/api/human/tasks/deleteIf the workflow is disconnected from tasks, this API can be used to clean up (in bulk)
delete/api/human/tasks/delete/{taskId}If the workflow is disconnected from tasks, this API can be used to clean up
get/api/human/tasks/getTaskDisplayNamesGet list of task display names applicable for the user
post/api/human/tasks/searchSearch human tasks
post/api/human/tasks/update/taskRefUpdate task output, optionally complete
get/api/human/tasks/{taskId}Get a task
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/claimClaim a task by authenticated Conductor user
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/externalUser/{userId}Claim a task to an external user
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/reassignReassign a task without completing it
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/releaseRelease a task without completing it
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/skipIf a task is assigned to a user, this API can be used to skip that assignment and move to the next assignee
post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/updateUpdate task output, optionally complete
delete/api/human/template/{name}/{version}Delete a version of form template by name

human-task-resource1

incoming-webhook-resource2

integration-resource26

limits-resource1

LLM3

metadata-resource12

metrics-resource1

org-config-resource1

orkes-agent-controller39

prompt-resource14

provider-controller1

queue-admin-resource2

role-resource9

scheduler-bulk-resource2

scheduler-resource18

schema-resource6

secret-resource13

service-registry-resource15

sharing-resource3

tags11

task-resource18

token-resource2

user-form6

user-form-template-resource3

user-resource6

version-resource1

webhooks-config-resource8

workflow-bulk-resource6

workflow-resource31

human-task

Claim a task to an external user

Changed on Oct 10, 2026

post/api/human/tasks/{taskId}/externalUser/{userId}

Request

Base URL
https://developer.orkescloud.com
Auth
API key in header X-Authorization
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/orkescloud/apis/orkes-conductor-api-server/docs/api/human/tasks/:taskId/externalUser/:userId/post.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Path parameters

taskIdstring required

userIdstring required

Query parameters

overrideAssignmentboolean

withTemplateboolean

Response

createdBystring

createdOninteger

definitionNamestring

displayNamestring

inputobject

outputobject

ownerAppstring

taskIdstring

taskRefNamestring

updatedBystring

updatedOninteger

workflowIdstring

workflowNamestring

Changes

Oct 10, 2026a142cbe9d486 Revision changes
- breaking
  the response's body type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the // response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the /// response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the / response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the /// response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the // response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- breaking
  the / response's property type changed from no type to object for status
- info
  added the optional property /// to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property /// to the response with the status

Operation history