---
title: Create a task
seotitle: Create a task for processing data in InfluxDB
description: >
  Create a data processing task in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the `influx` CLI.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: Create a task
    parent: Manage tasks
weight: 201
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/task/create
---

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