# Return task\_Id after POST

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-task-id-after-post/225644
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 30, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-task-id-after-post/225644 "2020-03-30T09:40:38Z")
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### Author: ![Norman\_Khine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/norman_khine/32/3342_2.png) [@Norman\_Khine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Norman_Khine)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-task-id-after-post/225644/1 "2020-03-30T09:40:38Z")

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Hello,  
Is there a way to return the task id after making a POST request, rather than parsing this out from

```auto
GET /_tasks/?detailed

```

Any advice is much appreciated?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-task-id-after-post/225644/2 "2020-04-27T09:40:43Z")

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