> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lobstr.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add Tasks

> Add tasks to your TikTok Hashtag Scraper squid

Add URLs or inputs to your **TikTok Hashtag Scraper** squid.

<Note>Crawler ID: `dac422babfc7bf622b984646916e68f3`</Note>

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Must be application/json. Value: `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Body

<ParamField body="squid" type="string" required>
  Hash ID of your squid.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="tasks" type="array" required>
  Array of task objects.
</ParamField>

## Task Fields

<ParamField body="tasks[].hashtag" type="string" required>
  TikTok hashtag to scrape videos from, with or without the leading #. Example: `lobstr`
</ParamField>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks \
    -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH",
      "tasks": [
        {"hashtag": "lobstr"}
      ]
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
      "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks",
      headers={
          "Authorization": "Token YOUR_API_KEY",
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      json={
          "squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH",
          "tasks": [
              {"hashtag": "lobstr"}
          ],
      },
  )
  print(response.json())
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{"duplicated_count": 0, "tasks": [{"id": "TASK_HASH", "is_active": true, "params": {"hashtag": "lobstr"}, "object": "task"}]}
```