---
type: api
title: Task management
description: The task management APIs enable you to retrieve information about tasks or cancel tasks running in a cluster.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/group/endpoint-tasks
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/group/endpoint-tasks
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Task management

`tasks`

The task management APIs enable you to retrieve information about tasks or cancel tasks running in a cluster.

[Check out the troubleshooting the Task Management API.](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/elasticsearch/task-queue-backlog)

- [Cancel a task
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-tasks-cancel): `POST` `/_tasks/{task_id}/_cancel`, `POST` `/_tasks/_cancel`
- [Get task information](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-tasks-get): `GET` `/_tasks/{task_id}`
- [Get all tasks](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-tasks-list): `GET` `/_tasks`