> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.itential.com/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.itential.com/_mcp/server. # Task reference overview > A library of Itential task references to help you design and manage workflows in Itential Platform. This section contains a library of Itential task references to help you design and manage your workflows. Each task performs a different activity within a workflow to support automation and orchestration on remote system services, servers, devices, and applications. Although this library is designed to help you scale and work more productively, we recommend having a basic understanding of [workflow best practices](/itential-platform/studio/workflows/best-practices) to use each task effectively. **Task references** The table below lists every task in the reference library along with a brief description. Click a task name to open the full reference page. | Task | Description | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [addDuration](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/add-duration-time) | Use the addDuration task to add a duration to an existing timestamp and return the adjusted time. | | [arrayIncludes](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/array-includes) | Use the arrayIncludes task to determine whether an array contains a given element. | | [assign](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/assign) | Copies enumerable properties from a source object to a target object | | [indexOf (array)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/array-index-of) | Use the indexOf task to find the first index position of an element in an array. | | [arrayLastIndexOf](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/array-last-index-of) | Use the arrayLastIndexOf task to find the last index position of an element in an array. | | [arrayToString](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/array-to-string) | Use the arrayToString task to return a string representing the contents of an array. | | [calculateTimeDiff](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/calculate-time-diff) | Use the calculateTimeDiff task to calculate the difference between two timestamps and return the result as a duration. | | [charAt](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/char-at) | Use the charAt task to return the character at a given index position in a string. | | [charCodeAt](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/char-code-at) | Use the charCodeAt task to obtain the Unicode decimal (UTF-16) value for a character at a specific position in a string. | | [childjob](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/childjob) | Use the childjob task to run a separate workflow as a child job, enabling workflow reuse and parallel or sequential looping. | | [codePointAt](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/code-poin-tat) | Use the codePointAt task to retrieve the Unicode code point value of a character at a specific position in a string. | | [concat](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/concat) | Concatenates strings or arrays of strings. | | [concatArray](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/concat-array) | Use the concatArray task to combine the elements of two arrays into a new array. | | [convertEpochToObject](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/convert-epoch-to-object) | Use the convertEpochToObject task to convert an Epoch timestamp into a human-readable date string with a specified time and date format. | | [convertTimeFormat](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/convert-time-format) | Use the convertTimeFormat task to convert a time value into a new moment.js format string. | | [convertTimeToEpoch](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/convert-time-to-epoch) | Use the convertTimeToEpoch task to convert a date/timestamp to Epoch Time. | | [convertTimezone](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/converttimezone) | Use the convertTimezone task to offset a timestamp by a specified number of whole hours. | | [copyWithin](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/copy-within) | Use the copyWithin task to copy a portion of an array to a new location within the same array without modifying its size. | | [csvStringToJSON](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/csv-to-json-task) | Use the csvStringToJSON task to convert a CSV string to JSON format. | | [deepmerge](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/deepmerge) | Folds two or more objects together into a single object, merging at any depth. | | [delay](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/delay) | Use the delay task to pause a job for a specified number of seconds. | | [endsWith](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/ends-with) | Use the endsWith task to determine whether a string ends with a specified sequence of characters. | | [ErrorHandling](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/error-handling) | Use the ErrorHandling task to manage error severity levels and control workflow flow in response to fatal errors, warnings, or successful states. | | [evaluation](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/evaluation) | Controls execution paths by comparing values at runtime using configurable operators and evaluation groups. | | [eventListenerJob](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/event-listener-job) | Pauses a workflow and waits for an event matching a specified topic and schema. | | [exceltojson](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/excel-to-json) | Use the exceltojson task to convert a Base64-encoded Excel file to JSON format. | | [extractField](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/extract-field) | Use the extractField task to extract a specific time field such as day, month, or year from a timestamp. | | [fill](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/fill) | Fills the elements of an array with a static value from optional start and end positions. | | [FlattenJSONFormInput](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/flatten-json-form-input) | Use the FlattenJSONFormInput task to convert single-value arrays into simple key-value pairs. | | [forEach](/itential-cloud/studio/tasks/reference/for-each) | Use the forEach task to execute a loop inside a job, iterating over an array and running a series of tasks for each element. | | [getTime](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/get-time) | Use the getTime task to obtain a current timestamp for use in a workflow, with an optional offset. | | [includes](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/includes) | Searches a string for a specified value and returns true or false. | | [indexOf](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/indexof) | Use the indexOf task to find the position of a specific character or group of characters within a string. | | [interactiveHTML](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/interactive-html) | Renders custom HTML and CSS, and returns operator input as output variables. Platform 6.5.2+ | | [isArray](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/is-array) | Checks whether an input is an array and returns true or false. | | [join](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/join) | Use the join task to join all elements of an array into a single string. | | [keys](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/keys) | Use the keys (object) task to return an array of key names from an object, preserving the original order. | | [lastIndexOf](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/last-index-of) | Use the lastIndexOf task to identify the last occurrence of a character or group of characters within a string by searching backwards. | | [length (array)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/length) | Use the length task to return the number of elements in a given array. | | [length (string)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/length-string) | Use the length (string) task to count the number of characters in a string. | | [localeCompare](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/locale-compare) | Use the localeCompare task to compare two strings in the current locale and return a numeric sort-order result. | | [makeData](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/make-data) | Use the makeData task to convert an input string into a different data type. | | [map](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/map) | Use