# CreateBacklogTask
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Creates a new backlog task in the specified agent space

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /backlog/agent-space/{{agentSpaceId}}/tasks HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "clientToken": "{{string}}",
   "description": "{{string}}",
   "priority": "{{string}}",
   "reference": { 
      "associationId": "{{string}}",
      "referenceId": "{{string}}",
      "referenceUrl": "{{string}}",
      "system": "{{string}}",
      "title": "{{string}}"
   },
   "taskType": "{{string}}",
   "title": "{{string}}"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [agentSpaceId](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-uri-agentSpaceId"></a>
The unique identifier for the agent space where the task will be created  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-]{1,64}`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [clientToken](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-clientToken"></a>
Client-provided token for idempotent operations  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [description](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-description"></a>
Optional detailed description of the task  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 10000.  
Required: No

 ** [priority](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-priority"></a>
The priority level of the task  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CRITICAL | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | MINIMAL`   
Required: Yes

 ** [reference](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-reference"></a>
Optional reference information for the task  
Type: [ReferenceInput](API_ReferenceInput.md) object  
Required: No

 ** [taskType](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-taskType"></a>
The type of task being created  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `INVESTIGATION | EVALUATION`   
Required: Yes

 ** [title](#API_CreateBacklogTask_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-request-title"></a>
The title of the backlog task  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 400.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "task": { 
      "agentSpaceId": "string",
      "createdAt": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "executionId": "string",
      "hasLinkedTasks": boolean,
      "metadata": JSON value,
      "primaryTaskId": "string",
      "priority": "string",
      "reference": { 
         "associationId": "string",
         "referenceId": "string",
         "referenceUrl": "string",
         "system": "string",
         "title": "string"
      },
      "status": "string",
      "statusReason": "string",
      "supportMetadata": JSON value,
      "taskId": "string",
      "taskType": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "updatedAt": "string",
      "version": number
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [task](#API_CreateBacklogTask_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateBacklogTask-response-task"></a>
The newly created task object  
Type: [Task](API_Task.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Access to the requested resource is denied due to insufficient permissions.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing why access was denied.
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
The request conflicts with the current state of the resource.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing the conflict.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** ContentSizeExceededException **   
This exception is thrown when the content size exceeds the allowed limit.  
HTTP Status Code: 413

 ** InternalServerException **   
This exception is thrown when an unexpected error occurs in the processing of a request.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
One or more parameters provided in the request are invalid.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which parameter is invalid and why.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The requested resource could not be found.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which resource was not found.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
The request would exceed the service quota limit.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which quota was exceeded.
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was throttled due to too many requests. Please slow down and try again.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing the throttling condition.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the service.    
 ** fieldList **   
A list of specific failures encountered while validating the input. A member can appear in this list more than once if it failed to satisfy multiple constraints.  
 ** message **   
A summary of the validation failure.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateBacklogTask)