Add API Task to a process automation

You can add an API Task to configure the settings of a process automation.

Procedure

  1. Add the API Task option to the process automation by dragging the element from the Task panel.
  2. From the Task: API Task panel:
    1. Enter a name in the Element name field.
    2. Enter the task name in the Task display name field.
      The task display name appears in the web interface as a reference.
    3. Optional: Select the Hide this task from users check box.
      After task completion, the API Task is not displayed to the user in the web interface.

      To display the hidden task, select the View hidden tasks check box in the tasks view page of the web interface.

    4. Select an API bot in the Select API Task Bot field.
    5. Optional: In the Data privacy tag field, enter a text or variable to generate hidden custom output.
      Select the Input values check box and specify a variable.
      1. Select a task in the Process task field.
      2. Select a type in the Variable type field.

        You can select Input, Output, or Meta.

      3. Specify your variable in the Variable field.
      4. Click Apply.
  3. Click Save.
    You have now configured the API Task in your Process Composer process automation.