the map task to map an input array to an array of values, producing key-value pairs. | | [match](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/match) | Use the match task to find regex matches in a string and return results as an array. | | [merge](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/merge) | Combines data from job variables, static data, and task outgoing variables into a new variable using no-key or unique-key assignment modes. | | [modify](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/modify) | Creates a new variable from a modified copy of an existing variable by updating boolean, number, or string values. | | [normalize](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/normalize) | Returns a string in a specified Unicode normalization form. | | [newVariable](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/new-variable) | Use the newVariable task to create a new job variable of type boolean, number, string, object, or array. | | [toString](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/number-to-string) | Use the toString task to convert a number into its string representation. | | [objectHasOwnProperty](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/object-has-own-property) | Use the objectHasOwnProperty task to check whether an object has a specified property as its own property, returning a boolean result. | | [objectToString](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/object-to-string) | Use the objectToString task to convert a valid JSON value to a JSON string. | | [padEnd](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/pad-end) | Pads the end of a string with another string until the result reaches a specified length. | | [padStart](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/pad-start) | Use the padStart task to pad a string with a specified string at the start until it reaches a given length. | | [parseInt](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/parse-int) | Use the parseInt task to parse a string value and return an integer using the decimal number system as a base. | | [parse](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/parse) | Use the parse task to parse a JSON string and return a JavaScript object. | | [pop](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/pop) | Removes the last item from a job array variable and returns it. | | [popFromArray](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/array-pop) | Use the popFromArray task to remove the last element from a job array variable and return the removed item. | | [pushToArray](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/push-to-array) | Use the pushToArray task to add an element to a job array variable during workflow execution. | | [push](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/push) | Use the push (array) task to add an element to the end of an array. | | [query](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/query) | Use the query task to extract and reshape data from object variables for use with existing tasks. | | [Quick Form](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/quick-form) | Renders array data as a table and optionally collects input through an action column. Platform 6.5.0+ | | [repeat](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/repeat) | Use the repeat task to copy a string a specified number of times and concatenate the copies into a new string. | | [restCall](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/restcall) | Use the restCall to make HTTP requests to external API data sources. | | [reverse](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/reverse) | Use the restCall to make HTTP requests to external API data sources. | | [runAgent](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/run-agent) | Invokes an agent from a workflow canvas. Platform 6.5+ | | [runCode](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/run-code) | Executes a Python script within a workflow. Platform 6.4+ | | [search](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/search) | Use the search (string) task to find the index of the first regular expression match in a string. | | [setObjectKey](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/set-object-key) | Use the setObjectKey task to set a property value on an object by specifying a path, creating the path if it does not exist. | | [shift](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/shift) | Removes the first element from an array and returns the shortened array. | | [slice](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/slice-array) | Use the slice (string) task to extract part of a string and return it as a new string. | | [slice-string](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/slice-string) | Extracts part of a string between specified start and end indexes. | | [sort](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/sort) | Sorts the elements of an array in ascending or descending order. | | [split](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/split) | Use the split task to split a string into an array of substrings using a separator. | | [startsWith](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/starts-with) | Use the startsWith task to determine whether a string begins with a specified set of characters. | | [stringValueOf](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/string-value-of) | Use the stringValueOf task to return the primitive value of a string object as a string data type. | | [stub](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/stub) | Use the stub task as a placeholder in a workflow to represent tasks that have not yet been implemented. | | [substring](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/substring) | Use the substring task to extract a sequence of characters from a string between a start and end index. | | [toLocaleLowerCase](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-locale-lowercase) | Use the toLocaleLowerCase task to convert a string to lowercase according to locale-specific case mappings. | | [toLocaleString](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-locale-string) | Use the toLocaleString task to convert array elements to a locale-specific string. | | [toLocaleUpperCase](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-locale-uppercase) | Use the toLocaleUpperCase task to convert a string to uppercase according to locale-specific case mappings. | | [toLowerCase](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-lowercase) | Use the toLowerCase task to convert all characters of a string to lowercase. | | [toString (array)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-string-array) | Returns a string representing the contents of an array with elements separated by commas. | | [toString (number)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-string-number) | Converts a number to its string representation. | | [toString (object)](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-string-object) | converts a valid JSON value to a JSON string. | | [toUpperCase](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/to-uppercase) | Use the toUpperCase task to convert all characters in a string to uppercase. | | [transformation](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/transformation) | Use the transformation task to run JSON Schema Transformations (JSTs) during workflow job execution. | | [trim](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/trim) | Use the trim task to remove whitespace from both ends of a string. | | [trimEnd](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/trim-end) | Use the trimEnd task to remove whitespace from the end of a string. | | [trimStart](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/trim-start) | Use the trimStart task to remove whitespace from the beginning of a string. | | [unshift](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/unshift) | Use the unshift task to add an element to the beginning of an array. | | [updateJobDescription](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/update-job-description) | Use the updateJobDescription task to update a job's description while the job is running. | | [values](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/values) | Use the values task to return an array of the enumerable property values of an object. | | [viewData](/itential-platform/studio/tasks/reference/viewdata) | Use the viewData task to display a form to users containing job data and enable decision-making for the next workflow step. |