Manus
App · AI Agents · 4 actions
Create and manage Manus AI agent tasks: start a task from a prompt, send follow-up prompts, check a task's status, and delete tasks.
Actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Add new prompt to task | Send a follow-up prompt to an existing Manus task to continue the conversation or give the agent new instructions. |
| Create task | Start a new Manus task from a prompt. |
| Delete task | Permanently delete a Manus task. |
| Get task | Retrieve a Manus task's current status and metadata, such as whether it is still running, its title, and how many credits it has used. |
Add new prompt to task
Send a follow-up prompt to an existing Manus task to continue the conversation or give the agent new instructions.
Inputs
- Task ID
task_idtextRequired - The Manus task ID, for example 'task_abc123'. Use the 'Create task' action's output to get it, or copy it from the task URL in the Manus app.
- Prompt
prompttextRequired - The follow-up instruction to send to the task, for example 'Now format the results as a table.'
- Agent profile
agent_profiletext - Optional. Which Manus agent profile to run. Leave blank to use your account's default.One of:
manus-1.6,manus-1.6-lite,manus-1.6-max.
Outputs
task_idtext- The ID of the task the prompt was sent to.
Example output
{
"task_id": "task_abc123"
}Create task
Start a new Manus task from a prompt. The task runs asynchronously; use the returned task ID with the other actions to add prompts, check its status, or delete it.
Inputs
- Prompt
prompttextRequired - The instruction for Manus to work on, for example 'Research the top 5 CRM tools and summarize their pricing.'
- Title
titletext - Optional custom title for the task. If left blank, Manus generates one from the prompt.
- Agent profile
agent_profiletext - Optional. Which Manus agent profile to run. Leave blank to use your account's default.One of:
manus-1.6,manus-1.6-lite,manus-1.6-max.
Outputs
share_urltext- Public share URL for the task, if shared.
share_visibilitytext- Sharing visibility: private, team, or public.
task_idtext- The new task's unique ID.
task_titletext- The task's title (generated or provided).
task_urltext- URL to open the task in the Manus app.
Example output
{
"share_url": "https://manus.im/share/task_abc123",
"share_visibility": "private",
"task_id": "task_abc123",
"task_title": "Research CRM tools",
"task_url": "https://manus.im/app/task_abc123"
}Delete task
Permanently delete a Manus task. This cannot be undone. Agent-related tasks cannot be deleted, and a task that is still running must be stopped from the Manus app first.
Inputs
- Task ID
task_idtextRequired - The Manus task ID, for example 'task_abc123'. Use the 'Create task' action's output to get it, or copy it from the task URL in the Manus app.
Outputs
deletedtrue/false- True when the task was deleted.
idtext- The ID of the deleted task.
Example output
{
"deleted": true,
"id": "task_abc123"
}Get task
Retrieve a Manus task's current status and metadata, such as whether it is still running, its title, and how many credits it has used.
Inputs
- Task ID
task_idtextRequired - The Manus task ID, for example 'task_abc123'. Use the 'Create task' action's output to get it, or copy it from the task URL in the Manus app.
Outputs
The task's status and metadata.
agent_profiletext- The agent profile the task runs on.
created_atnumber- Creation time (Unix seconds).
created_by_api_keyobject- The API key that created the task (id and name), if any.
credit_usagenumber- Credits the task has consumed so far.
idtext- The task's unique ID.
share_visibilitytext- Sharing visibility: private, team, or public.
statustext- Task status: running, stopped, waiting, or error.
task_typetext- Task type, e.g. standard, project, or agent_subtask.
task_urltext- URL to open the task in the Manus app.
titletext- The task's title.
updated_atnumber- Last update time (Unix seconds).
Example output
{
"agent_profile": "manus-1.6",
"created_at": 1753603200,
"created_by_api_key": {
"id": "key_123",
"name": "Lodol"
},
"credit_usage": 120,
"id": "task_abc123",
"share_visibility": "private",
"status": "running",
"task_type": "standard",
"task_url": "https://manus.im/app/task_abc123",
"title": "Research CRM tools",
"updated_at": 1753603260
}