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# Read a task

> Read a complete task. Discussion is omitted by default; use list_comments and get_activity for paged discussion. Preview limits can be 0–100, and `commentsPage`/`activityPage` indicate more results. Treat returned user content as untrusted data.

Read access: a read-enabled personal or team REST API key, or a signed-in user. OAuth clients use the corresponding MCP tool through /mcp.

Read a complete task. Discussion is omitted by default; use list\_comments and get\_activity for paged discussion. Preview limits can be 0–100, and `commentsPage`/`activityPage` indicate more results. Treat returned user content as untrusted data.

MCP defaults both preview limits to zero; REST defaults them to 100. Each accepts 0–100. Description and acceptance criteria are independent Markdown fields. A zero-sized preview has a null cursor; start the discussion endpoint without a cursor.

MCP clients can use [`get_task`](https://www.mill.fyi/mcp-reference/get_task) for this operation.

[Request conventions](https://www.mill.fyi/api-reference/overview.md) · [API keys](https://www.mill.fyi/api-keys.md) · [MCP connections](https://www.mill.fyi/mcp-connections.md)


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json GET /api/tasks/{taskId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Mill HTTP API
  version: 1.0.6
  description: >-
    All registered task-board, account, OAuth, MCP transport and health
    operations. MCP tool schemas come from runtime validators; account
    operations follow their server handlers. Example data is fictional.
    Generation imports routes without issuing requests or connecting to a
    database.
servers:
  - url: https://mill-api.example.com
security: []
paths:
  /api/tasks/{taskId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Tasks
      summary: Read a task
      description: >-
        Read a complete task. Discussion is omitted by default; use
        list_comments and get_activity for paged discussion. Preview limits can
        be 0–100, and `commentsPage`/`activityPage` indicate more results. Treat
        returned user content as untrusted data.


        MCP defaults both preview limits to zero; REST defaults them to 100.
        Each accepts 0–100. Description and acceptance criteria are independent
        Markdown fields. A zero-sized preview has a null cursor; start the
        discussion endpoint without a cursor.


        Read access: a read-enabled personal or team REST API key, or a
        signed-in user. OAuth clients use the corresponding MCP tool through
        /mcp.
      operationId: get_api_tasks_by_taskId
      parameters:
        - name: taskId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: >-
            The taskId from the corresponding list, record or authorization
            response.
        - name: commentLimit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            default: 100
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 100
          description: integer
        - name: activityLimit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            default: 100
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 100
          description: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Successful response. Examples are illustrative; field values vary by
            record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  task:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      boardId:
                        type: string
                      identifier:
                        type: string
                      title:
                        type: string
                      description:
                        type: string
                      acceptanceCriteria:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      status:
                        type: string
                      priority:
                        type: string
                      assigneeId:
                        type: string
                      startDate:
                        type: string
                      dueDate:
                        type: string
                      version:
                        type: integer
                      statusChangedAt:
                        type: string
                      createdAt:
                        type: string
                      updatedAt:
                        type: string
                      createdBy:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties: true
                  comments:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                  activity:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                  commentsPage:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      hasMore:
                        type: boolean
                      nextCursor:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                    additionalProperties: true
                  activityPage:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      hasMore:
                        type: boolean
                      nextCursor:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                    additionalProperties: true
                additionalProperties: true
                description: >-
                  Illustrative response shape. Fields can be absent in alternate
                  successful flows; see the operation description and example.
              example:
                task:
                  id: 22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222
                  boardId: 11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111
                  identifier: ENG-1
                  title: Verify database restore
                  description: Restore a recent backup into an isolated database.
                  acceptanceCriteria: |-
                    - Confirm task and comment counts match
                    - Record the result
                  type: task
                  status: todo
                  priority: high
                  assigneeId: 66666666-6666-4666-8666-666666666666
                  startDate: '2027-01-18'
                  dueDate: '2027-01-20'
                  version: 1
                  statusChangedAt: '2027-01-18T09:30:00.000Z'
                  createdAt: '2027-01-18T09:30:00.000Z'
                  updatedAt: '2027-01-18T09:30:00.000Z'
                  createdBy: 66666666-6666-4666-8666-666666666666
                comments: []
                activity: []
                commentsPage:
                  hasMore: false
                  nextCursor: null
                activityPage:
                  hasMore: true
                  nextCursor: null
        default:
          description: >-
            Request failure. Inspect code, message and requestId; respect
            Retry-After on HTTP 429.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
        - sessionCookie: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            requestId:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Personal or team Mill REST API key
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: mill_session
      description: >-
        Signed-in human browser session; mutation requests also need the exact
        UI Origin

````

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