Handle External Task BPMN Error

Reports a business error in the context of a running external task by id. The error code must be specified to identify the BPMN error handler.

Method

POST /external-task/{id}/bpmnError

Parameters

Path Parameters

Name Description
id The id of the external task in which context a BPMN error is reported.

Request Body

A JSON object with the following properties:

Name Description
workerId The id of the worker that reports the failure. Must match the id of the worker who has most recently locked the task.
errorCode A error code that indicates the predefined error. Is used to identify the BPMN error handler.

Result

This method returns no content.

Response Codes

Code Media type Description
204 Request successful.
400 application/json Returned if the task's most recent lock was not acquired by the provided worker. See the Introduction for the error response format.
404 application/json Returned if the task does not exist. This could indicate a wrong task id as well as a cancelled task, e.g., due to a caught BPMN boundary event. See the Introduction for the error response format.
500 application/json Returned if the corresponding process instance could not be resumed successfully. See the Introduction for the error response format.

Example

Request

POST /external-task/anId/bpmnError

Request Body:

{
  "workerId": "aWorker",
  "errorCode": "bpmn-error"
}

Response

Status 204. No content.

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