# Fusion Tables API . task

## Instance Methods

Deletes the task, unless already started.

Retrieves a specific task by its id.

Retrieves a list of tasks.

Retrieves the next page of results.

### Method Details

`delete(tableId, taskId)`

    Deletes the task, unless already started.

    Args:
      tableId: string, Table from which the task is being deleted. (required)
      taskId: string, A parameter (required)

`get(tableId, taskId)`

    Retrieves a specific task by its id.

    Args:
      tableId: string, Table to which the task belongs. (required)
      taskId: string, A parameter (required)

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A background task on a table, initiated for time and or resource consuming operations such as a column type change or delete all rows operation.
        "started": True or False, # True if the task is in progress, its progress indicator will indicated where it is, and it can't be deleted.
        "progress": "A String", # Task percentage completion.
        "kind": "fusiontables#task", # Type name: a template for an individual task.
        "type": "A String", # The type of task being executed in the background.
        "taskId": "A String", # Identifier for the task.
      }

`list(tableId, pageToken=None, maxResults=None, startIndex=None)`

    Retrieves a list of tasks.

    Args:
      tableId: string, Table whose tasks are being listed. (required)
      pageToken: string, Continuation token specifying which result page to return.
      maxResults: integer, Maximum number of tasks to return. Default is 5.
      startIndex: integer, Index of the first result returned in the current page.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # Represents a list of tasks in a table.
        "nextPageToken": "A String", # Token used to access the next page of this result. No token is displayed if there are no more tokens left.
        "items": [ # List of all requested tasks.
          { # A background task on a table, initiated for time and or resource consuming operations such as a column type change or delete all rows operation.
            "started": True or False, # True if the task is in progress, its progress indicator will indicated where it is, and it can't be deleted.
            "progress": "A String", # Task percentage completion.
            "kind": "fusiontables#task", # Type name: a template for an individual task.
            "type": "A String", # The type of task being executed in the background.
            "taskId": "A String", # Identifier for the task.
          },
        ],
        "kind": "fusiontables#taskList", # Type name: a list of all tasks.
        "totalItems": 42, # Total number of tasks for the table.
      }

`list_next(previous_request, previous_response)`

    Retrieves the next page of results.

    Args:
      previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
      previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

    Returns:
      A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
      page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.