---
title: "Ask Task"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tasks/{task_id}/ask"
---

# Ask Task

`POST /api/v1/tasks/{task_id}/ask`

Block ``task_id`` cooperatively until its mailbox rendezvous closes.

## Path parameters

- `task_id` string, required

## Request body

- TaskAskRequest — One blocking question from the task named in the route.
  - `awaited_task_id` string, required
  - `question` string, required
  - `timeout_s` number

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- TaskAskResponse — The exact stored UTF-8 answer selected by the rendezvous close.
  - `answer` string, required

## Other responses

- `403` — Task scope mismatch
- `404` — Task not found
- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-01** `460961424652` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/sipyourdrink-ltd/apis/bernstein-task-server/changes/api/v1/tasks/:task_id/ask/post.md)

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