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# Read the status of a task

When you perform an asynchronous REST API operation, a `TaskResource` URI is returned in the `Location` header. You can use this URI to read the current status of the task.

### Prerequisites

- Minimum required session ID privileges: Infrastructure administrator

Reading the status of a task using REST APIs
`GET /rest/tasks/`{id}``

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