Conductor · Schema

TaskDef

A Conductor task definition that specifies the behavior, retry logic, timeout policies, rate limiting, and ownership for a reusable task type.

AutomationOrchestrationStatesTaskWorkflows

Properties

Name Type Description
name string The name of the task definition
description string Description of the task
retryCount integer Number of retries
retryLogic string Retry logic
retryDelaySeconds integer Delay between retries in seconds
timeoutSeconds integer Task execution timeout in seconds
timeoutPolicy string Timeout policy
responseTimeoutSeconds integer Time to wait for worker to respond after polling
pollTimeoutSeconds integer Time to wait when polling for task
concurrentExecLimit integer Concurrent execution limit for the task
rateLimitPerFrequency integer Rate limit per frequency
rateLimitFrequencyInSeconds integer Rate limit frequency window in seconds
ownerEmail string Email of the task definition owner
inputKeys array Expected input keys
outputKeys array Expected output keys
inputTemplate object Default input template
createdBy string Creator of the task definition
createTime integer Creation timestamp in epoch milliseconds
updatedBy string Last updater
updateTime integer Last update timestamp in epoch milliseconds
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JSON Schema

task-def.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conductor/refs/heads/main/json-schema/task-def.json",
  "title": "TaskDef",
  "description": "A Conductor task definition that specifies the behavior, retry logic, timeout policies, rate limiting, and ownership for a reusable task type.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the task definition"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the task"
    },
    "retryCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of retries",
      "default": 3
    },
    "retryLogic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Retry logic",
      "enum": [
        "FIXED",
        "EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF",
        "LINEAR_BACKOFF"
      ]
    },
    "retryDelaySeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Delay between retries in seconds",
      "default": 60
    },
    "timeoutSeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Task execution timeout in seconds",
      "default": 0
    },
    "timeoutPolicy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timeout policy",
      "enum": [
        "RETRY",
        "TIME_OUT_WF",
        "ALERT_ONLY"
      ]
    },
    "responseTimeoutSeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Time to wait for worker to respond after polling",
      "default": 3600
    },
    "pollTimeoutSeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Time to wait when polling for task"
    },
    "concurrentExecLimit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Concurrent execution limit for the task"
    },
    "rateLimitPerFrequency": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Rate limit per frequency"
    },
    "rateLimitFrequencyInSeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Rate limit frequency window in seconds"
    },
    "ownerEmail": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Email of the task definition owner",
      "format": "email"
    },
    "inputKeys": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Expected input keys",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "outputKeys": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Expected output keys",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "inputTemplate": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Default input template",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Creator of the task definition"
    },
    "createTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Creation timestamp in epoch milliseconds"
    },
    "updatedBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last updater"
    },
    "updateTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Last update timestamp in epoch milliseconds"
    }
  }
}

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