---
ref: tool:clickup/create-task
name: Create a task
company: company:clickup
workflows: []
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:manage-tasks, category:project-management, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://developer.clickup.com/reference/createtask
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Create a task

Creates a task in a List with its name, description, assignees, status, priority, due date and custom fields, and returns the task.

Note: Statuses differ per List: read the valid ones first with `clickup_get_task` and `expand_statuses: true`. The MCP tool ignores `me` as an assignee, so resolve the current user with `clickup_resolve_assignees` first.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "clickup": { "url": "https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `clickup_create_task`.

Server URL: https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.clickup.com/api
- Endpoint: `POST /v2/list/{list_id}/task`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://app.clickup.com/settings/apps
- Docs: https://developer.clickup.com/docs/authentication

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.