---
title: Run a task
seotitle: Run an InfluxDB task
description: >
  Run a data processing task using the InfluxDB UI or the `influx` CLI.
menu:
  influxdb_v2:
    name: Run a task
    parent: Manage tasks
weight: 203
related:
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/run
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/run/retry
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/retry-failed
  - /influxdb/v2/api/#operation/PostTasksIDRuns
  - /influxdb/v2/api/#operation/PostTasksIDRunsIDRetry
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/process-data/manage-tasks/run-task.md
---

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