--- schema_version: "1" id: e747c00f80711ac976f27d4d5312507bba6f14a11d569ce869ba27c9f19a4ec4 title: WorkflowTask collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_workflowtask.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_workflowtask.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: c11b7e16ca6c847c8bafffe94e5cf2c2972609a7ab1d2670c9a71c154ce10883 description: Represents a workflow task that is used to fire off a specific workflow action when the specified criteria is met. Includes access to the associated WorkflowRule object in Salesforce Metadata API. --- # WorkflowTask Represents a workflow task that is used to fire off a specific workflow action when the specified criteria is met. Includes access to the associated WorkflowRule object in Salesforce Metadata API. Available from API version 32.0 or later. ## Supported SOAP Calls create(), delete(), query(), retrieve(), search(), update(), upsert() ## Supported REST HTTP Methods Query, DELETE, GET, PATCH, POST ## Fields | Field Name | Details | | --- | --- | | EntityDefinition | Type [EntityDefinition](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_entitydefinition.htm "Provides row-based access to metadata about standard and custom objects.") Properties Filter, Group, Sort. Description Required. The entity definition for the object associated with the validation rule. | | EntityDefinitionId | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The ID of the entity containing the workflow task. | | FullName | Type string Properties Create, Group, Nillable Description The full name of the associated metadata object in Metadata API. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance. | | ManageableState | Type ManageableState enumerated list Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package: - beta - deleted - deprecated - deprecatedEditable - installed - installedEditable - released - unmanaged | | Metadata | Type mns:WorkflowTask Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description Workflow task metadata. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance. | | NamespacePrefix | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The namespace of the package containing the workflow task object. | | Priority | Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The task’s priority. Values are: - High - Normal - Low | | Status | Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The task’s status. Values are: - Not Started - In Progress - Completed - Waiting on someone else - Deferred | | Subject | Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort Description A subject for the workflow task. It is used if an email notification is sent when the task is assigned. |