# Add task

| **Description** | Add a task        |
| --------------- | ----------------- |
| **Endpoint**    | `/path/setUpTask` |
| **Method**      | POST              |

### Access Level Rules

| **Minimum Access Level** | edit+ on the parent folder or account holder in the root |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |

### Processing Units

| **Processing units** | 0 |
| -------------------- | - |

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th width="257">Description</th><th>Required</th><th>Default</th><th data-hidden>Required</th><th data-hidden>Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>type</code></td><td>Must be "copernicusImport", "geodatabaseImport", "shapeImport" or "geopackageImport".</td><td>true</td><td></td><td>true</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>parameters</code></td><td><p>JSON with properties:</p><ul><li>collection: Must be 'sentinel2' or 'sentinel1' (required in case of copernicusImport)</li><li>title: title  of the import (required in case of copernicusImport)</li><li>thumbnail: optional thumbnail for a compernicusImport (optional in case of copernicusImport)</li><li>name: string (required in case of non copernicusImports)</li><li>pathId: id of the Ellipsis Drive folder to place the import in. Can be null.</li></ul></td><td>true</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>data</code></td><td>A file to upload (not required in the case of non copernicusImport)</td><td>false</td><td>Default null.</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>