Call the DescribeTasks API to query tasks.

Request type

Synchronous request.

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Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required?	Example	Description
PageNumber	Integer	Yes	1	Current page number. The minimum value is 1.
PageSize	Integer	Yes	100	Number of records per page. The minimum value is 1, and the maximum value cannot exceed 1,000.
InstanceId	String	No	postgres-2904ed64****	Instance ID.
TaskId	String	No	202509102225598DA116E6B90D38F149EA-9f0b91	Task ID.
TaskAction	String	No	ModifyDBInstanceSSL	Action corresponding to the task, generally the action of the corresponding Open API for the task.
CreationStartTime	String	No	2025-09-04T21:30:00Z	Task start time. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time). tip You must specify either the task time parameters (CreationStartTime and CreationEndTime) or the TaskId. The maximum interval between CreationStartTime and CreationEndTime cannot exceed 7 days.
CreationEndTime	String	No	2025-09-10T23:40:00Z	Task end time. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time). tip You must specify either the task time parameters (CreationStartTime and CreationEndTime) or the TaskId. The maximum interval between CreationStartTime and CreationEndTime cannot exceed 7 days.
TaskStatus	Array of String	No	Success	Task status. The valid values are: Canceled: cancelled. WaitStart: waiting for execution. WaitSwitch: to be switched. Running: running. Running_BeforeSwitch: running - before switching. Running_Switching: running - switching. Running_AfterSwitch: running - after switching. Succeeded: succeeded. Failed: failed. Timeout: timeout. Rollbacking: rolling back. RollbackFailed: failed to rollback. Paused: paused.
ProjectName	String	No	default	Project name.

Response parameter

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
TaskInfos	Array of TaskInfoObject	Refer to the sample response.	Task details.
Total	Integer	123	Quantity of tasks matching query conditions.

TaskInfoObject

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
CostTimeMS	Long	11990	Task time consumption. The unit is milliseconds.
CreateTime	String	2025-09-10T13:53:27Z	The time when the task was created. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time).
FinishTime	String	2025-09-10T13:53:39Z	Task completion time. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time).
InstanceId	String	postgres-2904ed64****	Task-related instance ID.
ProjectName	String	default	Project name.
Region	String	cn-beijing	Region of the task
ScheduledSwitchEndTime	String	2025-09-20T17:59:00Z	The deadline for the planned switch. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time). tip This field is returned only for tasks in the "wait to start", "waiting for execution", or "waiting for switch" state.
ScheduledSwitchStartTime	String	2025-09-20T16:00:00Z	Start time of the scheduled switchover. The time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ (UTC time). tip This field is returned only for tasks in the "Wait to start", "Waiting for execution", or "Waiting for switch" state.
TaskAction	String	AssociateAllowList	Open API name corresponding to the task.
TaskId	String	20250910215326D9573E9EDB8708234022-3202e3	Task ID.
TaskParams	String	{"InstanceId":"postgres-2904ed64**","EndpointId":"postgres-2904ed64**-custom-bf14"}	Task parameters.
TaskStatus	String	Success	Task status. The valid values are: Canceled: cancelled. WaitStart: waiting for execution. WaitSwitch: to be switched. Running: running. Running_BeforeSwitch: running - before switching. Running_Switching: running - switching. Running_AfterSwitch: running - after switching. Succeeded: succeeded. Failed: failed. Timeout: timeout. Rollbacking: rolling back. RollbackFailed: failed to rollback. Paused: paused.

Example

Sample request

Sample response

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