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# Query: Find or Create Task

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<p align="center">The Find or Create Task query locates an existing task or creates a new one if it doesn't exist.</p>

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#### Example User Story

I want to find an existing task by its title or create a new one if it doesn't exist, so that I can manage my tasks efficiently.

#### Fields

| Field Name | Field Type | Required |
| ---------- | ---------- | -------- |
| title      | String     | Yes      |
| taskList   | String     | Yes      |
| notes      | String     | No       |
| due        | String     | No       |

### Related Connections

[Google Tasks](/human-connections/google/google-tasks-individual.md)

### Related Automations

Example link

### Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

```
{
  "handle": "find-or-create-task",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Find or Create Task",
    "description": "Finds an existing task by title or creates a new one if it doesn't exist."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "title",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Title of the task to find or create."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "taskList",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the task list where the task should be found or created."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "notes",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Additional notes for the task."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "due",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Due date for the task in RFC 3339 format."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "taskId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the found or created task."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "taskStatus",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["status"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "Status of the task (e.g., 'needsAction', 'completed')."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/tasks",
        "queryParams": {
          "tasklist": "{{taskList}}",
          "showCompleted": "false",
          "showHidden": "false"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "taq",
      "taq": {
        "action": "if",
        "condition": "{{#if (eq (len .response.tasks) 0)}}",
        "steps": [
          {
            "type": "http",
            "http": {
              "method": "POST",
              "path": "/tasks",
              "queryParams": {
                "tasklist": "{{taskList}}"
              },
              "bodyTemplate": {
                "value": "{\"title\": \"{{title}}\", \"notes\": \"{{notes}}\", \"due\": \"{{due}}\"}",
                "placeholders": [
                  {
                    "name": "title",
                    "type": "String",
                    "description": "Title of the task.",
                    "required": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "notes",
                    "type": "String",
                    "description": "Additional notes for the task.",
                    "required": false
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "due",
                    "type": "String",
                    "description": "Due date for the task in RFC 3339 format.",
                    "required": false
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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